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The places we learn are more blurred than ever before. Both formal and informal learning environments are changing the face of education.
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A New Study Suggests Students Can Be Just 3 Feet Apart Safely, if wearing masks

A New Study Suggests Students Can Be Just 3 Feet Apart Safely, if wearing masks | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
The new study, published last week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, suggests public schools may be able to reopen safely for in-person instruction as long as children maintain three feet of distance between them, and with other mitigation measures maintained, such as wearing masks.
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5 tips for ventilation to reduce COVID risk at home and work

5 tips for ventilation to reduce COVID risk at home and work | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside.
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Perhaps we will build hospitals with opening windows in the future?
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These 4 Schools Created Outdoor Classrooms. Take a Look. 

These 4 Schools Created Outdoor Classrooms. Take a Look.  | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
To combat the coronavirus, schools across America moved students outdoors. Here’s a look at four new learning environments.
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Here’s What America’s Covid-Era Classrooms Look Like

Here’s What America’s Covid-Era Classrooms Look Like | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
We asked educators to show us how they were preparing to teach amid the coronavirus.
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This is what coronavirus will do to our offices and homes

This is what coronavirus will do to our offices and homes | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
BBC News explores how the pandemic might change the way we live and work.
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Why Aren't We Talking More About Ventilation?

Why Aren't We Talking More About Ventilation? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
How is it that six months into a respiratory pandemic, we are still doing so little to mitigate airborne transmission?
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Simulations of college classrooms in the fall don't bode well

Simulations of college classrooms in the fall don't bode well | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
As more colleges announce their instructional plans, two simulations suggest some of the likely challenges to a physical return. Others see opportunity for experimentation around teaching and learning.
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No big packed lectures allowed if we're to safely bring uni students back to campus

No big packed lectures allowed if we're to safely bring uni students back to campus | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Not all teaching spaces in universities are big enough to allow students to return to normal study as the pandemic restriction ease.
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Goodbye to open office spaces? How coronavirus is reshaping the workplace.

The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating workers’ worries about returning to jobs in these often debated floor plans.
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What Science Forgot About Airborne Pandemics

What Science Forgot About Airborne Pandemics | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
The first way to fight a new virus would once have been opening the windows.
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Watch how the coronavirus can spread in an office 

Watch how the coronavirus can spread in an office  | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If you happen to be reading this at your desk — and you can see the eyes of the person sitting across from you — scientists say beware.
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Coronavirus Europe: Schools prepare for winter with open windows

Back-to-school gear now includes blankets and warm clothing.
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Want to buy schools time? Open the windows. 

Want to buy schools time? Open the windows.  | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
A simple yet elegant solution grounded in science.
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Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work.
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Heading back to the office? Here's how to protect yourself and your colleagues from coronavirus

Heading back to the office? Here's how to protect yourself and your colleagues from coronavirus | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If a return to the office is on the cards, both employers and employees have a role to play in minimising the risk of COVID-19 spread.
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Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices

Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If followed, the guidelines would transform the everyday experience of employees across the country, from executives to clerical workers.
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'Hot desking is dead': why workers can refuse to return to the office

'Hot desking is dead': why workers can refuse to return to the office | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Employers will have to eliminate numerous health hazards to comply with the government's COVIDsafe plan for workplaces.
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