eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. Traditional beige, rigid layouts with rows of bookshelves and tables have given way to open, adaptable spaces that accommodate group work, discussions and various learning activities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

The last wave of instructional initiatives in higher education saw colleges build centers of teaching and learning, sites where faculty could grow their skills and try out new teaching approaches. Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall. Collaborative Learning Studio at Indiana University. “A

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This gave way to more movement, flexible group work, and games. My students were super engaged in learning. I also know widespread adoption of learning outdoors in nearby nature is simple and could happen almost overnight in schools with access to green spaces. These are real issues that must be addressed.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Specifically, the implementation of in-class clickers and out-of-class quizzing within the context of think-pair-share (TPS) will be the fulcrum of this article’s approach to integrating active learning within a lecture framework. Depending on the classroom setup, group work can also be chaotic and auditorily overwhelming.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Instead of the rank-and-file spaces they had before, new rooms became modular with technology carts and bookshelves on wheels. This way, spaces would change depending on need — a library, a lab or group working environment. After freeing up more space, they were able to turn file cabinets into benches and learning spaces.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. The independent private school in Medina, Wash.,

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