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Infrastructure First: Why the Hidden Layer of Your Learning Space Is Your Most Important Technology Investment

Infrastructure First: Why the Hidden Layer of Your Learning Space Is Your Most Important Technology Investment | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Campuses are spending big on AV technology and wondering why it still doesn't just work. The answer isn't better gear. It's a better foundation.
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The places we learn are more blurred than ever before. Both formal and informal learning environments are changing the face of education.
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Learning Spaces. By EDUCAUSE.edu

Learning Spaces. By EDUCAUSE.edu | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it

PM - This free downloadable PDF book was the catalyst for a change in thinking about learning environments. While not the first, it really gathered some traction within the tertiary environment in 2006. A great, worthwhile read. 


EVERY teaching space architect should be forced to read this book before designing a classroom or any building at an educational institution.


I love the whole book, but my favourite is chapter 13, the lecture hall at LeBaron, Iowa State.

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The Experience Gap: 4 Strategies to Fix Campus Fragmentation

The Experience Gap: 4 Strategies to Fix Campus Fragmentation | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Fragmented digital tools create a costly "experience gap" for students and staff across higher education institutions. Bridge the divide with four str
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May 19, 10:10 PM
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Mary Featherston: How the legendary Australian designer is advocating for a revolution in school architecture and learning spaces

Mary Featherston: How the legendary Australian designer is advocating for a revolution in school architecture and learning spaces | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
“The problem is that schools tend to put that aside and say, well, that’s not relevant.”

Featherston refers to the default approach of single classrooms with desks and chairs as straitjackets, and wants to see much more flexible learning spaces. Rooms for children to come together in large groups, intimate, quieter spaces, more hybrid areas, and spaces devoted to making and play are all critical.
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Education Solutions [Crestron Electronics, Inc.]

Education Solutions [Crestron Electronics, Inc.] | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Only Crestron can deliver the learning technology you need today, while also setting you up to accommodate the new learning methods of tomorrow. Crestron brings it all together with ease on a simple, consistent, repeatable scale for a single building or an entire campus or school district.
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"Academic time": why is 110 minutes called two hours?

"Academic time": why is 110 minutes called two hours? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
I found an exam online from the MIT that states:
You have two hours (academic time, 110 minutes) to complete the exam.
What is this academic time unit and where does it come from?
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A very practical way to ensure smooth 'change over' in physical space bookings.
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University of Illinois Plans to Build College Sports' Largest Digital Scoreboard

University of Illinois Plans to Build College Sports' Largest Digital Scoreboard | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
The University of Illinois in Champaign, IL, recently announced a series of upgrades to its Gies Memorial Stadium that will include the largest scoreboard in college sports.
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November 25, 2025 5:14 PM
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America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?

America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
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November 10, 2025 4:41 PM
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Designing for HyFlex/Hybrid Spaces: A Strategic Priority

Designing for HyFlex/Hybrid Spaces: A Strategic Priority | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Hybrid learning is here to stay. Gen Z demands flexible, tech-enabled education. Smart audiovisual tools boost engagement and solve key challenges in
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September 20, 2025 9:50 PM
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HyFlex Technology in 2025

HyFlex Technology in 2025 | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is becoming as crucial to HyFlex teaching models as cameras, microphones, videoconferencing platforms and learning management systems.
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August 6, 2025 6:00 PM
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No more open-plan school classrooms to be built

Education Minister Erica Stanford said she had received "overwhelming feedback" from schools that the classrooms were not meeting the needs of students.
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July 21, 2025 7:00 PM
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The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education

The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Open-plan classrooms were promoted as a way to encourage collaboration and flexibility in schools. But after 14 years, the government is going back to basics with school design.
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April 9, 2025 10:52 PM
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Scots College $60m ‘castle’ due to open

Scots College $60m ‘castle’ due to open | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Eastern suburbs private school Scots College will this week unveil the faux baronial castle after years of delay and budget blowouts.
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Learning spaces going overboard?
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March 27, 2025 5:10 PM
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University High: My daughter’s school is a CBD office building. Most kids don’t see daylight all day

University High: My daughter’s school is a CBD office building. Most kids don’t see daylight all day | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
This “campus” is actually the 6th and 7th floor of an office building in Lonsdale Street, and has no open-air spaces, no canteen, no windows that open. It’s just office space divided into fluorescent-lit classrooms, some with no external windows. The “library” is a single bookshelf and there is nowhere to sit. There are no Bunsen burners or other built-in equipment in the science rooms. There’s no PA system, school bell, or lockers large enough for school bags. The “recreation” spaces (indoor, of course) don’t allow for physical recreation – too crowded. The nearest safe outdoor space is three blocks away. It’s absurd.
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July 13, 6:03 PM
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Mona’s new library is spectacular. But does it work as a library?

Mona’s new library is spectacular. But does it work as a library? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
A distinctly rational, masculine curiosity is at play in David Walsh’s new, private library. And ditching the Dewey system for the digital brings surprises.
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Infrastructure First: Why the Hidden Layer of Your Learning Space Is Your Most Important Technology Investment

Infrastructure First: Why the Hidden Layer of Your Learning Space Is Your Most Important Technology Investment | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Campuses are spending big on AV technology and wondering why it still doesn't just work. The answer isn't better gear. It's a better foundation.
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Environment Is Pedagogy

Environment Is Pedagogy | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Before a pupil engages with curriculum, assessment or behaviour systems, they experience the physical conditions of school. They feel the texture of uniform fabric.
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March 15, 9:30 PM
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Planning & Creating High-Quality Facilities

Planning & Creating High-Quality Facilities | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
The information resource for those charged with planning, designing, constructing, equipping, operating and maintaining the physical learning environment.
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February 15, 5:18 PM
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Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
We all know poorly designed chairs cause physical strain. But here’s why poorly designed workplaces are so mentally draining.
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January 26, 6:29 PM
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Getting ready for the first day of school looks very different across Australia.

Getting ready for the first day of school looks very different across Australia. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Families across the country, from the coast to the outback, are gearing up to return to school after a long, hot summer.
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November 10, 2025 4:44 PM
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Design Ideas [Crestron Electronics, Inc.]

Design Ideas [Crestron Electronics, Inc.] | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Inspirational design resources for enterprise, education, government, and residential use cases.
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October 1, 2025 6:40 PM
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Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come

Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Unchecked airborne infections cost billions in lost health and productivity each year – likely more than the cost of better ventilation to clean up indoor air.
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August 11, 2025 6:02 PM
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Photographer Zed Nelson reveals the ‘illusion’ of nature - The Anthropocene Illusion

Photographer Zed Nelson reveals the ‘illusion’ of nature - The Anthropocene Illusion | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
From artificial beaches to faux-snow ski slopes, photographer Zed Nelson explores humanity’s complex relationship with the natural world, revealing a collective denial about environmental decline, and a deep longing to reconnect with a world we’ve distanced ourselves from.
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August 3, 2025 9:13 PM
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From Fire TV to Signage Stick: University of Utah's Digital Signage Evolution

From Fire TV to Signage Stick: University of Utah's Digital Signage Evolution | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Jake Sorensen, who oversees sponsorship and advertising and Student Media in Auxiliary Business Development at the University of Utah, has navigated the digital signage landscape for nearly 15 years. He was managing hundreds of devices on campus that were incompatible with digital signage requirements and needed a solution that was reliable and lowered labor costs. The Amazon Signage Stick, specifically engineered for digital signage applications, gave him the stability and design functionality the University of Utah needed, along with the assurance of long-term support.
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June 4, 2025 8:07 PM
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Bringing HyFlex to Classrooms at UC Berkeley with Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Install Technology

Bringing HyFlex to Classrooms at UC Berkeley with Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Install Technology | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Institutions can bring inexpensive and easy-to-install technology to classrooms for their faculty and students with hardware systems designed for HyFl
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April 9, 2025 10:12 PM
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Aboriginal-led tertiary education precinct Garma Institute to be built in Arnhem Land.

Aboriginal-led tertiary education precinct Garma Institute to be built in Arnhem Land. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
It was the dream of two former Australians of the Year. Now, a world-class, Aboriginal-led tertiary education precinct is on the cusp of being brought to life in north-east Arnhem Land.
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March 11, 2025 5:28 PM
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Seamless Scalable Smart Streamlining HyFlex Learning

Seamless Scalable Smart Streamlining HyFlex Learning | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
As higher education institutions transform learning spaces to enable HyFlex and hybrid courses, the Logitech Rally Camera Streamline Kit is earning pr
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