Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Although a wealth of research suggests that active learning increases student engagement and improves academic outcomes, many college campuses struggle to get faculty to shift away from traditional, sage-on-a-stage style teaching practices. And that dialogue helps inform the work of IU’s learning spaces team.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Take Steps to Make Modern Learning Spaces A Reality. Imagine the perfect learning environment for your students. Would there be a space for students to collaborate on projects or for them to work alone? The best part is that we don’t talk about furniture or technology or any of those things up front.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Too many discussions of edtech focus on tools (like tablets, clickers, learning-management systems, smart boards, etc). Two years ago we renovated an old computer lab into an active learning classroom. More thought should be spent on the design of the classroom itself. Conclusion: It’s helping.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

in Instructional Technology. She is an original member of Equity in Action CA , which strives to create learning spaces rooted in diversity as well as implement strategies to design welcoming spaces for belonging and inclusion. She has her M.A. in Early Childhood Education and an M.S. What are EduProtocols?

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

It’s a key area of teaching worldwide and thousands of schools are now investing in learning spaces specifically designed to support STEM–called STEM labs. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. Consider how different technologies can be used in collaboration.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2019

School leaders consistently identify high costs and shrinking budgets as a top barrier to implementing new technology tools and programs. Check out the following six grants, which cover literacy, learning spaces, drug awareness, and more.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve. Increasingly, schools have turned away from that model as they strive to create active-learning classroom spaces that are more conducive to modern learning methods and thought. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 03/13/2019 - 13:54.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The past few years have seen a significant transformation for education and edtech, and 2023 will continue to bring new ideas and emerging technologies. This year, schools are placing a focus on supporting students’ individual needs and recovering pandemic learning loss.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

It supports active learning, student flexibility, and various teaching and learning methods. While schools have worked to embrace technology for decades, innovation has been slow and fragmented, and most new technologies have been designed to solve a singular problem.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The past few years have seen a significant transformation for education and edtech, and 2023 will continue to bring new ideas and emerging technologies. This year, schools are placing a focus on supporting students’ individual needs and recovering pandemic learning loss.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2016

We know that it’s no longer possible to prepare students for the real world and provide an excellent education without integrating technology into the classroom. This includes using technologies to facilitate interest in learning. 5 best practices. 5 best practices.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2019

Over the past several years, schools throughout the country have embraced a modern learning environment approach to classroom design, incorporating devices for students and teachers, advanced audiovisual tools and flexible furniture to create dynamic, student-centered learning spaces. by Calvin Hennick.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2016

This week, we’re taking you on a virtual tour of some of the latest developments and trends in K-12 learning, including flipped and blended learning, marketplace updates, and flexible learning spaces and their influence on active learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The target goals were to provide project-based, blended learning opportunities for teaching staff to—first off—gain tools which are useful when incorporating technology in the classroom. Specifically, this looked like: Establishing definitions and elements of Project/Problem Based Learning and Authentic, Active Learning Experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

Core team members should include the person who will teach in the space, the person who oversees curriculum and the person in charge of technology and innovation. Ground your refresh in research on how students learn. Ground your refresh in research on how students learn. How Do We Avoid Design for Design’s Sake?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments. The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Kirk is responsible for keeping the students and faculty of Lincoln Public Schools connected and engaged through technology to ensure that learning isn’t disrupted. His passion and dedication to bettering his district through the use of technology is commendable and makes him a worthy recipient of this award.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Learning spaces I. Accommodations involve individual adjustments like assistive technology or alternate formats. This allows students to choose the format that best suits their learning styles or specific needs.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces. Learning spaces I. Accommodations involve individual adjustments like assistive technology or alternate formats. This allows students to choose the format that best suits their learning styles or specific needs.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2016

These classrooms were built for traditional, “chalk-n-talk” modalities and passive learning—they are not prepared for today’s more active learning approaches. Soft seating options for students to be comfortable as they investigate independently and learn.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

The use of one or more learning style instrument should be given to students so instructors can better develop learning activities. Learning style instruments help students and faculty consider the depth of learning and teaching opportunities (Kolb & Kolb, 2005). References Bhandari, S., & Bhandari, A.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

The use of one or more learning style instrument should be given to students so instructors can better develop learning activities. Learning style instruments help students and faculty consider the depth of learning and teaching opportunities (Kolb & Kolb, 2005). References Bhandari, S., & Bhandari, A.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

These students are not in their pajamas in their dorm room playing video games and learning online. They’re in our libraries, in our learning spaces and they’re working together in many cases. If adaptive learning is ’learning my way,’ then what we’re building is ’learning my way, together.’

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Design a Dedicated Learning Space Where students study impacts how well they study. Use Active Learning, Not Passive Consumption Watching lectures or reading textbooks might feel productive, but its passive. Real learning happens when the student engages with the material. Technology plays a dual role.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

The public sabbatical, the one that I proposed to my university and to Steelcase, centers around being on-site at Steelcase headquarters in Grand Rapids, conducting research on active learning and active learning classrooms and communicating that research to Steelcase audiences and customers.

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