Open-space Learning: A Study in Transdisciplinary Pedagogy (The WISH List)

Monk, Nicholas; Chillington Rutter, Carol; Neelands, Jonothan; Heron, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 1849660549 / ISBN 13: 9781849660549

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2011

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• Title: Open-space Learning: A Study in Transdisciplinary Pedagogy (The WISH List)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849660549
• ISBN 13: 9781849660549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Open-Space Learning offers a unique resource to educators wishing to develop a workshop model of teaching and learning. Despite the vast attention paid to the growth of virtual learning environments in higher education, the authors argue that there is still real value to interaction in the classroom. Drawing on the expertise of the CAPITAL Centre at the University of Warwick they show how the techniques of the theatrical rehearsal room are applicable and highly effective across a wide range of disciplines. The book offers rich case-study materials, supplemented by video and documentary resources available to readers electronically. These practical elements are combined with a discursive strand, which draws on the methods of teaching developed by practitioners such as Paulo Freire and by thinkers such as Vygotsky and David A. Kolb, to develop a formal theory around the notion of Open-space Learning.

About the Author

Nicholas Monk is Research Fellow at IATL. Carol Chillington Rutter is Professor of English at the University of Warwick and co-Director of IATL. Jonothan Neelands is Chair of Drama and Theatre Education at the Institute of Education at the University of Warwick. Jonathan Heron is Research Associate at IATL.