Computing Facilities

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Computing Facilities

Developing and Assessing a Collaborative, Computer-Centric Learning Space

March 11, 2008 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008

In evaluating student computing, Computing Services discovered that many students found campus computer labs inadequate for collaborative work. This presentation will cover the redefinition of one …

Space Defines Destiny: Assessment of a Learning Studio

February 21, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2008

We will present the planning, use, and assessment of our first flexible technology-enhanced classroom, or "learning studio": a space that was immediately useful but also provocative and e…

Learning Studios: Engaging Millennial Students in a New Classroom Environment (Research-based)

January 29, 2008 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2008

Today's millennial Hispanics are part of a generational wave of young students likely to be more disengaged in traditional learning environments. Discover how a new generation of learning clas…

Scaling Up Small Group Learning Spaces: Designing a Technology-Enabled, Team-Based Learning Classroom

October 24, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference

Our Team Learning Classroom was designed to support a variety of teaching approaches, including team-based learning. This presentation will review the design challenges, methods, and support models…

Campus Learning Spaces: Two Innovation Design Approaches

May 7, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2007

As educators emphasize learning over teaching, campus facilities are redesigned and repurposed. At California Polytechnic State University, a learn-by-doing educational philosophy supports student …

The Learning Cafe (Real@Caledonian)

January 1, 2004

Walk around any campus and you will see students working on group tasks with laptops and coffee in the refectory. Such facilities are designed more for the purpose of meeting food service require…

Are Computer Labs Becoming Passé?

March 13, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007

Now that the majority of students have their own computers, it is time to ask whether these facilities and expenditures are still appropriate, especially when planning new construction. This sessio…

Creating New Spaces for Learning in Community

January 23, 2007 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2007

Spaces are critical for effective learning since they form the context in which pedagogical, curricular, and cocurricular activities occur. Using examples from the University of Dayton, this sessio…

From Labs to Collaborative Spaces: Development of Temple University's TECH Center

January 17, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007

In January 2007, Temple University will open the TECH Center, the largest facility of its kind in the nation. Designed to meet student technology needs and encourage collaborative work, the 24-hour…

Design Guidelines: Learning Environments

January 1, 2006

The University of Cincinnati's guidelines on constructing learning environments. The University of Cincinnati's guidelines on constructing le…