New spaces of the Alfonso X el Sabio University
The Alfonso X el Sabio University has transformed its educational spaces to adapt them to current and future teaching needs, going for areas that are modern, flexible and innovative, and that above all offer students a quality education.
Cranfield’s Active Learning Centre
A place to think “outside of the box”.
Putting Space to the Test: The University of Amsterdam Plans for a Future-Facing New Library
When a university’s history extends back almost 400 years, tradition is an integral part of its identity. Yet, for any institution of learning in today’s world, no matter how old or how new, success depends on anticipating and responding to the needs and expectations of 21st-century students.
Helping Kuwait University Students Learn in a Better Way
How a classroom is designed and furnished can significantly improve how educators teach and how students learn.
An Innovative College Experience in Kuwait
AIC was purposefully created to provide that kind of forward-facing learning and teaching environment. As Shaw explains, “When we began this journey, we knew our mission was to bring an authentic American experience to the future leaders of Kuwait. You can feel it the moment you walk through our doors.”
Healthcare Students Engage in New Classrooms
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences renovated their facility so that learning could happen anywhere, and as a result, students are collaborating and engaging in ways they haven’t seen before. Two PCHS faculty members share how they’ve observed students engaging in the new space.
Listen: Strategies + Techniques to Engage Students
Two educators passionate about active learning share their strategies and techniques for engaging students. Dr. Julie Marshall, teacher from South Carolina’s Saluda Trail Middle School, and Randy Hall, an educational technology facilitator at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in New York, discuss how to reimagine and reinvent classrooms to break down barriers, develop trust and prepare students for the future.
Teaching Design Thinking to Solve Real World Problems
Professors at Appalachian State University empower students to use design thinking, solve serious problems and initiate change.
Reinventing How Healthcare Learning Happens
Lakeland Community College invests in new building to design around students’ needs.
Lessons Learned
A review of published research on active learning classrooms investigates their impact.
Mentor Schools: Space to Learn New Ways to Teach
Mentor Public Schools shares the impact of an innovative professional development program that lets teachers practice how they teach.
Classroom Makeover: Part II
Active Learning Center Grant recipients study how their new space impacted educators and students in the first year.