Modern Learning Environments: Machines for Learning - Mark Osborne

Modern Learning Environments: Machines for Learning - Mark Osborne

Architect Le Corbusier famously described houses as ‘machines for living’, meaning every aspect of them should enhance the lives of the people who inhabit them. If he were alive today and designing schools, I’m sure he would describe today’s modern learning environments as ‘machines for learning’, with creativity, innovation and collaboration woven into their very fabric. These spaces are a far cry from the industrial-style buildings most schools are saddled with, but the good news is that there is an increasing awareness of the role that vision, curriculum and pedagogy can play in the design of learning spaces.

In this session, you’ll see examples of inspiring learning environments from around the country and around the world, explore the research into powerful learning that informs their design and (most importantly) see how you can begin using these ideas in your own classroom tomorrow.

Everything in your 'house' should enhance learning, every cog has a part to play.

doing the same thing at the same time - Classes of yesterday 

doing the same thing at the same time was the same as the job you were going in to. 

Industrial  = Schools

Hooter - bells

Shifts - timetable

Batches - year levels 

Division of Labour - subjects

Identical products - Qualifications

Uniforms - uniforms 

Rules and Procedure

This was yesterday what does tomorrow look like

We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us "Winston Churchill" 

ingenuity, innovation, creative - what does this look like?

A colour scheme is not a modern learning environment!

People remember stuff, but people need to do stuff with things they remember 

If you dont offer something more effective, kids will go around us to learn

- MIT Online

- Kahn Academy 

- Memrise 

Any jobs the are routine are being replaced 

Learn to Learn, Unlearn and Relearn 

Our school were designed for teaching, imagine if they were designed for learning  

Learning is a social, powerful and engaging when working with others 

Educative Purpose 

L2L2L

Connect

Create

Citizenship

Educative Purpose should drive what is important to us 

Tutoring importance 

Effect size massive - Cross age tutoring 0.79 

How do we allocate teachers, students, resources and time to learn

Modern Learning Existing Environments