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Core77 Design Award 2011: Herman Miller SAYL Chair, Winner for Furniture/Lighting
Designer: fuseproject – Yves Behar
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Category: Furniture/Lighting
Award: Winner
Herman Miller SAYL Chair
On 09/06/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Australia, digital learning, education technology, elearning, future, innovation, K-12 related, learning spaces, online learning, online media, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning (SCIL) and Northern Beaches Christian School (NBCS)
Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning actively promotes excellence in education by providing new learning opportunities for students and future-focused Professional Development for teachers. Established as the research and innovation unit of Northern Beaches Christian School (Sydney, Australia), SCIL runs a range of programs and research projects that seek to transform educational thinking and practice both at NBCS and in the wider educational community.
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On 08/30/2011,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, architecture, computer science, digital learning, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, Microsoft, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, smart classrooms, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
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On 08/30/2011,
in learning spaces, library / librarians, smart classrooms, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/29/2011,
in learning spaces, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Planning learning spaces for nurturing innovative thinkers, practitioners, and leaders [workshop] — from bsalifestructures.com by Jeremy Welu
Addendum later on 8/29/11:
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On 08/17/2011,
in architecture, colleges, community colleges, design, higher education, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, smart classrooms, teaching & learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
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Addendum:
- Guidelines from Bretford.com
Guidelines for the design of effective learning spaces should support teaching and learning opportunities. The following factors should be considered when providing learning spaces…
On 08/17/2011,
in architecture, Australia, learning spaces, library / librarians, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Woods Bagot talks next generation design at education conference — from architectureanddesign.com.au
On 08/17/2011,
in corporate / business world, higher education, K-12 related, learning spaces, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Standing desk shootout: Haworth Planes Height-Adjustable Table — from core77.com by Phaedra Riley
Excerpt:
Overview
- Min Height: 22″
- Max Height: 48″
- Max Load: 250 lbs
- Electric (also available Incremental Leg, Hand Crank, Torsion Paddle, Standard Actuator)
Design
The Haworth Planes Height-Adjustable Table has a simple, utilitarian design with a customizable desktop. The significant advantage to this height-adjustable table design from the Haworth Design Studio is that the crossbeam has been moved up directly underneath the table top, which improves its accessibility and range of motion with no reduction of stability at full height extension. The trade-off for this stability seems to be weight—even the smaller version of this sturdy desk (23″ x 58″) is heavy enough to need two people to move it. However, the table has a very wide sit-to-stand range (22″ – 48″), and the raised crossbeam and two-leg design with low-profile feet improve accessibility for wheelchairs and users of different sizes and needs to the point where it exceeds ANSI/HFES 100-2007 requirements. Plus it has a motor and gear set that can handle a load up to 250 lbs, so it’s going to need some weight behind it.
On 08/10/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, biology, chemistry, digital learning, digital video, innovation, learning spaces, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, physics, science, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Stanford researchers designed software that allows a viewer to zoom and pan while streaming online courses. They recently released the code to the public.
On 08/07/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, business, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, using teams, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Smashing the cubicles — from technologyreview.com by Tom Simonite
By sketching future spaces around tablets, smart phones, and social technologies, companies can operate with far fewer desks.
Designed for mobility:
This conference table, from the design firm Steelcase, allows employees to dock their mobile devices and take turns sharing the displays at the ends of the table. Credit: Steelcase
Also see:
- The Rise of the Virtual Office — from technologyreview.com
As the definition of the workplace changes, dramatic increases in productivity could be ahead.
On 08/06/2011,
in 21st century, learning spaces, Michigan, science, smart classrooms, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Custer helped Calvin College outfit a new science lab;
above picture features one of the possible implementations of Steelcase’s Media:Scape product
On 07/24/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education technology, internet, IT in HE, learning spaces, library / librarians, multimedia, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Aruba MOVE delivers high-quality video simultaneously to 100 iPads in a single classroom at the University of Ottawa — from ArrubaNetworks.com
Multimedia applications included Apple Facetime and AirPlay, Blackboard Mobile™ Learn, Distribution Access Learning, HaiVision and Turning Technologies
Excerpt:
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13, 2011 – Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) today announced that it and several application partners delivered the next-generation classroom experience at the University of Ottawa. Validated by the university information technology (IT) department, the classroom experience consisted of six leading multimedia educational applications delivered to 100 iPads, concurrently. Each of the applications was delivered simultaneously to all 100 iPads with the highest quality and without any noticeable jitter, delay or frame loss. 100 percent of the iPads passed the multimedia Service Level Agreement (SLA), as measured by VeriWave WaveInsite, which was also used to objectively verify sustained performance of 1Mbps of multimedia streaming to each iPad.
From DSC:
I think there may be something here for the Smart Classrooms of the future. I can’t help but think of some of our courses in astronomy, for example, and that I think that sometimes we are using the wrong technologies to display images and videos to our students. Without investing an enormous amount of money on very high-end projection systems, we lose too much detail with a variety of images that feature galaxies, constellations, etc. with a projected image.
What about if a student could control where they want to zoom in on an image — and not lose any resolution or brightness? What about if they had such high res images available for viewing directly on their iPads? Sounds very interesting to me.
Also see:
- Haivision Acquires KulaByte and MontiVision; Forms Internet Media Division
Haivision driving toward $50 million revenue with new division combining Internet streaming and cloud transcoding to enable over-the-top media delivery
MONTREAL and CHICAGO — July 21, 2011 — Haivision Network Video, a leading provider of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, today announced that it has acquired both KulaByte Corporation of San Marcos, Texas, and MontiVision Imaging Technologies based in Germany. The technologies of both companies, including advanced encoding, transcoding, cloud computing, and workflow solutions, will be combined to form Haivision’s new Internet Media Division.
On 07/18/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, corporate / business world, learning spaces, library / librarians, smart classrooms, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Some excerpts from SmartDesks.com — my thanks to Mr. Cal Keen at Calvin College for these resources
Nice elevated flooring design here:
Addendum later on 7/18/11:
- Get the Most Out of Your Learning Space — from Chief Learning Office by Natalie Morera
Corporations can learn much from higher education institutions when it comes to utilizing physical learning spaces. When used properly, they can facilitate better learning.