6 Secrets of Active Learning Classroom Design. 07/08/15; Collings 325 at the University of Oklahoma. Like a jazz dance performance, active learning combines doing, movement and impromptu variety in a ...

The University of Wyoming Science Initiative’s Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP) and the Office of Online and ...

It is important to include representatives of each group when discussing the layout and execution of an active-learning classroom. 2. Eliminate the Front of the Classroom. A key element of an ...

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces ...

Researchers randomly assigned college students in a physics course to either an active-learning classroom or a passive-learning one relying on lectures. Instructors in both taught the same material.

Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) are the vanguard of current pedagogical space design. They enhance student engagement, improve learning outcomes, and prepare students for life in the workforce. Page ...

Collaborative Learning. Not all active learning is collaborative, but all collaborative learning is active. Collaborative learning is premised on the social constructivist idea that knowledge ...

We suggest integrating principles of Universal Design in all active learning modalities. LAMP faculty member Michele Larson writes about Universal Design to help all students succeed . Rachel Watson, ...

Flexible seating configurations. Furniture is an important component of the design of active learning classrooms. Desks and chairs are moveable, on rollers, and can be arranged in different ways to ...

4 Questions to Guide Classroom Design. By next year, the University of Oklahoma will have nearly a dozen active learning spaces, up from one in 2012. Every single classroom looks different from the ...