Learning spaces and environments
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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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Learning Spaces

Space, whether physical or virtual, can have a significant impact on learning. Learning Spaces focuses on how learner expectations influence such spaces, the principles and activities that facilitate learning, and the role of technology from the perspective of those who create learning environments: faculty, learning technologists, librarians, and administrators. Information technology has brought unique capabilities to learning spaces, whether stimulating greater interaction through the use of collaborative tools, videoconferencing with international experts, or opening virtual worlds for exploration. This e-book represents an ongoing exploration as we bring together space, technology, and pedagogy to ensure learner success.
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The book that started it all! Available as a free PDF from Educause, Diana Oblinger's edited book 'Learning Spaces' realy got people talking about the physical space we learn in. Well worth a read.
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Learning Spaces | EDUCAUSE.edu

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PM - This free downloadable PDF book was the catalyst for a change in thinking about learning environments. While not the first, it really gathered some traction within the tertiary environment in 2006. A great, worthwhile read. 


EVERY teaching space architect should be forced to read this book before designing a classroom or any building at an educational institution.


I love the whole book, but my favourite is chapter 13, the lecture hall at LeBaron, Iowa State.

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7 Things You Should Know About the Learning Space Rating System | EDUCAUSE.edu

7 Things You Should Know About the Learning Space Rating System | EDUCAUSE.edu | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it

The Learning Space Rating System is a tool developed by leading community experts for rating formal learning spaces to determine how well their design affords and encourages active learning. The LSRS includes 50 questions organized into six sections, and colleges and universities use the LSRS as part of updating existing learning spaces and building new ones. The LSRS provides a clear-cut list of items to consider and measure, and it can open discussions internally and externally regarding various approaches to learning and the ways in which spaces can be designed to support those approaches.

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