TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING PLACES (TLP)
Research Lab
ABOUT
TLP is a research lab in the School of Architecture, Ariel University. The lab focuses on how learning and teaching occur and transform using cutting-edge media. How learners, tutors, and educational spaces intersect to produce transformative cognitive processes.
TLP lab stands at the forefront of studies on evaluating the use of new media in learning processes in the fields of Architecture, Design, and Education. New media environments, such as virtual reality, form an integral part of the research in the TLP lab. Going beyond the traditional learning space, VR media allow for transformation to take place.
TLP develops and refines methods able to assess learning and teaching processes and their educational settings and contribute to future pedagogy.
PEOPLE
HADAS SOPHER, PhD
Lab director. School of Architecture, Ariel University
AMIT SHAHARABANI
Student, research assistant
STAV ANKRI
Student, research assistant
COLLABORATORS
HybridLab. School of Design, University of Montreal
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
University of Nantes, AAU/CRENAU, ENSA-Nantes FRANCE
AUGUST 2023- Present
The TLP lab and the HybridLab are looking for passionate and innovative master and doctoral students to participate in cutting-edge research. We welcome proposals focused on Design education in early ideation stage, using high-end virtual reality tools. What do we offer? Generous funding opportunities in both labs A rich and diverse knowledge from a joint supervision How to Apply? Send us an email with a cover letter and CV. We are happy to discuss this in a personal talk online or on-site.
SEPTEMBER 2023
Our latest research results were presented in the 41 eCAADe conference. "The temporal effect of immersive VR on student-tutor interaction in design crits", Sopher, Casakin and Gero (2023)
SEPTEMBER 2023
Our latest research results were presented in the 41 eCAADe conference. "Architect-Client Communication During Co-ideation with 2D Digital and 3D Immersive Sketches", Dzurilla, Sopher and Dorta (2023)
OCTOBER 2023
Our paper was published in ArchNet-IJAR journal. "Learning In Metaverse" , Sopher and Lescop (2023)
RESARCH & INFRASTRUCTURE
STUDENT-TUTOR INTERACTION IN IMMERSIVE VR
The study analyses student and tutor design behaviours during their interaction in design critiques.
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN IDEATION USING SOCIAL VR
This study aims at describing how collaborative ideation between students, tutor and teams takes place in a Social VR system. We used the Hyve 3D for multiple case studies, including the design studio course and a multi-disciplinary course.
CODESIGN WITH SOCIAL VR IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE
The project investigates how Social VR is used to support healthcare providers
LEARNING SPACES INÂ METAVERSE
Focussing in multi-user virtual environments, the project identifies learning patterns and emerging learning spaces within virtual worlds