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.
After reimagining the classroom, 12 educational institutions find that their Active Learning Centers result in enhanced collaboration and supported instructor-led changes in pedagogy among other positive outcomes.
How the Grand Valley State University library helped me collaborate, create, and learn in a variety of ways.
A dynamic and constantly changing reality requires adaptation and change in educational approaches: the student is no longer to be seen as a passive receptacle for knowledge, but as an active participant in the construction of knowledge.
“The Steelcase Active Learning Classroom is going to start an entire movement of new makers and creators in our community.”
When you’re almost a hundred years old, being a little dated is to be expected. The 1920’s vintage headquarters of La-Z-Boy, however, didn’t just look out of date, it was holding the company back.
Leadership credits the new work environment with driving important changes at La-Z-Boy: greater employee enthusiasm, more communication and more frequent collaboration.
Boyce Middle School near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was a recipient of the 2016 Active Learning Center Grant.
A Kansas university reimagined an existing library space to create an active, energizing campus center.
A Kansas university reimagined an existing library space to create an active, energizing campus center. Watch the video to see
A modern, flexible approach to learning doubled homework completion rates and reading targets.
Supporting a collaborative approach to learning and social growth.