Education
Production team:Host : Maria XenidouIntroduction Voice: David Bourne Contact us:impactlearningpodcast(at)gmail.com Music credits:Like Lee performed by The Mini VandalsTransition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks Where to find more about Robert Dillon:LinkedInWebsite Mentioned in this episode:Rebecca HareThe Space: A Guide For Educators by Rebecca Hare and Robert DillonRobert’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)