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- Teaching and Learning (395)
- Learning Space (283)
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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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ELI Session: Stanford University's Wallenberg Hall – Looking Back, Looking Forward
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February 14, 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-enhance…
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EDUCAUSE Now - #24 - 1) Federal Budget's Impact on Higher Ed IT 2) Redesigning Courses for New Learning Environments
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February 11, 2010
This month on EDUCAUSE Now we find out if the new federal budget has any major impacts on higher education IT, we discuss how faculty approach new ways of teaching when faced with new learni…
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Session: Building, Renovating, and Maintaining Technology-Enabled Classrooms
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December 22, 2009
How does an educational institution prioritize where to provide educational technology when there are over 320 classrooms located in some 50 buildings? When should that technology be refreshed? …
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ELI In Conversation: Innovative Learning Space Design--Translating Design Principles and Best Practices
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September 3, 2009
This podcast features a discussion recorded at the ELI 2009 Annual Conference. This roundtable conversation includes Carole Wedge , President of Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, archite…
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Podcast: Interview with Robert Fox on Rethinking Learning Spaces at Georgia Institute of Technology
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July 14, 2009
This podcast features an interview with Robert Fox , Associate Director for Public and Administrative Services at Georgia Institute of Technology. Fox and his colleagues are bursting with idea…
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EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2009 - Think Stops
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June 22, 2009
EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2009 - Think Stops Think Stop #1 Question: Cloud Computing – What is your institution doing? What are the impacts on infrastructure? …
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E08 Podcast: Teaching and Learning in Two New Smart Classrooms: Research Findings on the Pedagogical Implications of Space Design
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April 23, 2009
This forty-three minute podcast features a session from the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference. The session, " Teaching and Learning in Two New Smart Classrooms: Research Findings on the Pedag…
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Meeting the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with Technology (Notes from March 24th discussion session)
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March 24, 2009
Meeting the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with Technology Jessica Knott Michigan State University jlknott@msu.edu , @jlknott, #top5 Andrea Nixon, Carleton College Note…
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Meeting the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with Technology (Notes from March 24th discussion session)
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March 24, 2009
Meeting the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with Technology Jessica Knott Michigan State University jlknott@msu.edu , @jlknott, #top5 Andrea Nixon, Carleton College Note…
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ELI Podcast: Rethinking Learning Spaces
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January 28, 2009
This one-hour podcast features a panel session from the ELI 2009 Annual Conference. The session, " Rethinking Learning Spaces ," includes: Marvin J. Malecha , Dean, College o…
