Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast(at)gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Robert Dillon:
LinkedIn
Website
Mentioned in this episode:
Rebecca Hare
The Space: A Guide For Educators by Rebecca Hare and Robert Dillon
Robert’s article on EdSurge called “What Does Good Classroom Design Look Like in the Age of Social Distancing?”
The Art of Noticing: 131 ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday by Rob Walker
Listen to this episode and explore:
Childhood: using the outdoors as a school beyond school (3:25)
University: studying journalism before becoming a teacher (5:31)
Deciding to shift his career into Innovation for Education (8:40)
The 3 big problems in Education Robert is helping to solve(11:00)
The art of designing an active learning space (13:31)
The benefits of well-designed learning spaces (14:46)
Practical tips for designing a flexible and agile learning space (17:15)
How teachers and educators can adopt a designer mindset (18:50)
Designing an inclusive learning space with the students and, not for the students (20:44)
The importance of designing the entire school building for active learning and how to signal this from the outside (26:42)
“Optimizing the perimeter”: decluttering walls and using mindful color palettes (29:06)
Reducing the teacher-only space amid social distancing (30:51)
Movement and learning: oxygenating the brain for optimal learning (32:19)
Space and time: optimizing our time in each space for best learning outcomes (33:55)
Adapting our home to become an active learning space during distance learning (36:00)
Bringing good design practices to the digital learning space (38:05)
The importance of creating moments of quiet time and silence during learning (40:04)
How teachers can include both parents and students in the design of online learning space this fall (41:20)
Two questions we can all ask ourselves before we start designing our learning (43:31)
The importance of noticing our space (45:14)
What Robert wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (46:06)
