Looking back at my first definition of a learning space, it is clearly a very learner centred definition, rather than a teacher’s perspective. I also didn’t really take into account the technology of my learning space which is kind of ironic considering the topic of IDEL and the way it is taught. But maybe that […]

We were asked to make an image that represents the IDEL learning space and I have chosen to make a collage with different pictures to represent the spaces that I am learning in during this course. One of the most interesting things about this, is how many spaces there are that are a significant part […]

Whilst watching this film at the weekend with my family, I realised how well it fits into the theme of week 6 and 7 of the IDEL course. The idea of a fluid learning space is portrayed in its most hyperbolic form: travelling in space and time. The idea that our learning space is fluid […]

One of the activities for this week was to create a learning space on Minecraft, which was a nice challenge as I had never used Minecraft before. I really enjoyed building a learning space within Minecraft, since the possibilities are almost endless. I decided to make a treehouse as a learning space, for several reasons. […]

Jupiter Artland is a park near Edinburgh where contemporary art is shown in an outside space that the visitors can walk through. The spaces are chosen by the invited artists and so the setting within the park also has a significance, not just the artwork itself. (Flint et al. 2018) In the article under discussion […]

My definition of learning space is quite broad; I think it can be anywhere the learner is. After reading an article during this course, I find it very helpful to step away from it and let the knowledge percolate for a while, I usually do this by going for a run or a walk or […]

Thinking about a ‘teacherbot’ like the one that was described in Bayne’s article (Bayne 2015), has made me realize there are many different angles that need to be looked at. What would the use of such a bot mean for the job of the teacher? Would this type of educational technology be seen as contact? […]

Taking a register is one task certain teachers do every day, in primary school this is often the start of the day and even in secondary school attendance has to be monitored. This is less common in higher education where the responsibility of being present is no longer lawfully required. This task that the teachers […]

If learning is bringing out something of the learner, it implies that all knowledge is already somehow inside the student. This might work with regards to skills that are physical or practical like cycling or even a clinical skill like drawing blood. Surely if you are learning a more academic subject like physics or chemistry […]

Having looked at an example of the theories of instrumentalism and essentialism in a previous blog, I want to try and come to grips with posthumanism by using a similar format. Critical posthumanism is the way forward in the debate around digital education and the use of technology, according to Bayne in her article about […]