{"id":52547,"date":"2015-11-23T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=52547"},"modified":"2015-11-23T12:33:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T17:33:37","slug":"interesting-approach-re-a-classroom-of-the-future-360-degree-ring-of-display-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2015\/11\/23\/interesting-approach-re-a-classroom-of-the-future-360-degree-ring-of-display-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting approach re: a classroom of the future: 360-degree ring of display screens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djc.com\/news\/co\/12083725.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Classroom of the future takes shape at WSU\u2014 and it&#8217;s round<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from djc.com by Parke Rhoads<br \/>\n<i>(Seattle, WA, USA) The Digital Classroom Building will showcase the latest in technology, including a round learning hall where instructors stand below a 360-degree ring of display screens.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> (emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The striking new 80,000 square foot facility will serve as a gateway, showcase venue and catalyst for WSU\u2019s campus-wide initiative to address the tremendous advances that have been made in understanding the way students learn in the 21st century.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nWith this project we are offering <span style=\"color: #800000;\">a \u201ctrue path\u201d to innovation: classroom technology that is designed around the institution\u2019s vision for pedagogy in the future (and not the other way around.)<\/span><br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nThe active learning hall is a rounded open-floor space where lecturers can feel close and connected to participants, roaming freely and able to collaborate within an innovative technology-rich environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This space addresses evolving struggles with the traditional large-seat auditorium in a modern teaching environment. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">By placing the instructor in the middle, surrounded by students in fewer rows, the sense of communal learning is strengthened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">A 360-degree ring of display screens helps to further the experience of shared storytelling and discovery, and additional technology for wireless sharing of screens allows for some teaming and student-contribution activities that have never been possible before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djc.com\/news\/co\/12083725.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52548\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WSU-ActiveLearningClassroom-Nov2015.jpg\" alt=\"WSU-ActiveLearningClassroom-Nov2015\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WSU-ActiveLearningClassroom-Nov2015.jpg 785w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WSU-ActiveLearningClassroom-Nov2015-150x55.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecampusnews.com\/top-news\/9-design-concepts-creating-collaborative-student-spaces-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>9 design concepts for creating collaborative student spaces on campus<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from ecampusnews.com by Carly Morales<br \/>\n<em>The next step in improving students\u2019 experience in higher ed may be in rebuilding campus spaces for collaboration and data sharing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nAccording to a new study, schools need to create layered, blended and personalized places that support a variety of interactions and digital platforms, rather than creating specialized spaces, such as computer labs. Furthermore, the study found that mobility has transformed the way students learn, and therefore requires careful attention to physical spaces now more than ever.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universitybusiness.co.uk\/Article\/a-hearty-investment\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Campus Spotlight: A hearty investment<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from universitybusiness.co.uk<br \/>\n<em>A year after opening its doors, Sheffield Hallam&#8217;s \u00a327m Heart of the Campus development celebrates its student experience success<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wildfirecomms-images.co.uk\/img\/graham_9-1447323289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also, here&#8217;s an interesting item:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2015\/11\/19\/new-collaboration-system-gives-multiple-students-access-to-shared-display.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New Collaboration System Gives Multiple Students Access to Shared Display<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from campustechnology.com by Michael Hart<br \/>\n<em>The Nureva Span system lets students create content on their devices and then move it to a larger digital display board.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2015\/11\/19\/new-collaboration-system-gives-multiple-students-access-to-shared-display.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campustechnology.com\/~\/media\/EDU\/CampusTechnology\/Images\/2015\/11\/20151119_Nureva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom of the future takes shape at WSU\u2014 and it&#8217;s round &#8212; from djc.com by Parke Rhoads (Seattle, WA, USA) The Digital Classroom Building will showcase the latest in technology, including a round learning hall where instructors stand below a 360-degree ring of display screens. 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