Learning Environments

Learning Environments

The environment in which the process of learning and teaching is conducted, is one of the key elements of the effectiveness of the entire educational process. This environment arises in the context of formal and non-formal education. The ability to create individual student's personal learning environment (PLE) is particularly important from the point of view of lifelong learning. Both personal learning goals, preferred forms and methods of learning as well as the necessary resources and educational tools should be taken into account in PLE. Today, in the era of electronic media, learning environments are being built in both the traditional and digital space. The authors of this book provide recent research updates on emerging theories, applications and future directions of different learning environments.

Constructivist Learning Environments

School Space and its Occupation

School Space and its Occupation addresses the ongoing and pressing need for justification of education and environmental innovation. Further, the increasingly important work of evaluating the new learning spaces brings attention to the need for conceptual and methodological clarity. The editors have assembled a collection of leading authors to explore the links between education and design, progression of ideas in education and architecture, as well as making sense of pedagogical trends and spatial and design relevance. Post-occupancy evaluation is capable of informing both educational and architectural questions to generate sustainable adaptations for educators and designers. Part 2 focuses on the occupancy phase and examines the lived experience of schools to draw conclusions and make recommendations focused impacts and methodological progression. Contributors: Renae Acton, Scott Alterator, Benjamin Cleveland, Craig Deed, Matthew Dwyer, Debra Edwards, Neil Gislason, Wesley Imms, Peter Lippman, Elizabeth Matthews, Marcus Morse, Vaughan Prain, Matthew Riddle, Warren Sellers, Rebecca Townsend, and Adam Wood.