Module 7: Learning Spaces

Developing Learning Spaces is becoming increasingly important.  You will have the opportunity to identify the learning space that you want to create and then design it.

What ARE You Thinking?

What do you consider when you are thinking about creating a new learning space.  This short video takes you on a journey through the mind of a Learning Space designer at the University of Oklahoma.

Try It with YOUR classroom: 

What can you do with your own classroom?  Jennifer Gonzalez (Cult of Pedagogy) shares 12 ways to Upgrade Your Classroom Design.

In-Class Activity: As a design team, break into a Zoom breakout room and progress through the steps 12 ways.  Discuss how you would apply this to your personal classroom or workspace.  We will share our ideas after we come back together.

What are the Effects of Changing Your Space?  

How does it affect how your students work?  How does it affect how you work?   Listen to this CoolCatTeacher podcast where she interviews a middle-school English teacher about what changes she made in her classroom, what it cost, and what effect it had on her students. 
My Kids Hate their Desks! (and What I did about it!)

What about on a GRANDer Scale?

Now that you have Changing Learning Spaces on your mind.  Review these books to learn more about what you can do with $100,000.  You will be charged to create a unique learning space for your final project.  Develop insight about what is possible.

Designing Spaces for Effective Learning: A Guide to 21st Century Learning Space Design.

This is an introductory booklet that explores transforming learning spaces. It includes Entrances, Teaching Spaces, Vocational Teaching Spaces, Learning Centers, and Social Spaces

Research on Learning Space Design: Present State, Future Direction
This document reviews the research on how learning spaces affect learning success. This review explores both formal and informal learning spaces.  Ultimately, it provides an overview of learning space design research.