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Bergström, Peter; Rönnlund, Maria; Tieva, Åse – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
This paper reports on a research and development project based upon problems in upper secondary school, namely students' lack of engagement, passive learning and students' absence from school. Looking to solve this problem, a group of upper secondary school teachers came across and saw potential in the concept, physical space and method of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Active Learning
Moretti, Richard D.; Conte, Philip R. – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
The Seaford School District, Seaford, Delaware, determined that a component of their "reinvention" of Seaford High School would be the creation of a New Tech Academy, affiliated with the New Tech Network and housed in an addition to that building. The New Tech Network, headquartered in Napa, California, is a rapidly growing association…
Descriptors: High Schools, Facility Expansion, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Facilities Design
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Whiteside, Aimee L.; Brooks, D. Christopher; Walker, J. D. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
An article in last year's "EDUCAUSE Quarterly" special issue on learning spaces reported on the results of the University of Minnesota's pilot evaluation of its high-tech, state-of-the art Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs). The next phase of research on learning environments at the University of Minnesota involved a unique partnership…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Wolff, Susan J. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2003
The purpose of the study was to (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support collaborative, project-based learning, and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The literature review indicated a need for changing learning expectations to prepare learners for rapidly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Active Learning, Educational Environment