Learning Commons

Academic Support

Overview

Ramona Kincaid

Learning Commons

Learning Commons

●History ●Collaboration ○ Library ○ Learning Center/College Success ○ Digital Media Studio & Lab ○ Math Science Lab ○ Coffee Bar ○ HWST, SAM, LAH

Learning Commons

Library Concept

Bob Kajiwara

Library Concept

A learning Commons

Library Concept

A Learning Commons

Is a crossroads for students and faculty who identify the library—the intellectual heart of a campus--as a center for learning rather than only a repository of information

Library Concept

A Learning Commons

Addresses the ways students learn today—in environments that are media rich, content-rich, learner-driven, but still requiring mediation from professionals at various points along the continuum

Library Concept

A Learning Commons

Brings together various campus services such as a writing center and tutoring and integrates them with library services

Library Concept

A Learning Commons

Space is designed to foster collaborative learning among students and faculty, supports and provides the latest technologies needed for learning and even meets the needs of users by providing access to food, private study spaces and comfortable furniture

Library Concept

A Learning Commons

Students and faculty have access to the library’s many print and electronic collections and to experts in research, writing, and technology

Learning Center Concept

Kimo Perry

Learning Center Concept

Learning Center Concept

Learning Center Concept

●Tables for tutoring ●Group Study Rooms for small-group discussion and “quiet” tutoring ● Computers, white boards, projectors ●Offices for staff ●Bookshelves for resource materials Soft-seating Areas

Math/Science Lab Concept

Linda Sciaroni

Math/Science Lab Concept

Computers Room for study groups Anatomy models Slides for Microbiology study and a microscope station

Math/Science Lab Concept

Tools like Calculators and Rulers Tutoring help

Math Science toys and games because it NEVER is too late to have a happy childhood.

Digital Media Studio/Lab

Ed Coll

Digital Media Studio/Lab Ephemeralization

Ephemeralization is a term coined by R. Buckminster Fuller .It refers to the ability of people to use technological advances tocontinuously do more with less.

Digital Media Studio/Lab Ephemeralization

$1200 per GB

1992

$5 per

200 8

Digital Media Studio/Lab

Digital Media Studio/Lab

Media Assets

Studio Lab

Production

Web

Distribution

Coffee Bar

Anne McKenna

Coffee Bar

Coffee Bar

Coffee Bar

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