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== = = =Welcome to USC Learning Spaces Project= [|The University of the Sunshine Coast]

The USC Learning Spaces project takes a participatory approach to research and applies the general principles of Photovoice as the method to collect data. The USC Learning Spaces wiki provides a forum in which participants can upload photographs and stories of their experiences operating within the University spaces HG.51, HG.52, HG.45. It also enables participants to provide comments about photographs that are already uploaded and to share their ideas.

Ethical Clearance
Your contributions to this wiki will assist to collect data on learning spaces at USC and build a shared resource for the University community. By contributing to this wiki you give your permission for your comments and photographs to be used for research purposes at USC and in the wider community as the content can be viewed on the internet. Your contributions to this wiki will be used to enhance the learning environments for all staff and students at USC. Please do NOT add any photographs without the direct permission of the photographer or the person seen in the photograph if applicable.

Instructions
1. The navigation menu is on the left of your screen. 2. On the navigation menu click on the page that represents the space in which you operate. 3. You will see photographs and read comments from other participants. 4. To make a contribution, add a photograph or make a comment on a photograph already uploaded click "Edit" in the top right hand corner. 5. A navigation bar will appear with similar functions to Microsoft Word. Start typing your comments or discussion points. 6. Press save on the navigation bar. 7. Please contribute to the Innovative Pedagogy, Technology or Resource pages if you have something to share with others that has worked well (or not so well) for you in the H Block spaces.

Contextualizing photographs
The questioning acronym PHOTO can be used to contextualize the meaning of your photographs. If you would like to use the questioning acronym cut and paste the table in "Edit" mode on the relevant page. You will find the table on each page for ease of use.
 * P || Describe your Photograph ||
 * H || What is Happening in your photograph ||
 * O || Why did you take a photograph Of this? ||
 * T || What does this photograph Tell us about the space? ||
 * O || How can this photograph provide Opportunities for us to improve the space? ||
 * || What is missing from this photograph? ||