ERIC Number: EJ1213827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
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Twenty-First-Century Spaces for Twenty-First-Century Learners: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What Next
Narum, Jeanne L.; Frederick, Kimberley; Palladino, Michael A.
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v1 n2 p12-17 Win 2017
Appropriately designed laboratory and classroom facilities are essential for facilitating high-quality original research experiences for undergraduate students. Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL)--an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involved leaders of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)--engaged faculty, administrators, architects, campus planners, and other key stakeholders in the intentional design of learning spaces for undergraduate research at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). This article discusses nearly three decades of experience since the initiation of the movement to improve STEM facilities at PUIs nationwide. It poses questions for consideration at the beginning of a space-planning process and presents examples of planning processes from Monmouth University and Skidmore College. It also discusses the Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) and a roundtable model for learner-centered facility planning based on lessons learned.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, STEM Education, Educational Facilities Planning, Learning Laboratories, Student Centered Learning
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey; New York
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