Note, this public forum precedes LEaRN’s 2-day Talking Spaces event https://talkingspaces12.eventbrite.com.
This event brings together those in SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand who engage in research into effective learning spaces or have an interest in using evidence to build (and use) better schools. Its goal is to use what research is currently underway to advance our region’s understanding of this topic. It aims to create networks to assist in upcoming initiatives. It draws upon similar events held this year in Europe (Copenhagen) and the Americas (Dallas).
The Forum is organised around a suite of short ‘snapshot’ presentations from schools and regional research groups that summarise past and current initiatives. Guest expert speakers will extend these to form conversations about what constitutes ‘good’ learning spaces evidence. Attendees will use the day to make a case for the development of evidence about what spaces work for whom, and under what circumstance.
The event will be underpinned by learning from the Innovative Learning Environments and Student Experience project (ILESE). More than a year was spent on workshops with >250 learning environment leaders from education, academia and industries, representing 19 countries. This identified what researchers and practitioners know of and use. It identified gaps and established a list of priorities for the next decade of research and action. It designed a research strategy capable of gathering the required evidence. That strategy was translated to six languages and piloted in 30 sites in 21 schools across 10 countries (n=946).
ILESE acts as one example of collaboration by those concerned with seeking better schools, to add an evidence-based foundation to our work. Come, discuss, and help conceptualise effective use of quality research that leads directly to benefits for our students.
