Open AccessIn Search of Lost Space
Author(s) -
Matteo Mazzamurro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pgr pedagogic practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-8775
DOI - 10.31273/jppp.vol1.2021.927
Subject(s) - affordance , reflection (computer programming) , space (punctuation) , virtual space , physical space , process (computing) , human–computer interaction , personal space , computer science , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , social psychology , geography , artificial intelligence , programming language , cartography , operating system
In this reflection, I discuss the changing affordances of physical and virtual spaces in PGR seminar teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. I start by reviewing how physical space has been conceptualised in the pedagogical literature in terms of its material aspects, affordances, and interactions with users. I then translate the above concepts to virtual teaching spaces. I discuss how the affordances of both physical and virtual spaces have evolved throughout the different stages of the pandemic, exemplifying the process through my personal experience of seminar teaching. I conclude with a personal reflection on the challenges and unexpectedly positive consequences of having to dynamically adapt one’s pedagogy to changing affordances and constraints.