Informing learning space design with pedagogical research

About this episode

Oliver Bingham and Yu-Hsuan Lin discuss their research on seminar room design and its impact on student experience.

LITE Graduate Interns Oliver Bingham (Ollie) and Yu-Hsuan Lin (Lynda) undertook a study into the provision of seminar rooms as part of the Student Education & Experience Programme, an Estates development programme which ensure University spaces provide a welcoming and inclusive experience where all our communities can belong, learn, thrive and succeed. In this podcast, they share some of their findings. Learn more about the programme and their research on the LITE intranet site , where you can also review the education spaces playbook. External to the University of Leeds? Email LITE@leeds.ac.uk to find out more.

People in this episode

Guests: Oliver Bingham, Yu-Hsuan Lin

Topics covered

• learning space design
• pedagogical research
• seminar rooms
• inclusive education
• student experience

Keywords

• learning spaces
• pedagogy
• seminar rooms
• inclusive design
• student education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence, University of Leeds, Student Education & Experience Programme, LITE

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