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The introduction of information technologies into teaching and learning prompted educators to reexamine the spaces where learning takes place and to design new learning spaces that take fuller advantages of the possibilities that technology offers. The work done on learning spaces has been extremely valuable and serves as the foundation for an expanded look at other factors that affect learning and the context in which learning spaces exist. Those factors include space, but a broader look at the conditions and circumstances of learning reveals that learning is equally influenced by people, by technology and the resources it affords access to, and by the cultural backdrop against which learning takes place. These elements come together in a new, broader discussion of learning environments, which builds on the resources and knowledge generated about learning spaces.
The term learning environment encompasses learning resources and technology, means of teaching, modes of learning, and connections to societal and global contexts. The term also includes human behavioral and cultural dimensions, including the vital role of emotion in learning, and it requires us to examine and sometimes rethink the roles of teachers and students. The focus on information technology in education is expanding from the enhancement of learning spaces to include factors beyond hardware, software, and the network. The learning environment is a composite of human practices and material systems, much as an ecology is the combination of living things and the physical environment.
Articles and Reports
- Privacy Considerations in Cloud-Based Teaching and Learning Environments, ELI White Paper, November 2010.
- The following EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine themed issues contain various articles on Learning Enviroments;
- EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010: Learning Environments
- EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2009: Student Engagement
- EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2009: Learning Spaces
- Making the Case for Space: Three Years of Empirical Research on Learning Environments, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010
- Reflections on Play, Pedagogy, and World of Warcraft, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010
- Eight Simple Ways to Embrace the "Froom", EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2009
- Learning Environments: Where Space, Technology, and Culture Converge, ELI white paper, October 2009
- ELI 7 Things You Should Know About...
- Google Wave, November 2009
- Personal Learning Environments, May 2009
- Active Learning Classrooms Pilot Evaluation: Fall 2007 Findings and Recommendations, University of Minnesota, 2007. Report and Web Site
- New Learning Environments for the 21st Century, John Seely Brown, Aspen Symposium 2005
Conference Proceedings
- EDUCAUS Learning Initiative 2010 Annual Meeting, "Learning Environments for a Web 2.0 World"
- EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2009 Online Fall Focus Session, "Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments"
- EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2008 Fall Focus Session, "Revisting Learning Space Design"
Conference Sessions, Videos, and Web Seminars
- The Future of Learning Environments, EDUCAUSE Video, July 2010
- Building Best Practices for Data-Driven Assessment of Technology-Enabled Learning Spaces, ELI Annual Meeting, January 2010.
- Stanford University's Wallenberg Hall: Looking Back, Looking Forward, ELI Annual Meeting, January 2010.
- Clickers and Peer Instruction: A Powerful Way to Improve Student Engagement and Learning, but Only If You Do It Right, ELI Web Seminar, October 05, 2009
- A Space of One's Own: Learning Environments Derived from User-Centered Discovery Techniques, EDUCAUSE Live!, November 21, 2008
- Guidelines for Implementing Authentic Tasks in Web-Based Learning Environments, ELI Web Seminar, November 3, 2008
- Creating Learning Environments that Promote Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Collaborative Learning, and Knowledge Creation, A Solutions in Action Webcast, September 21, 2009
- Powerful But Not a Panacea: Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Situational Learning, ELI Web Seminar, February 19, 2008
- Assessing What Students Learn in Technology-Based Learning Environments, ELI Web Seminar, September 15, 2006
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Learning Environments
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Assessing Teaching and Learning in Technology-Infused TILE Classrooms at The University of Iowa
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February 14, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting
Researchers from The University of Iowa will present the results of a mixed-methods assessment study of teaching and learning in technology-infused classrooms that support collaborative learning. S…
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Expect the Unexpected: Implementing a Flexible Classroom Designed by Faculty and Students
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February 13, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting
Classroom.NEXT is a radically flexible classroom designed by faculty and students at Texas Wesleyan University. In spite of some early glitches, the classroom quickly became a superlative classroo…
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Envisioning Computer Labs as Collaborative Learning Environments (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)
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February 15, 2011
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011
What is the future of computer labs, as needs move from rows of desktops to versatile spaces that better support diverse learners and activities? The University of Minnesota worked with DEGW to con…
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Stanford University's Wallenberg Hall: Looking Back, Looking Forward
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January 20, 2010
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010
In the fall of 2002, Stanford University opened Wallenberg Hall, the new home for the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning (SCIL). This building has provided innovative, technology-enhanced,…
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Building Best Practices for Data-Driven Assessment of Technology-Enabled Learning Spaces (Learning Technology)
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January 19, 2010
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2010
A major challenge for today's institution is finding cost-effective and relevant means of assessing emerging teaching and learning environments. What impact are flexible learning environments …
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Making Space for Collaboration
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September 24, 2009
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A session at the ELI 2009 Online Fall Focus Session
The proportion of students carrying mobile or personal computing devices on campus is quickly reaching saturation, forcing the classroom to compete with an increasing amount of information access…
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Strategies for Designing and Constructing Collaborative Spaces at the McIntire School of Commerce
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September 24, 2009
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A session at the ELI 2009 Online Fall Focus Session
The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia recently completed a $70.5 million renovation and construction project. The 156,000-square-foot project included classrooms, group st…
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Collaborating with Users to Design Learning Spaces: Playing Nicely in the Sandbox
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January 21, 2009
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A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2009
In 2007, we collaboratively transformed an abandoned swimming pool into a sandbox classroom, where faculty and students are encouraged to approach teaching and learning with the curious spirit …
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Designing and Assessing Formal and Informal Learning Spaces
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September 30, 2008
The San José State University Academic Success Center opened in October 2006 with a goal to increase student success by providing 21st-century technology, informal and formal learning spaces, an…
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Learning Studios: Engaging Millennial Students in a New Classroom Environment (Research-based)
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January 29, 2008
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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…
