Another vision of the 'spare room': "The Media Zoo provides a supportive, experimental environment for University staff to facilitate transfer of understanding of the design of learning activities using learning technologies."
"Digilab is a creative space on the ground floor of the Library, designed to inspire and support innovation in the development of pedagogically effective learning materials." This is what I imagine when I think of our 'spare room' renovation!
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Blending physical & virtual spaces
Queensland University of Technology is currently developing OWL, a new web-based student response system, which blends the physical space with a virtual learning environment to create a live collaborative experience.
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