These responsive learning spaces allow brainstorming, collaboration, and a variety of meeting configurations that reflect the campuses and workplaces of today. 4. Promote independent learning. Active ...

When 21st Century School last visited with Pat LaMorte of Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando, FL, his 1,135-student institution was deep in the throes of a new active learning initiative.

The Classroom Evolved. This is the first segment in a three-part series of articles focused on classroom design. Each article in the series looks at a how schools are reinterpreting the traditional ...

Active learning strategies range from simple pauses in lecture, which allow students time to reflect on lecture material, to complex group work to students actively learning outside the classroom. In ...

1) Abandon the Cookie Cutter. The University of Oklahoma's first active learning space was "no holds barred, very high budget, very 'bells and whistley,' very executive-looking," said Chris Kobza, ...

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 ...

Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2019; 201821936 DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

An active learning strategy is any type of activity during class (face-to-face, online, or outside of class) that engages learners in deep thought about the subject matter in your course. Rather than ...

Similarly, we may create a perfectly student-centered classroom, but our students’ values may not allow them to perform as autonomously as we would like them to. Regardless of which camp we fall into, ...

Active learning strategies range from simple pauses in lecture, which allow students time to reflect on lecture material, to complex group work to students actively learning outside the classroom. In ...

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 ...