Learning Space Design and Instructional Technologies

Recent resources tagged with Learning Space Design and Instructional Technologies.

Developing and Assessing a Collaborative, Computer-Centric Learning Space

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Title:Developing and Assessing a Collaborative, Computer-Centric Learning Space (ID: NCP08072)
Author(s):Laura Valentine (Carnegie Mellon University), Kimberly Hennessey (Carnegie Mellon University), and Leah Ericson (Carnegie Mellon University)
Origin:Presented at NERCOMP Conferences (03/10/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

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 lab from assessment of student needs to space redesign, implementation, and initial follow-up assessment.

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Multimedia Services: Strategic Assets for Institutional Success

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Title:Multimedia Services: Strategic Assets for Institutional Success (ID: ERB0722)
Author(s):Chris D. Ferguson (Pacific Lutheran University)
Origin:Documents Contributed by ECAR, Research Bulletins (10/23/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

This research bulletin surveys the chief components of contemporary multimedia services in colleges and universities and describes some emerging practices for deploying and sustaining them in an increasingly digital and user-centered world. It includes a review of recent experiences in three smaller and two larger institutions. As audio, video, and instructional technologies converge, and as faculty and student expectations for these resources escalate, multimedia services are emerging as the next major arena in which technology and other campus leaders will find their way to standard practices that leverage these strategic assets for institutional success.

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E-Books, Student Success, and Interactive Spaces Spotlighted in ELI Briefs

Created by Elisa Coghlan (EDUCAUSE) on January 17, 2007

ELI LogoThe EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s 7 Things You Should Know About E-Books offers a quick introduction to the potential instructional value of e-books. Two new ELI Innovations & Implementations case study briefs present snapshots of the Student Success Initiative at Montgomery County Community College and the Learning Grid at the University of Warwick.

Entering the Interaction Age: Implementing a Future Vision for Campus Learning Spaces

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Title:Entering the Interaction Age: Implementing a Future Vision for Campus Learning Spaces (ID: ERM0710)
Author(s):Andrew J. Milne (Tidebreak, Inc.)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

With directed effort, some ingenuity, and a future-focused vision, colleges and universities should be able to identify and leverage existing technologies with which to build aspects of "future" campus learning spaces—today.

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ELI Innovations & Implementations—The Learning Grid, University of Warwick

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Title:ELI Innovations & Implementations—The Learning Grid, University of Warwick (ID: ELI5017)
Origin:Contributed by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The University of Warwick's Learning Grid is a flexible social learning space designed to challenge, motivate, and encourage students to explore new ways of responding to their courses. Wireless-enabled and open 24 × 7, the Grid boasts a range of technologies to facilitate student-led discussions, group problem solving, presentation development, and multimedia production.

ELI's Innovations & Implementations series highlights innovative teaching, learning, and technology practices in higher education. Each Innovations & Implementations piece provides a practical overview of an innovation, focusing on its significance and implementation issues. Use Innovations & Implementations to explore innovative practices that might be of value to your institution.

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E2005 Podcast: Learning Technologies Affecting Design of Learning Spaces

Created by Podcaster (EDUCAUSE) on January 26, 2006
This 45 minute recording provides coverage of the 2005 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Session entitled How Learning Technologies Are Affecting the Design of Learning Spaces.

How Learning Technologies Are Affecting the Design of Learning Spaces

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Title:How Learning Technologies Are Affecting the Design of Learning Spaces (ID: EDU05155)
Author(s):Stephen Clarke
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The University of Birmingham has been funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee, representing all U.K. post-16 educational institutions, to study and report on the influences of learning technologies on the design of learning spaces. This presentation will discuss the methods used and report on the key findings.
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Collaboratively Evaluating and Deploying Smart Technology in Classrooms

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Title:Collaboratively Evaluating and Deploying Smart Technology in Classrooms (ID: EQM0448)
Author(s):Barton Strong (McMaster University) and David Kidney (McMaster University)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2004)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Involving end users in classroom technology design allows pedagogy to drive technology.

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