design drivers
Mindset + preparedness
Social connections
the physical environment
learning happens best when
can provide cues and indicate
Highly flexible
Hosting + Integration
classrooms and informal
hosting technology is key
people, technology and place
spaces must be highly flexi-
for blending learning en-
preparedness with support-
are brought together in in-
ble to support new learning
vironments. It’s important
ive spaces and technology
novative ways. Space supports
behaviors resulting from new
to colon distribute power
and by reinforcing plans and
sought after social connec-
technology spaces should
throughout the room, design
communication. It’s import-
tions by: ensuring engagement
support: new ways of learn-
for video streaming and cap-
ant to have: a strategic plan
with content and visibility on
ing like hands-on activities
ture dash considering camera
and alignment identified plat-
screen or in person. Consid-
and shifts from one mode of
angles and multiple displays
forms and pedagogies access
ering sight lines so those on
learning to another. Modifi-
for content and remote us-
and equity for all support
site can see and be seen by re-
able (user adaptable space)
ers. support, pixels and pen-
and communication.
mote participants. Being sensi-
and convertibility (repur-
cils “ - digital and analog
tive to presence disparity so
posing space). Loosening spa-
tools such as whiteboards
remote and on-site partici-
tial boundaries by valuing “in
visual and share thinking and
pants can contribute equally.
between places“ outside the
tandem. Consider what’s next-
classroom for learning.
voice interfaces, Al and VR are already being tested to
