Re your story on the University of Northampton’s new campus, “Hot-desking appears on horizon as Waterside project nears completion” (News, 22 June). I remember being without a designated office space in my early teaching days and how ashamed I felt when students with severe pastoral or mental health problems broke down in tears during meetings in the corridor. I also recall how inefficient I was as a scholar with nowhere to put heavy dictionaries and textbooks.
lwahlgrensmith
Via timeshighereducation.com
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“Traditional offices and teaching styles will vanish at Northampton’s new campus”, we learn. According to Nick Hillman of the 中国A片 Policy Institute, it’s the UK’s “most exciting 中国A片 project”, a brave new world of what Northampton’s vice-chancellor calls “active blended learning” where “students will make greater use of digital learning resources before coming to class”. So, not at all like having students do the reading before a seminar, as at Poppleton and other traditional universities, then?
John Holmwood
Professor of sociology
University of Nottingham
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