Learning Spaces: US Trends Joan K. Lippincott [email protected] Coalition for Networked Information.

Learning Spaces:US Trends

Joan K. Lippincott

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Coalition for Networked Information

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3 Trends in US Learning Spaces

What’s in a Name? Variety of Group Spaces Service Delivery by Students

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…and 2 Trends I’d Like to See

Blend of physical and virtual services and content

Useful assessment

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What’s in a Name?

Information Commons Commons Learning Commons

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What’s in a Name?

How does the information commons demonstrate its link to “information”?

What are ways that a learning commons can more directly connect to the curriculum?

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Variety of Group Spaces

Group study rooms Open area group spaces Soft seating and informal areas Cafes

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U. Arizona Student Learning Center

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Indiana U. IC

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Cox Center - Emory

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UNLV Study Area

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U. Tennessee Cafe

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U. Georgia Student Learning Center

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Variety of Group Spaces

Spaces for collaborative software Practice presentation rooms

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GroupSpace with TeamSpot at Stanford U. Meyer Library

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Georgia TechPractice Presentation Room

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Service Delivery by Students

Dartmouth RWIT Georgia Tech Multimedia Services

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Dartmouth RWIT: Center for Research, Writing & IT

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Georgia Tech Multimedia Stations

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Service Delivery by Students

Assistance from peers Cross-training by various

units/professions Availability at hours of the day that

students are doing their academic work

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What I’d like to see…

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Better blending of physical and virtual services

Extensions of physical services on the web• Blogs, LMS presence, chats after

instruction sessions

Extensions of virtual services in the physical learning space• Events, speakers, films tied to web content

Blending of print and digital collections• Displays; News services

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bioLIBlog and Biology Night at the Library at U. Tennessee

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Dartmouth News Center

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UC Merced Library

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Useful Assessment

Aligned with institutional goals and objectives

Emphasizing link to learning

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For more information:

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