Design+of+Learning+Spaces

A learning space is more than just a building. It's a place where people can gather to collaborate, problem solve, and create. The learning space of the future has infinite possibilities and a geographic range that spans the globe. Whether learners gather to collaborate in person or in a virtual environment, each space will be more productive and welcoming for the participants. The classroom itself will still exist, however, it will bear little resemblance to the familiar, teacher-centric classroom with which we are so familiar.
 * What is a Learning Space? **

As we move toward a more globally connected classroom, more learning will take place in environments outside the traditional classroom and outside the traditional school day. Classrooms are already beginning to connect with counterparts from other countries, and locating international peers has never been easier. It is essential for schools to reconsider the learning spaces within them and change them to meet the needs of learners of today and the future. The horizon report even suggests that learning spaces will need to be more focused on collaboration and learning from anywhere. If our nation is to help our future generations compete in a global economy successfully, we need to support the changing learning environment to allow for collaboration and problem solving. **Horizon Report Findings **Some key trends that have a significant impact on learning spaces of 2025 were identified in the 2011 Horizon Report:
 * //The technologies we use are increasingly cloud-based// - this is relevant because real-time collaboration is now possible in ways that it was not previously. Learners are capable of working together and storing data in the cloud so that every member of a learning community has access when it is needed without concerns about which member of the group has the most recent revisions of a project.
 * //People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want// - this is significant because learners have evolved and believe that learning should take place on their terms at a time that is convenient for them and in any and every location
 * //The world of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection about the way student projects are structured// - this is the foundation for the KADS Educational philosophy and is why we propose to help evolve learning spaces.

media type="flickr" key="69252214@N06" ARG0="&tags=employers&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" width="233" height="233" align="right" Today's learners are tomorrow's employees. Employers are already constructing workspaces that are more comfortable and adapted to their employees' needs. They are inspiring, evolving, and forward thinking, they emphasize productivity and creativity. They are preparing today for the employees of tomorrow. They understand that tomorrow's employees will expect, no rely, on the ability to collaborate, multi-task, seek out information, and continue to be innovative.
 * Today's Working Spaces **

** Today's Learning Spaces ** With this in mind, why are learning spaces not evolving as well? In spite of the many advances in technology, ergonomics and learning methodologies, the classroom space remains virtually unchanged. The learning assumptions are learning only happens in the classroom and at fixed times, (Educase, Ch 9) and that learning is an individual activity (Chism, Ch.2)

media type="youtube" key="NtPVGn04sDk" height="223" width="402" align="right" Digital revolution is clearly underway. The learning spaces of 2025 will be completely different from today to cater the future learners who will be cataloging their lives in ever growing journal of tweets, blog posts, pictures and videos. (Educase) They will be collaborating with others and throughout the world to manage the ever expanding sea of information. The video explains how the future learning spaces will be designed in such a way that they maintain the crucial balance between the virtual interactions and the physical collaborations of the learners.