LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Exploring Physical, Virtual, Cognitive, and Affective

Learning Spaces

Learning College SummitJune 13, 2012

Sylvia Jenkins, Vice-President, Academic AffairsMoraine Valley Community College

Katherine Persson, PresidentLone Star College Kingwood

Brenda Ward Watkins, Center for Innovative Teaching and TechnologyHillsborough Community College

Learning Environments Discussion

1. Where does learning occur at your college?

2. Which learning environment is most important?

Learning Environments

Moraine Valley Community College

200 acres WetlandsImprovements• ¼ mi granite walkways• 3 boardwalks• ADA accessible• Outside classroom

Lone Star College- Kingwood

Renovations

KC Hammer

Table ExerciseWhat first impressions does your campus offer to new students?

What first impressions does your campus offer to the public?

In what ways does the campus itself provide learning environments related to the courses you offer?

Classroom/Office/Service Spaces

Classroom/Office/Service Spaces

Lone Star College- Kingwood

Lone Star College- Kingwood

New Facilities

Music Instructional Building

Learning GardenService learningprojects

Table ExerciseWhat kind of learning spaces do students expect at your college?

How do you work to meet their expectations given the current economic climate?

What classroom spaces at your College are non-traditional in layout and structure?

Hillsborough CC - Virtual Spaces

Hillsborough CC - Virtual Spaces

Introductory materials

Course content

Student tools

Communication

Home page

Virtual Spaces

Online Student Services

Effective Virtual Learning SpacesHow do you assess effectiveness of virtual learning spaces?

How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?

Learning SpacesThink of learning spaces in the context of what you’ve learned the past two days.• How do the learning spaces create an

organizational culture that supports student learning?

• How do you assess the facilities that you have?

• How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?