COMMENTARY
The Classroom Is Obsolete: It’s Time for Something New
By Prakash Nair
The overwhelming majority of the nearly 76 million students in America’s schools and colleges spend most of the academic day in classrooms. That’s a problem because the classroom has been obsolete for several decades. That’s not just my opinion. It’s established science.
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Students working with technology in a blended learning environment.
The term “21st century learning” is used frequently to represent the current approach to educational reform. The term generally describes education that is among many things learner-centered, inquiry-based, technology-rich, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and personalized. Many of these concepts however, are not new. These approaches to learning are rooted in constructivist theory which was formalized in the early part of the 20th century. So why do we need 21st century learning now?
This article, by Dr. Joanne Hopper and James Seaman, examines the reasons that we need to drastically alter our perception of schools and learning due to technology and a global economy.
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“Six Essential Elements that Define Educational Facility Design”
by Randall Fielding, AIA
Until recently, educators and architects have lacked clear criteria for evaluating educational architecture. Planning teams have struggled to find or invent effective models, without a common language of design. Fortunately, a substantial , readily accessed database of educational architecture over the last decade has resulted in a rapidly emerging language of best practices for planning and designing 21st century schools.
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Language of School Design
