Download PDFOpen PDF in browserNavigating Global Complexity in Digital Learning Spaces through FOSMA: A Multidimensional Framework for Higher Education Institutions11 pages•Published: June 18, 2026AbstractThe rapid integration of digital, audiovisual, and network technologies into higher education globally has led to the emergence of increasingly complex learning environments and spaces, often described using general terms such as online, hybrid, or digitally enhanced. Although widely used, these terms capture only selected aspects of educational practice and are insufficient for understanding the multidimensional nature of contemporary digital learning spaces. This complexity is especially evident in large higher education institutions with many types, labels, and categories of learning spaces. This paper seeks to facilitate navigation through this complexity by proposing a multidimensional conceptual framework for categorizing and interpreting digital learning spaces. The framework enables the comparable description of different pedagogical and technological configurations without introducing evaluative or hierarchical ranking. The proposed framework aims to support shared understanding and communication among pedagogical, technical, and administrative stakeholders, as well as to inform strategic planning and the sustainable development of digital learning spaces within the broader digital learning environment – the ecosystem of higher education institutions.Keyphrases: digital learning environment, digital learning spaces, digital transformation strategy, fosma framework, higher education, hybrid learning environments, learning ecosystems, learning enviroments, multidimensional framework, pedagogical design In: Laurence Desnos, Carmen Diaz, Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz, Lazaros Merakos, Raimund Vogl, Stuart McLellan and Ulrike Lucke (editors). Proceedings of EUNIS 2026 Annual Congress, vol 109, pages 241-251.
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