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Swinnerton, Bronwen – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2021
This paper focuses on a UK higher education institution (HEI) which redesigned three lecture theatres as 'Collaborative Lecture Theatres' (CLTs). Using Radcliffe's framework for designing and evaluating learning spaces and using his three related components; pedagogy, space and technology it will explore how the redesigned rooms (space) and the…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Interior Space, Classroom Design, Technology Integration
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Cooper, Lori; Fry, Karen Frantz – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
Determining ways to help retain students in higher education institutions is becoming an issue with greater urgency with each passing year. This study looked at the possibility of learning environments as one way to influence student course attrition and student perception of engagement, using the theoretical lens of sociocultural theory…
Descriptors: Correlation, Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Student Attrition
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Bent, Tessa; Knapp, Julia S.; Robinson, Jill K. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
Active learning classrooms (ALCs) support teaching approaches that foster greater interaction and student engagement. However, a common challenge for instructors who teach in ALCs is to provide adequate assistance to students while implementing collaborative activities. This study examined the impact of teaching assistants in a large ALC. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Active Learning, Classroom Design, Expertise
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Basdogan, Merve; Morrone, Anastasia S. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2021
This study draws on the analysis of 56 hours of classroom video recordings and daily room usage checklists as well as interview data from students and faculty teaching in a large, flexible, technology-rich, and collaborative classroom, "Collaboration CafĂ©." The goal is to explore faculty practices and student perspectives to increase our…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Space Utilization, Classroom Techniques
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Odum, Mary; Meaney, Karen; Knudson, Duane V. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
Active learning spaces form an important part of university learning environments and have the potential to enhance student learning, yet studies on student and faculty perceptions of collaborative learning pedagogies indicate that many remain resistant. To overcome this resistance, an academic department developed and implemented an active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Facilities Improvement, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Haines, Karen; Maurice-Takerei, Lisa – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2019
Institutions may invest heavily into building and equipping new learning teaching spaces with the intention of encouraging active and collaborative learning to occur. However, there may not be a concomitant shift in teachers' existing pedagogical practices. This qualitative study examined the perspectives of thirty-two tertiary teachers across a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Space Utilization, Educational Practices, College Faculty