2023 Volume 45 Issue 2 Pages 175-180
This roundtable was held as a workshop with four topical reports and group work based on the reports. The roundtable focused on the structure of the learning environment handbook currently under development, an extended version of the Learning Space Rating System (LSRS) was introduced, and opinions were exchanged with participants to make the handbook better suited to the needs of the field.
The following four topics were presented: first, a report on the subject matter and handbook structure was presented, focusing on Chapter 4, “Designing Learning Support in the Learning Environment.” Second, the presentations reported on the development status of an extended version of the LSRS, which would also be included in the handbook. Third, a report on two cases of trials of the extended LSRS was presented: its use in training student staff responsible for managing the learning environment and the results of trials from three perspectives of teachers, staff, and faculty involved in the learning environment.
After the above topics were presented, a workshop was held in which participants were divided into two groups to exchange opinions with each other on the elements necessary for future learning environments and support. As a result of the workshop, suggestions for the development of the extended LSRS and the learning environment handbook were obtained from the participants.
We will continue to improve the extended LSRS and review items based on the collected suggestions to complete the learning environment handbook.
