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Providing expert timetable and space management consultancy services within the education sector

Video Tutorial – Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations – Part 3

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This is Part 3 of the Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations Video Tutorial Series looking at  how to calculate the frequency rate by timeslot as well as discussing how this data analysis technique can be used to further understand and improve space utilisation.

All of the worksheets used in this video tutorial series are available for free, to all those that subscribe to Education Space Consultancy so please remember to add your name and email address on the right hand side of the webpage and click subscribe to be sent the worksheets directly to your email account.

If you have missed Part 1 and Part 2 of the Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations Video Tutorial Series, please follow the links below to find them as these go through the earlier stages of analysing space utilisation data:

Video Tutorial – Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations – Part 1

Video Tutorial – Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations – Part 2

If you are interested in teaching space utilisation data analysis and are [Read more…]

6 Factors Institutions Should Consider For Maximising The Benefits Of Department Only Teaching Space

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This article is the second part of the The Pros And Cons Of Department Only Teaching Space discussion, this time looking at what factors should be considered before allocating departments their own teaching space. The first article explored the benefits and downfalls of department only teaching space, whilst this article considers 6 factors that if implemented can maximise the benefits your institution receives from department only teaching space.

1) Proven Demand

The department must be able to prove that it has demand for the type and size of teaching space it is requesting, this can be ascertained from the current timetable data and projected student numbers/teaching requirements over future years. Likewise, the central team should also be sure that it can accommodate one of the central teaching rooms becoming department only, gain this can be done using projections. A timetable model that includes these projections will help to clarify the impact and measure whether the planned change of teaching room is feasible and what impacts there will be.

If there is a demand, but not enough to warrant an entire teaching space , then it may be worthwhile looking at whether the department and central team can share a teaching space (see point 5). If there is a proven demand, the departments [Read more…]

Video Tutorial – Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations – Part 2

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This is Part 2 of the Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations Video Tutorial Series, this edition looks at both how to calculate your institution data by building, room/space type and departmental/central ownership, as well as also looking at some examples of how to analyse each of these data sets further in order to begin to understand your institutions space utilisation.

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Video Tutorial – Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations – Part 1

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This is my first ever video tutorial as well as the first in a series, looking specifically at Space Utilisation Survey Data Calculations. I have started from the very beginning of the data analysis process and will progressively go through the various ways you can analyse the data to find the results you are looking for to help uncover areas of underutilisation.

This video tutorial, focuses on calculating the frequency, occupancy and utilisation rates for individual rooms as well as a single group of data i.e. at institution level. I have also recently published an article looking at frequency, occupancy and utilisation rates which is worth a look for further information.

If you are interested in teaching space utilisation data analysis and are considering using a consultancy service to collect this data and provide you with an informative and actionable consultancy report, please have a look at my Teaching Space Utilisation Survey consultancy page for further information on how I can help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vZMWb2h8DY&list=UUw5bdUeBfGWtoXfKMhklN6g

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How To Improve Your Utilisation Of Teaching Space, Without Damaging The Student Experience

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I often hear that to improve the utilisation of teaching space the student experience will suffer. This simple thought, causes huge headaches for those trying to promote better space efficiency within education, with student experience now top of the agenda for most if not all. However, is this even true?

Well, I have found that it does not need to be and there are in fact many ways to improve your utilisation of space and not effect, or in some cases even improve the student experience at the same time. This article looks at one method of doing this, by actually decreasing the number of activities timetabled into teaching rooms, whilst not effecting the amount or the type of teaching that takes place.

To do this you need to ask the question– Are timetabled activities actually taking place when and where I think they are? [Read more…]