Intentional Process for Intentional Space: Higher Education Classroom Spaces for Learning

Authors

Taimi Olsen, University of TennesseeFollow
Stanley Guffey, University of Tennessee

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Journal of Learning Spaces

Publisher

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Abstract

This chapter addresses the confluence of theory and practice in developing and using “flexible” classrooms for student learning. A large classroom building renovation will be described, in terms of how collaboration and co-creation of value led to early success of the renovated space. Co-creation of value for staff and faculty can help overcome initial resistance to change, bridge understanding, and drive a successful change from lecture-based teaching to growing use of active learning pedagogies. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, co-creation was central to planning, conducting, and sustaining a renovation of space into flexible, technology-enhanced classrooms and changing classroom pedagogy.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Olsen, T., & Guffey, S. (2016). Intentional Process for Intentional Space. Journal of Learning Spaces, 5(1). Retrieved from http://libjournal.uncg.edu/jls/article/view/912