Learning in Innovative Spaces
Learning in Innovative Spaces
Both the design of learning spaces and the teaching practices used within them have a profound effect on how students learn. This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for currently practising educators in the K-12 sector who want to extend their teaching practice and improve student learning in innovative learning environments. It’s…
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Both the design of learning spaces and the teaching practices used within them have a profound effect on how students learn. This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for currently practising educators in the K-12 sector who want to extend their teaching practice and improve student learning in innovative learning environments. It’s also valuable for other practitioners (including architects, educational consultants and administrators) who are seeking the skills to lead change in schools. Delivered online and in-person, this course provides evidence of achievement against Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) standards. Explore approaches to student-centred learning: Understand how both the pedagogical and design aspects of innovative learning spaces can maximise student outcomes. Examine the theoretical and practical aspects of student-centred learning as well key policy initiatives that support it. Identify opportunities and challenges created by innovative spaces; Assess learning spaces as a pedagogical tool and the opportunities and limitations they present. Consider environments designed for direct instruction or team-based learning as well as rapidly reconfigured spaces. Design a model learning environment: You’ll be guided to model an environment that enhances a learning characteristic of a contemporary student. Working individually and in groups, you’ll deepen your understanding of how to positively impact student learning within different contexts. Gain strategies to lead others to improve student outcomes: Explore strategies to lead and guide your colleagues to develop teaching and learning practices that improve student experiences and outcomes within innovative learning environments.
Skills and learning outcomes: By the end of this course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how students learn within innovative learning environments. You’ll be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of different approaches to student learning; Demonstrate leadership in the development of teaching and learning practices that improve student learning in innovative learning environments.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
