Sam Williams

In our opening keynote presentation at the University of Nottingham's event, "Using Space and Technology to Enhance Learning", we discuss the University of Lincoln's approach to campus development which is driven from pedagogical principles - specifically research-engaged teaching and Student as Producer. We introduce the findings of the national Learning Landscapes research project and discuss their multi-year implementation at Lincoln, including detailed coverage of three physical projects.

My chapter focuses on integrating student perspectives into the development of learning spaces. I introduce the Learning Landscapes principles and discuss their implementation at the University of Lincoln through creation of organisational structures and physical projects, including a detailed account of how one student-staff design workshop led to a suite of successful new learning spaces.

Learning Landscapes, the Library and the University of Lincoln: efficiency, effectiveness, expression and experimentation.

"Clearing pathways, making spaces, involving academics in the leadership, governance and management of academic spaces in higher education."

Report and online tools generated by UK-wide research project, looking at the ways in which academics work with colleagues in estates and other key stakeholders to develop and manage innovative teaching and learning spaces in higher education.

The project suggests ways in which the academic voice can be more fully articulated within the… Show more

"Clearing pathways, making spaces, involving academics in the leadership, governance and management of academic spaces in higher education."

Report and online tools generated by UK-wide research project, looking at the ways in which academics work with colleagues in estates and other key stakeholders to develop and manage innovative teaching and learning spaces in higher education.

The project suggests ways in which the academic voice can be more fully articulated within the decision making processes at all levels of the design and development of teaching and learning spaces. The project has been led by the University of Lincoln, working closely with DEGW, a major international design company, in collaboration with eleven British universities: Edinburgh – Napier, Glasgow, Glyndwr, Loughborough, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Queen Mary – University of London, Reading, Warwick, Wolverhampton and York. The project was funded by HEFCE, SFC and HEFCW.

Learning Landscapes in Higher Education looked at the relationship between campus planning and specific exemplary teaching and learning spaces in all of the participating universities. A key feature of the research was the way in which these exemplary spaces are integrated into an overall campus plan. Based on principles derived from the latest research in design and planning, Learning Landscapes in Higher Education looked at the way in which university teaching and learning spaces and campus master plans express the values and aspirations of the universities within which they are sited. Show less