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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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205499

Supporting fluid transitions in innovative learning spaces

architectural, social and technological factors

Nadia Pantidi

pp. 57-83

Abstract

Innovative learning spaces (ILS) are a response to the ubiquity of technologies in our everyday lives and a shift towards a student-centered pedagogical approach in higher education. As an inhabited, technologically enriched architectural space, ILS embody multi-purpose agendas that are intended to support a variety of activities, often simultaneously. Yet, we know very little about the everyday lived experiences of those who use and inhabit them, and whether they are used as anticipated by their creators. This chapter reports on three ethnographic investigations into ILS. Our analytic themes provide an account of the everyday interactions in these spaces focusing on how diverse activities coexisted, how people collaborated and socialized and identify factors that were found to mediate user interactions, and support – or obstruct – fluid transitions in these spaces. The three factors are: (i) Legibility (infrastructural and social) (ii) Legitimacy and sense of ownership (iii) Customisation and appropriation.

Publication details

Published in:

Dalton Nicholas S., Schnädelbach Holger, Wiberg Mikael, Varoudis Tasos (2016) Architecture and interaction: human computer interaction in space and place. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 57-83

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30028-3_4

Full citation:

Pantidi Nadia (2016) „Supporting fluid transitions in innovative learning spaces: architectural, social and technological factors“, In: N. S. Dalton, H. Schnädelbach, M. Wiberg & T. Varoudis (eds.), Architecture and interaction, Dordrecht, Springer, 57–83.