The WCLD aims to provide a space for safe and non-judgemental sharing for teachers and practitioners. These are labelled as ‘learning labs’ and each participating HEI regularly hosts online and in-person events. The following section details what the learning labs aimed to provide and the themes that each lab covered.
What are learning labs in the WCLD project?
- A pliable construct/ ideology, rather than just a specific space/ resource;
- Provide a focused, safe and non-judgemental opportunity, whether online and/ or in-person, to explore, create, ideate, analyse educational challenges;
- Make connections between ideas and people to research educational challenges in a safe, open and collaborative environment;
- Forum for diverse communities, all learning from each other;
- Opportunities to develop new communities to take ‘risks’, explore ideas and co-construct potential solutions;
- Context to highlight (learning design) process, not just outcomes;
- About moving from knowledge and understanding about what is, towards what could be;
- Put innovation inside the incubator;
- Require a move from instructional design to learning design.
Learning Lab Themes:
- Curriculum & Pedagogy
- Leadership & Professional Learning
- Welsh Language & Bilingualism
- Equity & Inclusion
- Collaboration
Further information regarding learning labs can be via the WCLD project Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/wales-collaborative-learning-design-46410020863