The design of learning settings and the impact of various dimensions of those settings on learning
The latest report on the proceedings of the Innovative Learning Environments and Teacher Change Project are now available. The ILETC project is a multi-year effort, based at the University of Melbourne, that involved researchers, educators, […]
How many times have you walked into a new or recently renovated teaching space to find that there are multiple screens hanging on the walls? The currently popular configuration is to place two large led […]
Most learning environments, including classrooms, lecture halls, and libraries, have uniform lighting. Such lighting is typically provided by fluorescent or more recently led fixtures that cover the full ceiling. But recent research along with a […]
Are separate innovation units necessary? […]
The tumbler on Chairs of the Hunt Library, brought to my attention by my EdLab colleague Sabarish Raghupathy, highlights the wide variety of seating options available in North Carolina State’s Hunt Library. The varied chairs […]
Looking for an inspiring setting in which to work? Consider the new headquarters for Audible in Newark, New Jersey. Audible has reclaimed an abandoned church. The story is inspiring on multiple levels from immediate workspace […]
In this episode of his BBC series on architecture Stuart Brand explains that old unrenovated buildings seem to allow for more creativity due to the freedom that inhabitants seem to have to alter them for […]
As we consider the relationship between settings and learning activities the example of campus innovation zones or districts may be instructive. Numerous colleges and universities have invested in the construction of facilities designed to house […]
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