{"id":7764,"date":"2010-08-05T17:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2010-08-05T17:26:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:26:05","slug":"remaking-the-college-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/08\/05\/remaking-the-college-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remaking the college campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2010\/08\/05\/remaking-the-college-campus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Remaking  the college campus<\/a> <\/strong>&#8212; from CampusTechnnology.com by Bridget McCrea<br \/>\n<em>An  e-learning veteran envisions a college campus of the future where  physical space, technology, and collaboration blend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Imagine a college library where books are not the focal point.  Instead of sitting behind a desk checking out volumes, librarians have  become technology experts who are dispatched to help students and  faculty who are in the building. The &#8220;No Food or Drinks&#8221; signs have been  removed, allowing students to move freely throughout the building with  coffee cups in hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Taking a page from Barnes &amp; Noble&#8217;s business planning book, the  college library is transformed into a place where students pore over  laptop computers, PDAs, and iPads alone or in groups. The atmosphere  simply oozes collaboration and provokes others to join the party to  study, learn, and network with one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If this sounds like a far-off pipe dream, consider what&#8217;s going on in  Glasgow, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcu.ac.uk\/thesaltirecentre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saltire Centre<\/a> is the centerpiece of learning and  student services at Glasgow Caledonian University. Regarded as &#8220;one of  the most ambitious and innovative learning environments in the UK,&#8221; the  1,800-seat building comprises multiple levels, each of which caters to  different types of learning and interaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcu.ac.uk\/thesaltirecentre\/competition\/images.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7765\" title=\"SaltireCenter-8-2010\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/SaltireCenter-8-2010.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Saltire Center at the University of Glasgow\" width=\"555\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/SaltireCenter-8-2010.jpg 555w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/SaltireCenter-8-2010-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remaking the college campus &#8212; from CampusTechnnology.com by Bridget McCrea An e-learning veteran envisions a college campus of the future where physical space, technology, and collaboration blend. Imagine a college library where books are not the focal point. 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