LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Exploring Physical, Virtual, Cognitive, and Affective Learning Spaces

1. LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Exploring Physical, Virtual, Cognitive, and Affective Learning Spaces Learning College Summit June 13, 2012 Sylvia Jenkins, Vice-President, Academic Affairs Moraine Valley Community College Katherine Persson, President Lone Star College Kingwood Brenda Ward Watkins, Center for Innovative Teaching and Technology Hillsborough Community College

2. Learning Environments Discussion • Where does learning occur at your college? • Which learning environment is most important?

3. Learning Environments

4. Moraine Valley Community College

5. Lone Star College- Kingwood 200 acres Wetlands Improvements • ¼ mi granite walkways • 3 boardwalks • ADA accessible • Outside classroom

8. Renovations

9. KC Hammer

10. Table Exercise What first impressions does your campus offer to new students? What first impressions does your campus offer to the public? In what ways does the campus itself provide learning environments related to the courses you offer?

11. Classroom/Office/Service Spaces

12. Classroom/Office/Service Spaces

13. Lone Star College- Kingwood

14. Lone Star College- Kingwood

15. New Facilities Music Instructional Building

16. Learning Garden Service learning projects

18. Table Exercise What kind of learning spaces do students expect at your college? How do you work to meet their expectations given the current economic climate? What classroom spaces at your College are non-traditional in layout and structure?

19. Hillsborough CC - Virtual Spaces

20. Hillsborough CC - Virtual Spaces Home page Introductory materials Course content Student tools Communication

21. Virtual Spaces

23. Online Student Services

24. Effective Virtual Learning Spaces How do you assess effectiveness of virtual learning spaces? How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?

25. Learning Spaces Think of learning spaces in the context of what you’ve learned the past two days. • How do the learning spaces create an organizational culture that supports student learning? • How do you assess the facilities that you have? • How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?