Are You Hacking Your School's Learning Spaces? By Emily Vickery Are there better ways for today’s schools to approach the use of space – ways that promote contemporary student learning at higher levels of engagement and success? I’ve been mulling over what happens when schools rethink the use of space – shifting from traditional approaches (super-sized cubicles filled with desks) to an emphasis on participatory spaces that take advantage of the research on learning design and the potential of digital technologies to increase the mobility of learning.
Isn’t it time we hacked our school learning environments? Can you really have a 1:1 implementation without asking questions of what learning spaces should now become? In several posts at my personal blog – here and here – I’ve written about schools (and librarians) that are rethinking the use of space.
New designs for a new generation Research shows that student learning styles have changed, therefore we need learning spaces to accommodate a new generation who: Online Learning Circles. Learning with 'e's: Vygotsky, Piaget and YouTube. Center for Collaborative Action Research- Action Research with technology, Pepperdine University. The DigiTeacher.
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