{"id":670,"date":"2014-09-24T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/?post_type=part&#038;p=670"},"modified":"2017-08-03T07:17:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T14:17:06","slug":"chapter-5-building-an-effective-learning-environment","status":"web-only","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/part\/chapter-5-building-an-effective-learning-environment\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix 1: Building an effective learning environment","rendered":"Appendix 1: Building an effective learning environment"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Purpose of this\u00a0appendix<\/h3>\r\nWhen you have completed this chapter you should be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>design and implement a learning environment that best meets the needs of your course and students<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>What is covered in this\u00a0appendix<\/h2>\r\nBuilding\u00a0a comprehensive and effective learning environment\u00a0is\u00a0an important condition for implementing\u00a0teaching and learning for the digital age. This appendix\u00a0discusses the key components of a learning environment and how these are affected by developments in a digital age. The chapter covers the following topics:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/moving-from-theory-to-practice\/\">A.1 Integrating design principles within a rich learning environment<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-2-what-is-a-learning-environment\/\">A.2 What is a learning environment?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-3-learner-characteristics\/\">A.3 Learner characteristics<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-4-managing-content\/\">A.4 Managing content<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-5-developing-skills\/\">A.5 Developing skills<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-6-learner-support\/\">A.6 Learner support<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-7-resources\/\">A.7 Resources<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-8-assessment-of-learning\/\">A.8 Assessment of learning<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-9-building-the-foundation-of-good-design\/\">A.9 Building the foundation of good design<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAlso in this chapter you will find the following activities:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.2 Influencing a learning environment<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.3 Who are your students?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A 5 Developing skills<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.6 Building learner support<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.7 What resources matter?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.8 What assessments work in a digital age?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Activity A.9 Designing your own learning environment<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\r\n1. To \u00a0be able to design effective teaching, it is necessary to build an effective learning environment.\r\n\r\n2. Effective learning environments will have a number of different components, and these components will vary, depending on context and the\u00a0epistemology that drives teaching\r\n\r\n3. The aim of building an\u00a0effective learning environment is to enable more flexible models of learning design to be created and applied.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>Purpose of this\u00a0appendix<\/h3>\n<p>When you have completed this chapter you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>design and implement a learning environment that best meets the needs of your course and students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What is covered in this\u00a0appendix<\/h2>\n<p>Building\u00a0a comprehensive and effective learning environment\u00a0is\u00a0an important condition for implementing\u00a0teaching and learning for the digital age. This appendix\u00a0discusses the key components of a learning environment and how these are affected by developments in a digital age. The chapter covers the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/moving-from-theory-to-practice\/\">A.1 Integrating design principles within a rich learning environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-2-what-is-a-learning-environment\/\">A.2 What is a learning environment?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-3-learner-characteristics\/\">A.3 Learner characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-4-managing-content\/\">A.4 Managing content<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-5-developing-skills\/\">A.5 Developing skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-6-learner-support\/\">A.6 Learner support<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-7-resources\/\">A.7 Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-8-assessment-of-learning\/\">A.8 Assessment of learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"chapter type-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachinginadigitalage\/chapter\/5-9-building-the-foundation-of-good-design\/\">A.9 Building the foundation of good design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also in this chapter you will find the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Activity A.2 Influencing a learning environment<\/li>\n<li>Activity A.3 Who are your students?<\/li>\n<li>Activity A 5 Developing skills<\/li>\n<li>Activity A.6 Building learner support<\/li>\n<li>Activity A.7 What resources matter?<\/li>\n<li>Activity A.8 What assessments work in a digital age?<\/li>\n<li>Activity A.9 Designing your own learning environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>1. 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