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4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces

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I wanted each area to include furniture that would best fit the students’ needs as they came in to use those spaces. In our English literacy content space, for example, the collaborative learning spaces need more of a “library feel,” complete with sofa-type furniture and soft seating.

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Live @FETC2024 Preview—eSchool News Exclusive Coverage

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The Campus Leader track will provide school-based leadership with professional learning focused on strategies to manage school sites, create innovative learning spaces and infuse emerging technologies. Collaborative Networking: Glenn expresses enthusiasm for building new networks and relationships at FETC.

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Beyond the bookshelves: 3 ways school libraries have evolved to meet students’ needs

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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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Live @FETC2024 Preview—eSchool News Exclusive Coverage

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The Campus Leader track will provide school-based leadership with professional learning focused on strategies to manage school sites, create innovative learning spaces and infuse emerging technologies. Collaborative Networking: Glenn expresses enthusiasm for building new networks and relationships at FETC.

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Space Matters: Lessons Learned from an Active-Learning Classroom

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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. forever. .

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

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Form follows function, as the adage says, but these universities are flipping that script and betting that a more flexible and adaptive form will unlock needed changes in the teaching and learning function. And that dialogue helps inform the work of IU’s learning spaces team.

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Leveraging edtech for differentiated instruction

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Interactive collaborative learning tools Digital collaboration spaces have redefined group learning by creating flexible environments where students can contribute in ways that match their communication preferences.