Learning Settings

We often take the settings for performance for granted, but a recent article by Liam Tharme in the New York Times highlights the importance of the settings in which individuals perform. Tharme tells the story […]

Writing on Edutopia, Youki Tourada and Stephen Merrill review the factors that contribute to classrooms that support student learning. They consider a wide range of topics, including lighting, ventilation and air quality, color and complexity, […]

Writing in the Harvard Business Review, Thomas Chamorro-Premusic asks whether music can contribute to productivity. Indeed, music is now readily available for general work environments as well as for individual listening through headphones so the […]

Writing in Spaces 4 Learning, Adele Wilson discusses the use of exposure to the natural environment and internal elements that evoke natural settings as part of a comprehensive approach to creating schools that support wellness […]

Writing in Inc Magazine, Nick Hobson reports on research by Craig Knight and S. Alexander Haslam that examined the impact of several approaches to workplace design on employee productivity and well-being. The researchers considered four […]