This space provides a learning space for up to 30 students and one teacher. The room can be configured to support a variety of seating plans for individual, paired, small and medium learning groups to support the teacher’s learning and social planning. Depending on this plan and furniture available, there is some scope for the teacher to modify settings during a session, however, it more likely they will need to plan settings in advance to minimise disruptions for students.
The space is suitable for small group to whole class Visual Arts activities. Students can work independently or in small groups. The independent learning area can be equipped for activities requiring the use of information technologies. The room is designed as a general art space adjacent to the Visual Arts Workshop and supports wet and dry art activities, as well as research, reflect, discussion, explicit teaching, and presentation activities. Work samples and learning resources can be displayed.
FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES
There is potential for an operable wall to an adjoining Visual Arts General Learning Space, and retraction of this operable wall would enable a collaborative learning and teaching model for two teachers to 40-60 students. Different arrangement of internal glazing could still provide direct line of sight vision between spaces while providing more wall space for display thus preventing the covering of glazing with notices and work samples. The inclusion of glass sliding doors between rooms would create ease of flow and greater access between learning spaces.
LEARNING IMPLICATIONS
Given the size of the rooms and the amount of furniture in this room consideration will need to be given to acoustic and spatial implications for learning activities planned.
Explore ideas, share and develop opinions, debate and decide.
This learning process is effective with small to large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Display, exchange and encounter learning artefacts.
This learning process is effective with small to very large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Teachers and/or students demonstrate, communicate ideas and/or teach explicitly.
This learning process is effective with small to very large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Hands on interaction, experimentation and evaluation with materials to discover, design and test.
This learning process is effective with small to very large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Implement, build or assemble systems and media.
This learning process is effective with small to very large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Use written, graphical and digital resources to personally reflect, consolidate and/or enquire.
This learning process is for individual or small groups and is effective provided specific criteria can be met.
Practise, refine and execute performance based activity.
This learning process is effective with small to very large groups provided specific criteria can be met.
Ratings against the Design Criteria

All criteria regarding spatial layout, fit-out, visibility and acoustics can be met.

Most criteria regarding spatial layout, fit-out, visibility and acoustics can be met. Some consideration will need to be given to determine whether constraints on ease of use, group size or materials will compromise the learning outcomes.

Few of the criteria regarding spatial layout, fit-out, visibility and acoustics can be met. A lot of consideration will need to be given to determine how the constraints on ease of use, group size or materials can be overcome.

Very few of the criteria regarding spatial layout, fit-out, visibility and acoustics can be met. This space should only be used for this learning mode as a last resort.

This space is incapable of supporting this learning mode.

This learning process is not employed with this size group.