Hybrid Education Spaces: Unveiling Insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education Project

Abstract

This presentation delves into hybrid learning spaces, leveraging insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education Project [https://playhybrid.education]. Emphasizing the dynamic interplay between virtual and physical environments, it underscores the significance of place and identity within educational settings. The incorporation of playful elements into hybrid teaching is advocated for to recognize the intricacies of hybrid learning, where participants navigate between physical/digital, synchronous/asynchronous, informal/formal, and structured/unstructured contexts. Additionally, inclusive design principles are highlighted, focusing on addressing human needs in these in-between spaces and affirming rights to access: to create an empowering hybrid education landscape.

Presenters

Sandra Abegglen
Researcher, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

The Design of Space and Place

KEYWORDS

Hybrid Spaces, Higher Education, Playful Pedagogy, Inclusion, Teaching and Learning

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