Learning Space Design Constituent Group

The way we use space impacts teaching practices, learning activities and effectiveness, student interactions, as well as the campus sense of community. This is as true for formal spaces, such as classrooms, as for non-formal spaces, such as a computer or information commons, student unions, study areas, living spaces, or even the hallway. Well-designed learning spaces are predicated on an understanding of the learning activities that must occur, the type of interaction desired, the needs of the discipline, and the learning outcomes sought. The EDUCAUSE Learning Space Design constituent group provides a forum for the exchange and archiving of information and for discussions of key issues in the field. Topics range from what makes a physical space conducive to learning to the principles and processes of learning space design. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year.

Leaders

• Dan Gilbert, Academic Technology Specialist, Stanford University, dgilbert@stanford.edu
• Phillip D. Long, Assoc. Dir, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, MIT, longpd@mit.edu

Discussion List (LEARNINGSPACE)

• Join or Leave List
• Send Message to List (subscribers only)
• Participation Guidelines
• List Archives (fully searchable)

EDUCAUSE Resources

• Collaborations
  • Coalition for Networked Information
• Constituent and Discussion Groups
  • Consider subscribing to these other related groups: Library/IT Partnerships, Instructional Technologies, Multimedia
• Job Opportunities
• Membership Directory
• EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
• NLII White Paper, Leading the Transition from Classrooms to Learning Spaces [PDF 94 KB]
• EDUCAUSE Connect
• Search EDUCAUSE Resources
• Browse EDUCAUSE Connect on the topics of learning space design or teaching and learning
• View the EDUCAUSE Connect Wiki on learning space design
• Effective Practice: The Learning Cafe (Real@Caledonia), Glasgow Caledonian University

Additional Resources

• Collaborative Facilities, CNI and Dartmouth University
• Learning Spaces Project, Denison University
• Planning for Learning: Equipping Our Learning Environments: Part I, Part II, Part III, Committee on Classroom Use, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• SCALE–UP classrooms, North Carolina State University
• Focusing on Facilities, Project Kaleidoscope
• Learning Space Resources, Society for College and University Planning
• Wallenberg Hall, Stanford University
• Evaluating, Planning and Supporting Learning Spaces, TLT Group
• Teaching/Learning Activities and Learning Spaces That Make Them Easier, TLT Group
• Learning Spaces: Resources of Interest, University of Waterloo

Let us know about related resources you think are valuable.

Meeting Minutes

• EDUCAUSE 2005