New ELI 7 Things ... Brief Explores the Modern Learning Commons

The learning commons, sometimes called an “information commons,” has evolved from a combination library and computer lab into a full-service learning, research, and project space. As a place where students can meet, talk, study, and use “borrowed” equipment, the learning commons brings together the functions of libraries, labs, lounges, and seminar areas in a single community gathering place. The cost of a learning commons can be an obstacle, but for institutions that invest in a sophisticated learning commons, the new and expanded partnerships across disciplines facilitate and promote greater levels of collaboration .

In the 7 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning Commons, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, discover how the learning commons invites students to devise their own approaches to their work and to transfer what they learn in one course to the work they do for another.

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