Spaces For Learning Report

In April 2005, the Scottish Funding Council commissioned Alexi Marmot Associates to produce a report on the relationship between effective learning and the design and use of space, and to ensure that estates and building decisions are linked appropriately with learning and teaching strategies. Their study comprised a review of the literature on physical space and effective learning, a survey of key trends in learning and teaching, interviews with national organisations, and case studies of campus developments at four Scottish further and higher education institutions.
The draft Spaces for Learning Report was presented at a conference at Glasgow Caledonian University on 28 October 2005. The conference was attended by 125 staff from Scotland's colleges and universities. Much of the conference involved group discussions about different types of learning spaces. The final report includes a summary of the conference discussions and is available here.