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    The document discusses the importance of designing learning spaces, whether physical or virtual, to promote interaction and collaboration among students. It provides three examples of flexible space designs: 1) A multimedia classroom with movable furniture and multiple displays to enable individual, group and presentation work; 2) An arena theater for lectures, discussions and video conferencing; 3) Breakout rooms for focus groups, training and viewing activities. Research shows students prefer flexible spaces where furniture can be easily rearranged and work easily shared on displays between small groups using wireless laptops. Changing learning spaces can change teaching practices to focus on active social learning rather than technology.

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    We Need to Talk

    How can spaces bring people together to promote learning?

    Space impacts learning. Designed spaces can encourage exploration, collaboration, and engagement. Or physical spaces can say - it's alright to check-out and go to sleep. As knowledge is socially constructed, always done together, the goal is to design spaces (physical or virtual) to increase human contact, communication, and interaction.

    Three designs for exible, networked spaces that support multiple types of activities
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    The Homebrew Computer Club (1975-1986) provided the impetus for the microcomputer industry in Silicon Valley - from a garage.

    Platos academy (387-83 BC) began in an olive grove, dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom. There was no formal distinction between teacher and student.

    1) Multimedia Production Classroom

    Examples of lively, highly-productive learner-centered spaces

    Wireless classroom designed for laptop use. Features exible, ergonomic furniture and multiple displays for 1) individual student work, 2) group work, 3) small group discussion, and 4) large group discussion and presentation.

    2) Arena theater
    For Live talks Q & As Discussion Video conferencing Presentations Recorded talks Screenings

    3) Breakout rooms
    For focus groups, interviewing, training, discussion, viewing, gaming

    Students generally want exible spaces, where tables and chairs can easily be rearranged based on activity. Students want display screens, so work can easily be shown and shared among small groups. Students want laptopfriendly, wireless spaces, where they can easily move around.
    - (2009) Walls, Schopieray, DeVoss.

    Students want to engage with their professor and their peers. Whether physical or virtual, our spaces need to enable in-depth learning activities, problem solving, and collaborative efforts with other students.

    Spaces are themselves agents for change. Changed spaces will change practice. (2006) Oblinger

    The focus of classroom design needs to be on people, not technology. When the focus is placed on on active, social, experiential learning, technologies move into the background. Aime Knight, Computers and Writing, Hacking the Classroom. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 20, 2012. http://aimeeknight.com

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