“I had no plan on what I was doing after university, the only thing I’d ruled out was teaching,” said David I. Smith. That was Smith’s mindset in the 1980s during his undergraduate years. Today, if ...

Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive ...

The Learning Space Plan (pdf) establishes a path for the enhancement, investment and transformation of learning spaces at William & Mary. The plan codifies principles and guidelines, leverages capital ...

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of ...

Academic library learning spaces have evolved remarkably from traditional, quiet repositories of books into dynamic, multifunctional environments that support a diverse range of academic activities.

The future of learning environments starts with the teacher. They are the facilitators to their students’ education, the curators of learning, and they play a crucial role in the next generation’s ...

When Collegedale Academy, a PreK–8 school outside Chattanooga, Tennessee, needed a new elementary building, we faced a choice that many school leaders eventually confront: repair an aging facility or ...

Oregon State University’s Learning Innovation Center (LINC), a four-story classroom building, opened its doors in fall 2015. The shared campus classroom seats 2,300 students across 15 general-use ...

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024’s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 9th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on major K-12 education trends. As we usher in the new year, ...