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Function Follows Form: How Two Colleges Redesigned the Classroom for Active Learning

Edsurge

With new attention to learning spaces here at UCF in the past year or so, we have had a little bit more shift with the nudges.” Connecting course and classroom design has another perk: access to a new pool of funds previously earmarked for other projects.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

EdTech Magazine

A ­normal ­classroom with rows of desks inhibits what teachers can do in a classroom.”. Create a Neighborhood Vibe with Classroom Design . When students ­scatter throughout the classroom and into the hallway, teachers can walk around and still see all of them,” Karnes says.

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