Student Learning in the CIS Studio
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Presented at EdMedia in Tampere, this paper describes the creation of the CIS Studio classroom and preliminary results related to student experiences learning there.
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Student Learning in the CIS Studio
- 1. Student Learning in the CIS Studio Mark Frydenberg Bentley University Waltham, MA USA
- 3. “Every school has a computer lab.”
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- 7. Designing Spaces for Effective Learning (JISC) flexible future-proof bold creative supportive enterprising
- 14. Social Media Infrastructure for the CIS Sandbox Linked In Group
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- 21. Studio Classrooms (Desbien, 2001) • [Learning] takes place in a dedicated room (the ‘studio’) in which students sit at tables, rather than desks. Each table has one computer for every two or three students and space to do experiments. • Has little or no formal lecture. • Emphasizes active learning through a wide variety of short experiments (often computer-based), pencil-and paper exercises and discussion questions. • Emphasizes small group learning.
- 23. Tom, Voss, and Sheetz (2008) • [Studio classrooms] convey the sense of innovation, a new approach to physical planning, an experimental space, a prototype from which the campus will learn how to develop other spaces, [and] support for new ways to learn and to teach
- 26. Construction
- 27. Building the CIS Studio
- 33. Preliminary Results (one semester) • Sample of 32 students from 5 classes (4 subject areas) meeting in CIS Studio • 18 freshmen • 1 sophomore • 3 juniors • 4 seniors • 6 graduate
- 36. 5 Adjectives
- 37. Student Comments • This classroom allowed for much more engagement and interactivity than a standard classroom. It took away from the lecture style, making it easier to stay focused, and allowed for more hands-on group activities than a standard classroom would. It was also easy having screens at both ends so you never had to turn around to see what you needed to be looking at." • "the layout of the room makes it feel more intimate," • "it made it easier to have a discussion" with classmates.
- 38. Conclusion and Recommendations • Determine the purpose variety of activities. • Design is iterative. Design with flexibility and expansion in mind. • Consider location of tables with respect to available power and data. • Be sure students can see a screen from anywhere. • Consider the setting (casual, formal, professional). • Allow space for students to spread out with their devices. • Plan for at least two, if not three wireless devices (laptop, tablet, smart phone) per student.
Editor's Notes
- What did we want to accomplish? Collaborative Business Casual New Image for an Old Lab What did we want to change? Lighting Furniture Layout Paint Colors
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- What did we want to accomplish? Collaborative Business Casual New Image for an Old Lab What did we want to change? Lighting Furniture Layout Paint Colors
- flexible, to accommodate both current and evolving pedagogies; future-proof, to enable space to be re-allocated and reconfigured; bold, to look beyond tried and tested technologies and pedagogies creative, to energise and inspire learners and tutors; supportive, to develop the potential of all learners; enterprising, to make each space capable of supporting different purposes So this is what we wanted to create – multipurpose – beyond a computer lab, not just for tutoring welcoming – anything is brighter than what we started with. I wanted colors on the walls! accessible – easy to find, navigate, figure out where to go and what to do collaborative – promotes working together individual – giving people space to do their own work as well visible – how do we let people know we are here?
- Usually we don’t have a choice in the spaces we get to redesign. Space at universities are at a premium to begin with. In our case, we had a corner room in a basement with no windows. What’s the purpose of the space? How might it be configured? Computer Lab Library Classroom Student Lounge Tutoring/Learning Lab Conference Room Design Considerations Where Is It? Easy to find Currently not used much Resources Hardware / Equipment Benefits of the Space Budget Staffing and Training Looking Ahead Teaching Ongoing Revisions What does this space need to be in 5 years? students provided ideas about the kind of computer activity center they would like to have: good lighting, comfortable chairs, new carpet, new paint colors, group study areas, more desk space … and flexible seating… to accommodate group study with white boards and large TV screens for sharing computer-based projects.