Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Planning
- Delivery
- 16 Body language
- 17 Collaboration
- 18 Computer labs
- 19 Cultural relevance
- 20 Demonstrations
- 21 Discipline
- 22 Dominant participants
- 23 Feedback to learners
- 24 Handouts
- 25 Inclusion
- 26 Interruptions
- 27 Jokes and humour
- 28 Latecomers
- 29 Managing groups
- 30 Managing questions
- 31 Managing sessions - overview
- 32 Managing sessions - the start
- 33 Managing sessions - the end
- 34 Marking
- 35 Mixed abilities
- 36 Motivation
- 37 Multisensory approaches
- 38 Nerves
- 39 One-to-one teaching/coaching
- 40 Peer observation
- 41 PowerPoint
- 42 Practical preparation
- 43 Presenting and performing
- 44 Questions
- 45 Room layout
- 46 Teaching assistants
- 47 Team teaching
- 48 Technical problems
- 49 Timing
- 50 Unresponsive participants
- Activities
- Index
45 - Room layout
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2018
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Planning
- Delivery
- 16 Body language
- 17 Collaboration
- 18 Computer labs
- 19 Cultural relevance
- 20 Demonstrations
- 21 Discipline
- 22 Dominant participants
- 23 Feedback to learners
- 24 Handouts
- 25 Inclusion
- 26 Interruptions
- 27 Jokes and humour
- 28 Latecomers
- 29 Managing groups
- 30 Managing questions
- 31 Managing sessions - overview
- 32 Managing sessions - the start
- 33 Managing sessions - the end
- 34 Marking
- 35 Mixed abilities
- 36 Motivation
- 37 Multisensory approaches
- 38 Nerves
- 39 One-to-one teaching/coaching
- 40 Peer observation
- 41 PowerPoint
- 42 Practical preparation
- 43 Presenting and performing
- 44 Questions
- 45 Room layout
- 46 Teaching assistants
- 47 Team teaching
- 48 Technical problems
- 49 Timing
- 50 Unresponsive participants
- Activities
- Index
Summary
Planning your room layout will have a very positive effect on any learning and teaching event, and change the impact of anything you do. Here are some suggestions:
• The ballroom/cabaret style uses round tables and chairs placed throughout the room. This is not always comfortable if you have your back to the stage, but is good for group interaction (as long as the tables are not too big and the facilitator is easy to see and hear).
• Blended classrooms use flexible layouts and have access to IT. You can move furniture to create a mixture of working environments. You may need to think about programs to control computers if the space is diverse, as learners could become distracted.
• The boardroom style is where the whole class sits around a table (e.g. a long rectangle or U-shaped layout). This is good for discussion and interaction with the teacher/facilitator.
• A circle or semicircle layout is also useful for discussion and interaction.
• Empty space is handy for creative improvisation, but you may need to think very carefully how you will use it.
• If using an IT lab with computers and desks in rows, you may need to consider how important group work or non-IT work might be. Computers can create a barrier between you and your learners so it may be more difficult to build a rapport with them while presenting in this room layout.
• A lecture-style layout where all the chairs face the front is useful for listening to the teacher and watching demonstrations, but not very good for group work. The teacher controls this environment, and has eye contact with everyone.
• Sitting in a lounge-style on easy chairs can be useful for discussions or tutorials, but it is not always easy to write or make things in this layout.
• The World Café (www.theworldcafe.com) layout is like a ballroom but with paper tablecloths you use to write your ideas on. This layout is good for mind mapping. Participants usually move between tables.
You should think about access to technology: check that everyone can see the main screen easily. Try out seats around the room and check for acoustics and sightlines – especially whether pillars or other equipment are in the way.
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- A Guide to Teaching Information Literacy101 Practical Tips, pp. 124 - 126Publisher: FacetPrint publication year: 2011