Learning Environments for Tomorrow

PROGRAM OBJ ECT I VES Theai m oft hei nst i t ut ei st opr ov ok e,ex pl or e,andappl y i nt er di sc i pl i nar yi nsi ght st ot woov er ar c hi ngquest i ons:

Whatar et hepr i nc i pl esofef f ec t i v epedag ogyanddesi g n f ort hec omi ngdec ade?

Howc annewv i si onsofl ear ni ngenv i r onment sbe shapedbyt hel at estr esear c handpr ac t i c esi n l ear ni ngt heor y ,emer gi ngt ec hnol ogi es,env i r onment al sust ai nabi l i t y ,c hi l d/adul tc ol l abor at i onand c ommuni t yengagement ?

I nanswer i ngt hesequest i ons,t hepr ogr am ai mst o ac hi ev et hef ol l owi ngl ear ni ngobj ec t i v es: Under st andt hepr i nc i pl esofef f ec t i v epedag ogyand desi g nf ort hec omi ngdec ade L ear nt hel at estt hi nk i ngi nt hear easofl ear ni ng t heor y ,c hi l d/adul tc ol l abor at i on,st udentand c ommuni t yeng ag ement ,soc i almedi at ec hnol og i es, andenv i r onment alsust ai nabi l i t y Cons i dert hei mpl i c at i onst hatt hear easnot edabov e ha v eondesi g ni ngef f ec t i v el ear ni ngenv i r onment s Cr i t i quel ear ni ngenv i r onment sandeduc at i onal f ac i l i t i est hatar eseenasmodel sofef f ec t i v edesi g n Dev el oppl anni nganddesi g nst r at eg i esf orf ac i l i t i es t hatser v eabr oadsetofst ak ehol der s— f r om st udent s,t eac her sandadmi ni st r at or st ot he c ommuni t i esi nwhi c ht heyar ebased

F ACUL T YCHAI R Dani el Wi l s oni sl ec t ur eroneduc at i onanddi r ec t orof Pr oj ec tZer oatHGSE.Wi l soni si nt er est edi nt he i nher entdi l emmasofk nowi ng,t r ust i ng,l eadi ng,and bel ong i ngi nadul tc ol l abor at i v el ear ni ng.Hi swor k ex ami nes how gr oups nav i gat et hese t ensi ons t hr oug husi ng ex i bl el ang uag e,r out i nes,r ol es,and ar t i f ac t s and i sc ur r ent l yor g ani z edar oundt hr ee ar eas: pr of essi onal l ear ni ng i n c ommuni t i es; l ear ni ngbeha v i or si nt hewor k pl ac e;andunc er t ai nt y andt eam l ear ni ng .

WHOSHOULDAT T END At eam ofeduc at or sandar c hi t ec t sf r om aset t i ng t hati swor k i ngt og et heri napr oc essofsc hooldesi g n, r edesi g n,orr enov at i on,orsc hoolf ac i l i t yandspac e pl anni ng .T eamsshoul di nc l udeac r osssec t i onof k eyst ak ehol der s.

Appl i c ant sf r om t heeduc at i onsec t orc oul d i nc l udesc hoolbui l di ngc ommi t t eemember s, super i nt endent s,pr i nc i pal sandassi st antpr i nc i pal s, t eac her s,di r ec t or sofc ur r i c ul um andi nst r uc t i on, par ent s,spec i aleduc at or s,andl oc alandst at e educ at i onl eader sandpol i c y mak er s.

Appl i c ant sf r om t hear c hi t ec t ur alpr of essi ons c oul di nc l udepr i nc i palar c hi t ec t s,pr oj ec t manager s,eng i neer s,c hi efbui l der s,sc hool desi g ner s,spac epl anner s,l eadc onst r uc t i on manag er s,ori nt er i ordesi g ner s.

T eamsi nt hepr epl anni ngphaset hr oug hex per i enc ed t eamsar ewel c omet oat t end.