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Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Project Leads: Bill Carswell,Kent Miller
• Members: Dan Bernstein, Susan Craig, Lea Currie,
Linda Dixon, Reva Friedman-Nimz, Sarah Kanning,
Chris Martin, Jim Neeley, Tom Roderick, Rachel
Rumple-Comerford,Tom Waechter, Susan Zvacek
• Facilitators: Carmen Orth-Alfie,Terry Proctor
• Consultants: Joan Lippincott, Karen Williams
• Sponsor: Stella Bentley
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The Charge
Evaluate the needs of faculty and students
for learning spaces that bring together
print/electronic resources with learning
tools that assist in collaborative learning.
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The Nature of
Collaborative Learning
. . . collaborative learning fosters the
development of critical thinking
through discussion, clarification of
ideas, and evaluation of others'
ideas. . . .
Gokhale (1996)
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Collaborative Learning
Activity Types
Tasks that are implementable within
a collaborative learning environment
 Collaborative concept-learning tasks
 Collaborative problem-solving tasks
 Collaborative designing tasks
(Kumar,1996)
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Pilot Project Proposal
• Collaborative Initiative
– CTE, Library, IDS, ACS
– Encourage, Support, and Promote
Collaborative Instructional Models
• Experimental small spaces
– Watson Library
– Anschutz Library
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Why the Library?
• Historical role of library as resource
center
• Existing space and sponsorship
• Centrally located, increased traffic
• Academic focus of activities
• Reservable, not “schedulable”
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Learning Spaces Amenities
• High Tech Needs
• Low Tech Needs
• Physical Environment
• Support Staff
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Who Will Use It and How?
• Student Groups -- Formal (Thematic Learning
Communities or Classes) and Informal
– Cooperating on assignments and projects
– Studying in groups of 2-6 persons
• Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants
– Teaching collaborative work skills (in class or out)
– Leading groups focused on “researchable” issues
or project-based learning
– Engaging students in collaborative projects
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User Activities
• Collective student work and information exchange
• Seminar style research and reporting
• Resource discovery and data mining
• Multimedia reporting, idea organizing, and
presentation construction
• Local and remote collaborative exchange
• Collaboration activities
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU:
Thematic Learning Communities (TLCs)
20 students, who
• Take two core courses and a seminar with a
given theme together
• Participate in study groups, discussions, and
other related out-of-class activities together
• Participate in out-of-class activities and study
groups organized by a Peer Educator
• Live on a specific floor of a residence hall, OR
• Have undesignated housing and can live on
or off-campus
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU:
Thematic Learning Communities (TLCs)
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Residential TLCs work together on the floor
lobbies
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convenient but distracting
Need a central location for collaborative
work, for
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Non-residential TLCs
When the program expands beyond the
freshman year
Growth of the program; goal is 2000 participants
by 2008
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU
KU Blackboard Usage Feedback
Spring 2003 Survey :
• Of the faculty using Blackboard,
• 21% reported using Small Group
Communication Tools and
• 23% reported using the Discussion Board.
When asked what activities they'd like to
incorporate into their Blackboard usage, but
haven't yet,
• 33% selected Discussion Board and
• 25% chose Group Projects
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU
KU Blackboard Usage Feedback
Received many comments regarding the ease with
which Blackboard facilitated student-to-student.
Example: "The Discussion Board is helpful for
students to learn from one another. The problem is
that it is not real time…." Could indicate that
although we provide asynchronous collaboration for
students, we're lacking in real-time collaborative
facilities/opportunities
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU
Team Learning: Dan Spencer, Business
SUCCESSFUL TEAM LEARNING REQUIRES:
• Careful composition of teams
• Use of meaningful, reciprocally
interdependent tasks
• Delegate authority to teams to govern
themselves
• Create a supportive physical environment
• Establishing mechanisms to drive continuous
learning
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Proto-Collaborative Learning Environments at KU
Team Learning: Dan Spencer, Business
SUCCESSFUL TEAM LEARNING REQUIRES:
• Establishing classroom interactions that
support individual and team learning
• Evaluating behaviors pertinent to team
success
• Educating students about the pedagogical
approach
• Providing educational material (readings,
videos) about teams
• Team building prior to assignment of complex
projects
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Exploring Examples of
Collaborative Learning Spaces
What can we learn from the successes
and setbacks of other institutions?
– University of Georgia
– Emory University
– University of Oregon
– University of Arizona
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University of Georgia
Student Learning Center
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University of Georgia
Student Learning Center
• New building: 200,000 square feet.
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University of Georgia
Student Learning Center
• Library / Computer Center / Teaching Center.
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Student Learning Center
Open Spaces, Windows, No Books.
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University of Georgia
Student Learning Center
Network Access –
Wireless
and
Data Ports
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Student Learning Center
• Collaboration
– 96 Group Study Rooms
– 1- and 2-person Carrels
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Student Learning Center
Conveniences
• Nearby Parking
• 24 hour Access
• Coffee Shop/Café
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University of Georgia
Student Learning Center
It’s popular
and they
plan to build
another one!
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Emory University
Cox Hall Computer Lab
• Basics: Small Lab (80 computers), Centrally located
on campus.
• Variety of spaces: Classrooms, workstations,
meeting rooms, collaborative spaces.
• Technology: Mac/PC, Wireless, Dual Monitor,
Multimedia Workstations (Video/DVD), Plasma Smart
Boards.
• Aesthetics: Lighting, Carpet/Wall color palate, Art.
• Furniture: Soft seating, low seating, movable tables,
desks & partitions.
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University of Oregon
Proctor Classrooms, Knight Library
• Large Public Institution, comparable to KU
• Collaborative Teaching Space in Main Library
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U of Oregon: Facilities
• Large room ~ 60 seats
• Small room ~ 25 seats
• Can combine the rooms
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U of Oregon: Technology
• Tools available
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Wireless laptops
Projectors
Video
Document cameras
• Technologies as learning
tools not just teaching
tools
• Hardware/Software
should allow
sharing/comparing of
individual work.
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U of Oregon: Technology
Negatives:
• Large Fixed Podium
• No remotes
• Hard to re-arrange (heavy
tables, crowded space)
• Need to recharge laptop
batteries = downtime.
• Instructors don’t fully use
available technology
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University of Arizona
Integrated Learning Center (ILC)
• Large public school, 34,000 students
• Location: Central campus, lower level of Library
• Integrated with other (non-library) units
• Multi-Purpose: Freshman Orientation at ILC, students identify it
as "place to go" for group work, tech assistance, study, etc.
• Layout: Different spaces connected by ramp, Group study
rooms
• Technology: 250 computers, Wireless, 8 A/V Production Suites
• Support: Research/Tech Assistance, Open & staffed 24 hours
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Summing It Up …
Ideal spaces support collaborative
learning and support teaching
people how to do collaborative
learning
Collaborative
Presentation,
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Flexible Physical
Arrangements
• Seating :
– Lightweight stackable chairs on casters
– Comfortable sitting chairs on casters
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Flexible Physical
Arrangements
• Work surfaces :
– Easily movable tables on lockable casters
– Reconfigurable size and shape
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Flexible Physical
Arrangements
• Walls:
– Allow for combinations of space for breakouts
– Simultaneous use for teaching and commons
– Includes writable, tackable, magnetic wall surfaces
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Flexible Supporting
Technologies
• Computing and Networking
– Wireless access and laptops for checkout
– Lab instruction software such as SynchronEyes
– Distributed power and network connections
(wall/floor)
• Equipment is unobtrusive, ubiquitous
– Remote controls; no fixed podium
– Projector and interactive whiteboard in each
subspace
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Informal Atmosphere
• Anti-lecture hall, with no fixed focal point
• Non-institutional layout and furnishings
• Shapes of spaces and subspaces are
round/square, not rectangular
• Spacious areas for groups
• Comfortable, inviting, variable,
appealing
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Support and Consultation
• Concierge Model
– Tech Support
– Research Consultation
– Instructional Support
– Student Services
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Implementation
• Identify Spaces
• Specify Program Needs
• Establish the Project Budget
• Identify Sources of Money
• Design!
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Questions?
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