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Main Points in This Chapter

(1) Learning space refers to a place where teaching and learning occur; it may
refer to an indoor or outdoor location, or to a physical or virtual environment.
(2) The Pedagogy-Space-Technology (PST) framework to describe the connec-
tions between pedagogy, technology and the design of a learning space as well
as design process includes the three elements of pedagogy, technology, and
space.
(3) SPACE is a broad term to describe guide for the design of new schools, the
redevelopment of schools, and the repurposing of buildings and learning
spaces to maximize student performance.
(4) The principles of SPACE include sustainable which means the space should
be designed to be sustainable, personalized which means the space should be
personalized for students and teachers, accessible which means the space
should be open and easily available for use by all, collaborative which means
the space should support collaboration when appropriate, engaging which
means the space should support learning engagement with content, other
learners and teachers.
(5) Smart learning environments (SLE) are defined as physical environments that
are enriched with digital, context-aware, and adaptive devices to promote
better and faster learning which can make learning environments more
effective, efficient, and engaging on a large and sustainable scale.
(6) Key features of SLE include showing, manageable, accessible, real-time
interactive and testing.
(7) Six elements of SLE include resources, tools, learning communities, teaching
community, learning ways, and teaching ways.

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