Buildings and Grounds Committee College Council

Earlier in the Spring 2020 semester, Chief Librarian Maura Smale shared information about the Library’s facilities with the B & G Committee.

Reports are shared below:

• Library Facilities Damage Assessment Report, Fall 2019
• Library Expansion Proposal, January 2019

 

Note: This is an archived post of a page created by Prof. Montgomery in 2016.

The classroom is a critical environment for learning, engagement, and participation. Many factors need to be in reasonable balance to establish a conducive learning environment. These factors include light, ventilation, sound, layout, temperature among others.

The goal of this investigation is to provide links to the latest research on classroom environments, provide examples of best practices, and foster discussion in our college community on classroom environments.

Project Summary

Report Draft 20160503

 

Classrooms and Technology

30′ x 30′ classroom with standing stations and sitting area

30′ x 30′ classroom with standing stations and standing desks

View of 30′ x 30′ classroom with standing stations and sitting area

View of 30′ x 30′ classroom with standing stations and standing desks

Studies of Namm Hall Classroom Configurations and Furniture Options

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 7 person group tables each with a projection screen.  35 student capacity plus window wall bench for informal seating. (top view)

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 7 person group tables each with a projection screen.  35 student capacity plus window wall bench for informal seating. (perspective view)

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 30 node tablet chairs with 7 shared standing workstations and window wall bench for informal seating. (top view)

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 30 node tablet chairs with 7 shared standing workstations and window wall bench for informal seating. (perspective view)

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 30 node tablet chairs with 7 shared standing workstations and a window wall bench for informal seating. (top view) This view shows an example of the room with 6 person breakout groups, some at the standing work stations, some at the window wall bench. Unused node tablet chairs are pushed against the wall.

Above: Namm Classroom Study with 30 node tablet chairs with 7 shared standing workstations and a window wall bench for informal seating. (perspective view) This view shows an example of the room with 6 person breakout groups, some at the standing work stations, some at the window wall bench. Unused node tablet chairs are pushed against the wall.

Above: Namm Classroom Study with two 8 seat plan desks with cubbies, laptop storage, and electrical/internet/AV outlets plus 5 shared seated computer workstations and window wall bench for informal seating. 26 student capacity not counting informal seating. (top view)

Above: Namm Classroom Study with two 8 seat plan desks with cubbies, laptop storage, and electrical/internet/AV outlets plus 5 shared seated computer workstations and window wall bench for informal seating. 26 student capacity not counting informal seating. (top view)

 

Survey and Focus Group Development

Reconsidering the Classroom Faculty Survey_revised_20160315

Student Focus Group Draft

Draft Sections of Report

ReconsideringtheLearningEnvironmentLiteratureReview

ModesofTeachingFurnitureandTechnology (1)

Active Learning Spaces

Examples of City Tech Classrooms

 

COMMITTEE LITERATURE SEARCH:

Literature Review:

SCCD_Final_Report_Appendix_B

 

 

 

White Papers by Furniture Industry:

Post Occupancy Whitepaper FINAL

steelcase education insights guide.v4_reduced

Rethinking the Classroom – Research – Herman Miller

http://www.hermanmiller.com/research/solution-essays/rethinking-the-classroom.html#

BCCE-Plenary-Aug-4_Dr-Lennie-Scott-Webber

 

 

 

Standing Classroom Research:

ijerph-13-00059

ijerph-11-09361

http://www.stand2learn.com/desks.html#wsb-element-00000000-0000-0000-0000-000681501757

standing desk research

 

 

 

 

 

Pedagogy and the Classroom_Papers and Articles:

Baepler_et_al-2014-New_Directions_for_Teaching_and_Learning

 

http://libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/jls/article/view/574/488

alc_report_final

http://ii.library.jhu.edu/2013/07/

https://tech.msu.edu/classroom-technology/real.php

NLI0447     https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NLI0447.pdf

http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/images/N&O_Article.gif

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/studio/how.html

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.74/abstract

http://www.wired.com/2014/10/rethinking-the-lecture/

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/07/21/chairs-and-tables-the-classroom-technology-that-could-help-students

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132312002582

ellis-jason-classroom-sketches

Assessment of Classroom Space

http://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system

 

http://www.ncef.org/pubs/sanoffassess.pdf

SURVEY Development:

Survey Goals_20160202

Note: This post is archives a page created by Prof. Jason Montgomery from February 2015.

Faculty offices are a challenge at every college and university. Finding adequate, quality space often requires flexibility and creativity. This site is a resource of information on the general standards for the allocation of faculty space, the needs of particular departments, and an examination of the types of spaces that work well for faculty offices.

Research Links:

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Do-All-Faculty-Members-Real/25897

http://www.knoll.com/knollnewsdetail/evolving-design-of-faculty-offices 

http://www.omworkspace.com/AboutUs/CaseStudies/BrownUniversity.htm

http://www.uc.edu/architect/documents/design/officesp.pdf

newsFALL2014

This new site is intended to be a forum for discussion, updates, and input regarding our campus and facilities. All are encouraged to use this site to share insights about our campus with the committee. Your input can also guide the committee in the evolution of this site to best serve our community. We look forward to your posts.