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Meet the classrooms of the information technology haves and have-nots. 
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The Computer Information Systems department at Bentley University (MA) transformed an old computer lab into a collaborative learning space known as the CIS Learning and Technology Sandbox.
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The purpose of this website is to share designs for state-of-the-art learning studios, teaching methods, and instructional materials that are based Via Daniel Tan
Daniel Tan's curator insight,
May 23, 2013 10:34 AM
designs for state-of-the-art learning studios, teaching methods, and instructional materials that are based on more than a decade of discipline-based education research 
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July 11, 2013 3:38 PM
In 2012 Jill Sible (Associate Dean for Curriculum, Instruction and Advising, Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech) gave a talk at the CSUPERB symposium about SCALE-UP classrooms. Here is a site that shares designs for engaged, active and team-based learning.
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The University of Michigan's North Quadrangle Residential and Academic Complex was designed to fosterexperiential learning opportunities and encourage group engagement and student collaboration.
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Three colleges transform aging buildings and classrooms into smart, collaborative learning spaces—without breaking the budget. Here's how.
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Promoting student cooperation and teamwork. Exploring tools for teamwork.
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Penn State Harrisburg updated its campus with a cornucopia of collaborative classrooms and study spaces, featuring modern furniture and the latest audiovisual and interactive technologies. See how.
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The University of Canterbury is about to go live with a new high-tech security system designed to speed up response times to critical incidents like natural disasters and on-campus
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Casual learning areas with wall nooks to sleep in at all hours and study spaces that look like coffee shops are part of a billion-dollar plan to keep university students on campus.
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Future Learning Spaces: The Potential and Practice of Learning 2.0 in Higher Education (9781466628519): Charlotte Holland, Miriam Judge: Book Chapters Via Daniel Tan
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February 15, 2013 3:28 AM
Higher education institutions are promoting the integration of online technologies in teaching and learning as an attempt to provide flexible modes of delivery, to diversify the profile of students accessing higher education and to facilitate the development of life-long learning skills. The availability of personal digital devices, such as wireless laptops and mobile phones, and campus-wide Internet connectivity has the potential to enhance or detract from learning in higher education. This chapter explores the trend towards online learning in higher education, examining the potential of and current practices in the integration of Information and Communication Technologies, focusing on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in teaching and learning, and presenting some of the challenges that arise in the integration of online technologies and implementation of Learning 2.0 in higher education.
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. — In 11 years of teaching, ditching students’ desk chairs in favor of yoga balls is one of the best decisions Robbi Giuliano thinks she ever made.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Yet at the University of Melbourne, these Swiss Balls are banned for staff use due to health and safety risk! You might fall off and hurt yourself.
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In a pilot study by the University of Salford and architects, Nightingale Associates, it was found that the classroom environment can affect a child’s academic progress over a year by as much as 25%.
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As debate over education reform sizzles, and as teachers valiantly continue trying to do more with less, a new study suggests that it might be worth diverting at least a little attention from what’s going on in classrooms to how those spaces are...
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June 6, 2013 5:56 PM
This article exemplifies that the retrofit of exisiting spaces is an efficient and cost-effective way to improve the classroom, without the need to build a new and expensive building.
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May 30, 2013 7:05 PM
This article mentions Learning Environments (LE) at the University of Melbourne.
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From
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The classroom of the future is on your doorstep. We're getting slapped in the face with technology (sorry about that, partially my fault), flipped classroom models, and innovative ideas.
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Well-designed school classrooms can affect academic performance, says a new study by the University of Salford and Nightingale Associates.
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From
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Learning Environments is the face-to-face information resource for professionals serving the K-12 and higher education markets.
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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Thinking Through Project-Based Learning: Guiding Deeper Inquiry by Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss. It was published this month by Corwin.
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In the last decade, during which personal computers have proliferated in the office, researchers have paid increased attention to lighting. Several studies have investigated the relationship of modern office lighting to the visual health, satisfaction and productivity of office workers.
The American Society of Interior Designers found that 68% of employees complain about the light in their offices.
A Silicon Valley study pointed out that 79% of VDT users want better lighting.
This degree of dissatisfaction is difficult to ignore. It confirms the need to identify the best methods of lighting the computerized office. Via Daniel Tan
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February 15, 2013 3:25 AM
The impact of lighting on productivity - now you will see the light for why you are not as productive as expected!
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Using floor-to-ceiling projection and a banks of 80-inch LED displays, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has created a new classroom collaboration system designed to connect students nearly 3,000 miles apart.
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Can interactive devices go beyond simply jazzing up lectures and actually transform what happens in the classroom?
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Touchscreen technology is turning digital signs into interactive route planners, giving users customized directions based on everything from time of day to weather conditions.
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Cutting -edge learning spaces are designed with flexibility and collaboration in mind, right down to the modular tables and chairs.
A good article from Campus Technology November 2012
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A new residence hall, La Casa, offers commuter students from Chicago’s South Side a safe, quiet place to eat, sleep and study.
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