Learning Environments After COVID-19: Ask the Students Learning from Home

Learning Environments After COVID-19: Ask the Students Learning from Home

The Victorian Chapter recently hosted a webinar exploring how students' remote learning experiences have impacted their appreciation of learning environments.

A group of students were asked to reflect on their learning spaces and learning from home. These reflections were gathered into a video presentation which was shown at the webinar event. Following the video presentation, a panel discussion explored what this has taught us about learning environments. Moderator Scott Alterator (Victorian Chair Elect) and panelists Genevieve Simson (principal), Crispin Butterris (parent), Sandy Law (architect), Emily (student), and Nina Laitala (VicSRC representative) raised as many questions as they answered.

A key learning is that schools are recognising that stuffing the old concept of 'normal' back into this 'new world' is no longer a healthy option. With a total of 119 participants from across the world tuning in, and 115 participants still remaining at the conclusion of the event, it was clear that the webinar was engaging and high-quality.

Big thanks go to Interface for sponsoring the webinar. An informal online ‘chat style’ event followed two weeks later, facilitating an ongoing exchange of ideas and deeper conversation about remote learning and the spatial implications for schools.

The webinar was recorded and is available to be viewed here.