CONFERENCE DAY ONE: TUESDAY 8 MAY 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration & Coffee & Tea
9:00 am - 9:10 am Opening Remarks from the Chairperson
John Stewart, Creator,Living School
9:10 am - 9:50 am Repurposing Existing Buildings to Promote a Culture of Innovation and Self-Led Learning
Mat Davies, Oxford-Saïd Estate Director,University of OxfordLearning spaces are being redesigned to embrace innovation and accommodate the changing dynamics of education and increase student engagement and motivation. Explore how to optimise every single inch of the campus through furniture and technology to support the way students learn today.
Discover the most innovative idea from University of Oxford, where a historic building was given a new 21st century purpose and transformed to a hub to support entrepreneurship.
9:50 am - 12:00 am Reimaging the Next Generation Learning Spaces, Pedagogies and Technologies to Enhance Learning Outcomes
Kris Ryan, Academic Director, Education Innovation,Monash UniversityModern students are better multi- taskers and self-learners. How can spaces encourage this change? Many educators would agree that when it comes to 21st century learning, shifting to a student-centred classroom is the ideal practice. This session will provide insights into how educators revamp learning spaces and invest in the right mix of classroom, pedagogy and technology that enable students to be future ready.multi- taskers and self-learners. How can spaces enable that change? Many educators would agree that when it comes to 21st-century learning, shifting to a student-centered classroom is a good practice. In this session, we will find out how educators reimagine learning spaces: classroom, pedagogy and technology that focus on preparing students for the future.
10:30 am - 12:00 am Speed Networking & Morning Refreshment Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm PANEL: Transforming Learning Spaces with Innovative Design Layout, Flexible Furniture and Digital Technology
Dr Abhishek Singh Bhati, Campus Dean,Singapore Campus - James Cook University Dr. Divaharan Shanti, Associate Professor- Learning Sciences & Technologies,National Institute of Education Dr Lim Sok Mui, Director - Centre for Learning Environment and Assessment Development (CoLEAD) Academic Programme,Singapore Institute of Technology- Redesigning learning spaces and aligning pedagogy to improve critical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Incorporating the right mix of physical retrofits and digital integration in campus projects
- How can ‘planning for change’ in library services and centres of study better advance student and staff engagement
Dr. Divaharan Shanti
Associate Professor- Learning Sciences & TechnologiesNational Institute of Education
Dr Lim Sok Mui
Director - Centre for Learning Environment and Assessment Development (CoLEAD) Academic ProgrammeSingapore Institute of Technology
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm New Assets in the Virtual Learning Space
· Journey to convert data to insights
· New measurements and discovery that shape today’s teaching and learning practices
· The do’s and don’ts when dealing with learning analytics
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Networking Lunch
Case Study Spotlight
K12
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Creating and Designing a Physical Learning Space that Recognizes the Developmental Needs Nitiphan Phanwiroj, Director,Kensington International KindergartenLearning spaces can potentially increase levels of student creativity, productivity and learning outcomes. Discover the best design that support philosophy and curriculum, which provides multiple sources of stimulation to encourage the development of physical, creativity, cognitive, emotional and social skills
● Identifying the kid’s development’s needs and communicating with designers
● Linking the design with the school philosophy to create a positive environment for learning where children, parents and teachers will join together on a journey of discovery
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2:40 pm - 3:20 pm Case Study: Creating an Effective Makerspace to Promote Collaborative and Creativity Robert Bauer, Director of Innovation & Technology,American International School of GuangzhouThe American International School of Guangzhou has two campuses, and their MakerSpaces couldn't be more different. The elementary campus is compact and has no designated MakerSpace. The upper school is large and has multiple designated spaces. Yet both equally meet the needs of their students and have grown beyond the original intent of the program.
Join us to learn how the MakerSpaces at AISG have given rise to authentic learning and yielded projects that lived far beyond the end of the school year.
· Considering MakerSpaces as a state of mind. Knowing the reason of introducing the concept into the school
· Examining the equipment and resources which have yielded the most lasting results
· Considering how MakerSpaces have supported the existing curriculum and extended learning in previously impossible ways
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3:20 pm - 12:00 am Afternoon Refreshment BreakK12
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm The Journey in Transformation of E-Bridge Pre-School Learning Spaces Ng Shu Ping, Director of Pedagogy,E-Bridge Pre-School· Breaking away from traditional notions of learning spaces, image of child & educator
· Supporting children's engagement and facilitating child-led inquiry within our classrooms
· Teachers' accountability in documenting and observing children's learning
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4:30 pm - 5:10 pm Going Digital on Campus with Immersive Technology Thomas Tran, Director of Innovation Center,Stamford American International School- Redefining ‘Vision’ in Education? Hypothesising the learning market and its effect on 'institution’ based on environments
- Identification and collaboration of where learning exists within the changing environment of learning
- The role of VR/AR/MR within the ‘vision’ of education, the challenges, benefits, implementation, and adoption
- Utilising immersive technology as a technology differentiator for dynamic student engagement
HIGHER EDUCATION
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Augmenting Physical Spaces to Support Informal Collaborative Learning Claire O’Malley, Pro Vice Chancellor (Global),Durham University· Best practices to augment physical spaces with mobile and sensor technologies to support informal learning
· Facilitating learning by guiding and structuring the visitor experience to facilitate engagement and collaborative learning
· Gathering feedback from visitors and educators to evaluate effectiveness of learning
HIGHER EDUCATION
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm Building the Greenest Campus in the World - EcoCampus initiative @NTU Singapore to Enrich Learning Experiences Nilesh Y. Jadhav, Programme Director, EcoCampus,Nanyang Technological University Singapore· Introducing the EcoCampus initiative @NTU Singapore
· Integrating technological innovations into learning spaces
· Creating a learning spaces to promote outreach and community engagement
· Designing a flipped classroom for the millennials
HIGHER EDUCATION
3:20 pm - 12:00 am Afternoon Refreshment BreakHIGHER EDUCATION
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm Redesigning Blended Learning Spaces to Strengthen Student Engagement Professor Bob Fox, Curriculum Academic Lead Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education),The University of New South Wales (UNSW)Ensuring quality student engagement while making the most of digitally-based blended learning requires a reconsideration of physical learning spaces.
This presentation explores how technology-rich blended learning and new uses for physical learning spaces can help ensure effective student learning and engagement
Professor Bob Fox
Curriculum Academic Lead Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
HIGHER EDUCATION
4:30 pm - 5:10 pm Leveraging Technology Tools and Trends to Enhance Learning Outcomes Nachamma Sockalingam, Assistant Director, Learning Sciences Lab,Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD)SUTD was established to advance knowledge and nurture technically grounded leaders and innovators to serve societal needs, through a focus on design and multi-disciplinary curriculum and research.
Teaching and learning at SUTD leverages technologies in the fields of augmented reality, virtual reality, robotics and gamification to expand learning spaces and go digital in various disciplines, such as engineering, architecture and biomedicine to enrich learning experiences.
Nachamma Sockalingam
Assistant Director, Learning Sciences LabSingapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD)