High performance technology-rich flexible learning and teaching spaces
The CILASS spaces have been designed specifically to support collaborative, student-led inquiry in arts and social sciences disciplines. They also provide excellent facilities for staff development activity relating to inquiry-based learning (IBL).
CILASS aims to provide teaching spaces containing high performance technology that creates centres to inspire innovative inquiry-led teaching. Well designed spaces offering multimedia technology can help make good teaching better and support the enhancement of the learning experience.
CILASS aims to encourage student collaboration, the individual modelling of teaching spaces and provide opportunities to capture ideas through inquiry.
CILASS Room Bookings Policy
If you would like to book a CILASS space, please check the CILASS Room Bookings Policy before downloading the Room Booking Form from the right hand side of the page.
How does the CILASS teaching space enhance inquiry-based learning (IBL)?
For more related video interviews with academics talking about their experience using the CILASS teaching spaces and technologies, click here
Case Study video
JISC, The Joint Information Systems Committee has chosen the CILASS space in Bartolomé House to feature in a series of video case-studies on the theme of "Designing spaces for effective learning".
You can view the video by clicking on the JISC video case studies link on the right and scrolling down to "Documents & Multimedia".
Chris Clow, CILASS IT/AV Advisor and Ian Knowles, CiCS Teaching & Learning Infrastructure Manager have recently given a presentation on "Innovative Teaching Spaces and Technologies" at the University of Sheffield. The presentation covered; which Innovative Teaching Spaces and (in room) Technologies the University have, how they are being used and how any space can be made innovative by using portable technology.
A downloadable copy of the presentation is available from the right hand side of the page.
Chris Clow, IT/AV Advisor has recently given a 45 minute presentation on "CILASS technologies" at the University of Glamorgan. The presentation covered; what technologies CILASS have, how they are being used and the work Chris is doing in collaboration with the Student Ambassador Network (SAN) Technology group to encourage users to explore how they can intregrate technology into their sessions to enhance the learning and teaching experience.
A downloadable copy of the presentation is available from the right hand side of the page.
'How to' & 'Why to' video project
The CILASS IT/AV Advisor and Student Ambassador Network (SAN) Technology group are currently working on a video project to produce a number of short 'how to' and 'why to' training videos. These videos will provide prospective users with basic knowledge of how to and why to use the CILASS teaching spaces and technologies. Also, we hope that these videos will encourage current users to explore ways in which to integrate technology in their inquiry-based learning (IBL) and to use the teaching spaces to their full potential.
We are pleased to announce that we have finished producing all the 'How to' videos. We are about to start working on the final 'Why to' video and expect to have this finished and uploaded by the end of March 2010.
The videos have been added to the CILASS Additional Equipment web page along with new user guides.
The CILASS IT/AV Adivsor has interviewed a number of academic staff whom use the CILASS teaching spaces.
The aim of these video interviews is to provide prospective and current users of CILASS teaching spaces, with examples on how Academic staff are using the teaching spaces and technologies, in particular, the impact of using the teaching spaces and technologies on their inquiry-based learning.
The video interviews are now ready and can be accessed here
