learning about learning spaces

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Learning About Learning Spaces

Elisa Lanzi, Smith College elanzi@smith.edu

Presented at the Visual Resources Association Annual Conference, 18 March 2010Opening slide images from JISC infonet's photostreamhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/

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Learning Spaces•support a diversity of learning styles•versatile•comfortable and attractive •information rich & technologically reliable•maintained continuously•ubiquitous in space and time•used effectively•sufficient resources allocated

Denison University Learning Spaces Checklisthttp://www.denison.edu/academics/learningspaces/checkl.pdf

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http://www.kieducation.com/

http://www.hermanmiller.com/Education

http://v2.steelcase.com/na/higher_education_Markets.aspx?f=25228

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/sets/72157594535259942/

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Learning Environments

“The first dimension is spatial: the redesigning and weaving together of classrooms, libraries, labs, informal spaces, and virtual/mobile spaces to form a coordinated, institutional learning web that offers students and faculty new opportunities before, during, and after class. The second dimension is organizational: the call for campus stakeholders to unite in designing, developing, and sustaining these disparate yet cross-functional spaces and places.” http://www.educause.edu/Resources/LearningEnvironmentsWhereSpace/188507

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Learning Spaces at Smith College

Ford Hallhttp://www.smith.edu/fordhall/

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Ford Hall

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Hillyer Hall colloquium and seminar rooms for the visual arts

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Incubator Classroom, Seelye Hall

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Media Commons, Seelye Hall

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The sun is setting on the little house of slides

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• Now a suite of services and spaces throughout the visual arts building

• Integrated staff from two departments• Activities are creative, production, pedagogical

Participants are faculty, students and staff• Partner projects filter in and out

Imaging Center http://www.smith.edu/imaging

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Convergence of opportunities

Campus Strategic PlanDecennial Review for Art DepartmentSelf-StudyNew Campus Classroom CommitteeGrant possibilitiesLearning Space awareness on campusHillyer Hall survey on spaces

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Experiencing, Making, Learning, Describing, Teaching, Connecting Virtual and Real

Smith College Art Department, Janotta Gallery http://www.smith.edu/art/

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Imaging Center

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Imaging Center, Slide and Photo Collections

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VCRC lab for creative production and teaching

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Imaging Center, carrels

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Imaging Center, public access area and digital development lab

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EDUCAUSE Learning Space Design Constituent GroupA forum for the exchange and archiving of information and for discussions of key issues in the field. http://www.educause.edu/cg/learningspace

Learning Environments: Where Space, Technology and Culture Converge, Tom Warger, Eduserve and Gregory Dobbin, EDUCAUSEhttp://www.educause.edu/Resources/LearningEnvironmentsWhereSpace/188507

Entering the Interaction Age: Implementing a Future Vision for Campus Learning SpacesBy Andrew J. Milnehttp://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume42/EnteringtheInteractionAgeImple/158107

Learning Spaces, edited by Diana G. Oblinger, an EDUCAUSE E-book http://www.educause.edu/LearningSpaces

Opening up Learning: From Spaces to Environments By the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Advisory Boardhttp://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume44/OpeningupLearningFromSpacestoE/171784

More Resources

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Presentation text ©Elisa Lanzielanzi@smith.edu

The opinions expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent the official opinions of my employer, Smith College.

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