4D Construction Learning Environment

Papers presented at:

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference 2015, Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2015

Dr Chris Landorf (The University of Queensland), Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Kim Maund (The University of Newcastle), and Stephen Ward (University of South Australia), 2015. Onsite and Online: Enhancing learning for construction industry professionals with a 4-dimensional digital learning environment

2015 International Conference on Advances in Management Science and Engineering, Phuket, Thailand, July 26-27, 2015

Associate Professor Graham Brewer (The University of Newcastle), Dr Chris Landorf (The University of Queensland), Kim Maund (The University of Newcastle), and Stephen Ward (University of South Australia), 2015. Evaluation of a 4D panoramic site visit tour mechanism: a pilot study of its educational effectiveness.

AASA ‘Applied Collaborations’ Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-3 October 2015

Stephen Ward (University of South Australia), Dr Chris Landorf (The University of Queensland), Associate Professor Graham Brewer and Kim Maund (The University of Newcastle), 2015. Immersive learning: A 4-dimensional digital multi-disciplinary learning environment

2015 ASA Conference, 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December 2015

Dr Chris Landorf (The University of Queensland), Associate Professor Graham Brewer, Kim Maund (The University of Newcastle), and Stephen Ward (University of South Australia), 2015. Onsite and Online: A 4-dimensional digital multi-disciplinary learning environment for construction industry professionals


Other dissemination activities that have been undertaken to date include:

  • Landorf, C. (2014) Presentation of the 4D Construction Learning Environment Version 2 to the AEB Design and Construction Project Team. 22 July 2014. This session produced feedback as to how the 4D environment might be further developed and deployed within the scope of the exiting project, as well as more widely.

  • Ward, S. and Brewer, G. (2014) Poster presentation at the OLT Conference 2014. 10-11 June 2014. Sydney, Australia. The poster generated considerable interest with comments received about the evident potential for the 4D environment to deliver a transformative learning and teaching technology.

  • Landorf, C. (2014) ‘Developing a 4-dimensional interdisciplinary learning environment’. Presentation at the UQ Teaching and Learning Week, 4 November 2014.

  • Landorf, C., Dickson, M. and de Manincor, J. (2014) ‘Making (architectural and pedagogical) space’. Presentation at the UQ Joint Science and Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Faculty Teaching and Learning Showcase, 5 November 2014.

  • Ward, S. (2015) ‘A 4D construction learning environment’. Presentation at the UniSA Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design Annual Research Day, 3 July 2015.

  • Landorf, C (2015) ‘Creating space: Innovative teaching with technologies’. Presentation at UQ Teaching and Learning Week, 3 November 2015.

  • Landorf, C. (2015) Presentation of the 4D Construction Learning Environment Version 3.1 to the Project Advisory Group. 26 November 2015. This session produced suggestions for the development of technical and learning activity development guides, as well as strategies for dissemination via publications and workshops.

  • Landorf, C. (2016) ‘Making space: A 5-dimensional learning environment for construction industry students’. Presentation pending to the Transforming Assessments Webinar Series, 3 February 2016.

  • Ward, S. (2016) ‘Securing and enabling access to knowledge for the future: Archiving digital architectural records’. Presentation pending to the UniSA Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design Research Workshop, 14-15 April 2016. 

  • Brewer, G (2016) ‘Designing learning events for construction management curriculum utilising 4D learning environments’. Paper pending for the 40th Australasian Universities Building Education Association 2016 conference, 6–9 July 2015. Cairns, Australia. Graham Brewer has also been invited to give a conference keynote address on radical innovation in construction, which will include the need for, and impact of, educational experiences that mirror the complexity and techno-centricity of 21st century construction.