Post on 15-Jan-2016
Teaching Lab Design Trends
Campus Planning & Real Estate
Curricular Trends
Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL)Just-in-Time LearningProblem-Based Learning (PBL)Model-based reasoning“Scaffolding”Knowledge on display (reveals unknowns)Visual modelsDiscovery-basedResearch-richGroup learning / collaboration“Pods”SandboxIntegrative thinkingCognitive flexibilityNo text booksInterdisciplinary coursesMore topic coursesHands-on
Science mattersCreating communityMore faculty-faculty interactionMore faculty-student interactionMore major/non-major engagementShared labsSustainability
Technology: •Imaging•Digital visualization•Projection of live demos, powerpoint, 2D/3D objects•Computers in labs
Design trends in and around the teaching lab
Multi-purpose spacesLess wet functionsGathering spacesBench layout for groups of four More open room layoutViews into and out of labMovable furnitureEasily reconfigurable furnitureMore flexible seating arrangementsLounge spaces w/movable white boardsCool and modern display cases outside labData analysis roomsShared teaching labsMore whiteboard areasFlexible utilitiesMore energy efficientBetter use of day light
Technology:•Projection screens•Wireless technology•Smart board•Remote conferencing•Simulations•Computers in labs•“Plug and play” portable technology
Lots of visual obstructions and excessive storage
More open layout and adequate storage
Teaching Lab Remodel – Before & After
More flexible seating arrangements for group work
More flexible seating arrangements for group work
More flexible seating, accommodation of technology
Flexible furniture, Pods of four
Non-linear layout, better access to students
Multi-purpose space
Multi-purpose space, accommodation of technology
Multi-purpose space, accommodation of portable technology
Projection
Flexible utilities Portable equipment
Wider aisles – more access to students
Visibility/ “Science on display”
Data analysis room adjacent to lab
Reconfigurable furniture
“Knowledge on Display”/Wall-to-Wall Whiteboard
Shared Lab