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Peter Mellow
October 29, 2012 12:21 AM
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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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Peter Mellow
June 9, 9:23 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
May 19, 10:10 PM
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“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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Peter Mellow
March 17, 9:15 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
March 5, 3:49 AM
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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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Peter Mellow
January 28, 4:45 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
November 25, 2025 5:14 PM
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From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
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Peter Mellow
November 10, 2025 4:41 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
September 20, 2025 9:50 PM
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Artificial intelligence is becoming as crucial to HyFlex teaching models as cameras, microphones, videoconferencing platforms and learning management systems.
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Peter Mellow
August 6, 2025 6:00 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
July 21, 2025 7:00 PM
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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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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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March 27, 2025 5:10 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
July 13, 6:03 PM
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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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June 3, 8:39 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
May 10, 9:41 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
March 15, 9:30 PM
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The information resource for those charged with planning, designing, constructing, equipping, operating and maintaining the physical learning environment.
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Peter Mellow
February 15, 5:18 PM
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We all know poorly designed chairs cause physical strain. But here’s why poorly designed workplaces are so mentally draining.
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Peter Mellow
January 26, 6:29 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
November 10, 2025 4:44 PM
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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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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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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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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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Peter Mellow
June 4, 2025 8:07 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
April 9, 2025 10:12 PM
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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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Peter Mellow
March 11, 2025 5:28 PM
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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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