Designing a University Classroom for Instruction by Social Media

Next week I attend the Social Medial Strategies Summit – Higher Education in Boston (July 21-23, 2015) where I will participate in a workshop about bringing Social Media into the Higher Education Curricula. The workshop goal is to “learn how to leverage gamification theories on social media to offer a unique and modern classroom approach.”( Corey Padveen). How then, does one design campus learning environments to enhance social media teaching practices and learning experiences? How should that physical environment respond to social/personal modes of interactions? Can the design of the physical classroom environment make face-to face instruction relevant in coursework utilizing social media?


Reacting to Classroom Design: A Case Study of How Corrective Actions Impact Undergraduate Teaching and Learning by Mikael Powell   Find it at

See

http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/education_dissertations/20/

or

http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=education_dissertations

The Sense of Place in the Physical Classroom, Online Courses and Hybrid Courses; Evaluations of the University Classroom; Effects of the Physical University Classroom Environment on Teaching and Learning

Imagine that you are in a classroom.
Visualize the ceiling and all the overhead systems that provide lighting and conditioned air and fire protection.

Be aware of the layout of walls and
envision their subsurface networks for electrical and data service.
Picture the furniture - feel it against your body and
observe the seating arrangement.
Study the doorways and fixtures; inspect the windows and floor.
Imagine strolling across the floor.

Now consider, if you were an undergraduate in class,
how might the very act of compensating because of the design of your classroom,
affect your learning and how you are taught?

Reacting to Classroom Design: A Case Study of How Corrective Actions Impact Undergraduate Teaching and Learning by Mikael Powell   Find it at

See

http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/education_dissertations/20/

or

http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=education_dissertations