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Lee, Hye Yeon; Ramsay, Crystal M.; Robert, Jenay – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
We explored how furnishings and technology impact pedagogical agility and student engagement across three flexible learning spaces. We collected various kinds of data from faculty and students teaching and learning in multiple classrooms, such as focus group interviews with students, faculty responses to reflection prompts, and pre- and…
Descriptors: Furniture, Educational Facilities Design, Technology Uses in Education, Learner Engagement
Kivelä, Mikael – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
Non-traditional learning spaces have been a trending topic and investment opportunity during the last decade. Ostensibly their novel material settings promote active and flexible learning. This article traces the furniture layouts utilized in curricular teaching during three semesters across the first five years of use of an 80-seat…
Descriptors: Furniture, Space Utilization, Universities, Foreign Countries
Lee-Paul, Shawna N. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
Student retention and lack of encouragement are post-secondary institutional barriers that play a critical part in why African Americans are represented in small numbers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (National Science Foundation, 2017). Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have always promoted a supportive…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Black Colleges, Communities of Practice, African American Students
Nelson, David; Bonem, Emily; FitzSimmons, Jason – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
This study analyzes instructor attitudes toward 26 collaborative spaces at a large, R1 university in the United States. The authors conducted 151 interviews with instructors, identifying elements of classroom spaces that helped or hindered teaching and student learning. Approximately 44% of the instructors (n=67) had participated in a professional…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
Baepler, Paul – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
The percentage of undergraduate students in the U.S. who report a visual disability is over 3.5%, and worldwide over a billion people claim a significant visual impairment. As more higher learning institutions build Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs), it's critical to understand how these students experience such a different style of learning…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Active Learning
Leger, Andrew B.; McRae, Karalyn E.; Murphy, Michael P. A. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
The growth in active learning classrooms represents a major shift in the pedagogy and built environment of higher education. While a robust literature exists to discuss the development, use, and evaluation of these innovative learning spaces, the practical considerations of managing innovative learning spaces has not received the same level of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classrooms, Committees, Innovation
Christopher, Adam – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
This paper investigates the challenges EFL instructors faced while delivering online classes during the pandemic in Japan in order to help language instructors improve the quality of classroom interaction they provide. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven EFL instructors at the English Department of a Japanese university.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Kennedy, Heather R.; Stafford, Gloria E. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2023
An "active learning" classroom design recognizes the importance of students becoming engaged in their own learning. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study compared student-reported data (n = 219) and used the "community of inquiry" framework to evaluate the impact of environmental features on students' experience. Students…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Student Experience, College Students
Pennington, Colin; Putman, Rebecca S.; Munsey, Beck A. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
The concept of 'flexible seating' has emerged as a possibility to meeting the goals of an active learning classroom. Recent scholarship has suggested that numerous student learning predictors are enhanced when interacting with flexible seating. This study aims to fill a gap in the literature by investigating the effects of flexible seating from a…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Classroom Environment, Furniture
Rollings, Kimberly A.; Kayongo, Jessica – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
This study examined whether three renovated academic library spaces encouraged group work as intended. Hourly observations and a questionnaire documented group work use, space preferences, and suggested improvements. Compared to the three renovated spaces, significantly more group work occurred in an unrenovated space that was more open, spacious,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Group Activities, Physical Environment, Facility Improvement
Knudson, Duane; Odum, Mary; Meaney, Karen – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
Faculty and student perception of engagement in two (mobile desks or mobile tables and chairs) low-tech active learning classroom (ALC) designs were compared. Student (n = 413) perceptions of engagement were measured with the Engaged Learning Index (ELI) and the Social Context and Learning Environments (SCALE) instruments at the beginning and end…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty
Kulka, Joseph; Doherty, Deborah; Maher, Sara F. – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
A mismatch between furniture and body characteristics can cause musculoskeletal discomfort during prolonged sitting for a variety of learners. The purpose of this study was to explore university students' perceived changes in pain and/or discomfort, perceived level of comfort, and perceived ability to focus and learn while using four common desk…
Descriptors: Furniture, College Students, Attention Control, Student Attitudes
Birdwell, Tracey; Harris, Tripp – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
In this article, we present a revised version of the active learning classroom observation tool (ALCOT), designed in 2015, to support instructor reflection on instructional approaches applied within active learning classrooms. The design of active learning classrooms and teaching approaches within them have changed significantly since the initial…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Improvement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Teaching Methods
Marchiori, Katelyn S.; McLean, Sarah – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an active learning space (ALS) in supporting student development of effective communication as a transferable skill. A fourth-year medical science course was taught in two different settings, an ALS and a fixed-row classroom, by the same instructor. Participants preferred the ALS for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Communication Skills, Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Gatlin, Anna Ruth; Swearingen, Sally Ann; Tan, Lindsay – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven considerable changes in how we live, work, and study. How have students adapted space to support remote study? This research project aimed to understand where students were learning and how they were using and adapting the space. An online survey gathered data from 542 college students across 93 majors at two…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Family Environment