Resources

Here is a list of web sites, articles, and e-books that address different aspects of learning spaces. Be sure to come back, as additional resources will be added over time.

• Visit the Flexible Learning Environments Exchange (FLEXspace.org) to see a variety of learning space layouts and images. Accounts are free!
• Watch the archive video of the New Media Consortium's July 13, 2016 panel discussion on learning spaces (58 minutes).
• Designing Learning Spaces for Innovation - How do you go about creating a space to support collaboration, creative problem-solving and innovation? Two institutions share their experiences. - Campus Technology, June 8, 2016
• Class Size Matters - an opinion article from Inside Higher Ed
• Study Shows How Classroom Design Affects Student Learning - an article from Fast Company Design about a study done on how color, lighting, and other classroom design choices can have an impact on student progress.
• Learning Spaces (PDF) edited by Diana Oblinger
• 7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Learning Spaces by Robert J. Beichner and Joseph Cevetello
• Space Strategies for the New Learning Landscape (PDF) by Shirley Dugdale
• Learning Space Toolkit: A Resource for Designing and Sustaining Technology-Rich Informal Learning Spaces
• Focusing on the Relationship between Mission and Planning Learning Spaces (PDF) - a white paper from the Learning Spaces Collaboratory
• From Audits to Quick Fixes: Critical Questions (PDF) - a discussion guide from the Learning Spaces Collaboratory