What might a toolkit for designing learning spaces look like? One example comes from design firm IDEO and Riverdale Country School, who collaborated on the Design Thinking Toolkit for Educators. This project is based on the model of Design Thinking, which the project website describes as “the confidence that everyone can be part of creating...
Read more →Join members of the Learning Space Toolkit at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 annual meeting on Tuesday, February 14 during the 1:30-3:30pm poster sessions. We will be on hand to provide an update on the project and to gather feedback on the tools and resources under development.
Read more →We are conducting a brief survey of potential users to gather feedback on priorities for the tools we are planning to develop. The survey is organized by the six sections within the toolkit (Roadmap, Needs Assessment, Space Types, Services, Technology, and Assembly instructions), offering an opportunity to rate the importance of the content planned for each and...
Read more →There will be members of the Learning Space Toolkit attending the ALA Annual conference in New Orleans. We are eager to learn about your own learning space projects and to share details about the Toolkit. Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a time to talk: Kristin Antelman (kristin_antelman@ncsu.edu) David Woodbury (david_woodbury@ncsu.edu) Maurice...
Read more →The project held Workshop #2 on April 5-6 at NCSU Libraries. Key activities/outcomes were: brainstorming space types, “building blocks” and attributes of spaces refining and prioritizing the list of site visits reviewing the NCSU user research done so far (video diaries) and instruments that have been developed for future work (survey, focus groups) beginning...
Read more →The North Carolina State University Libraries has received a $313,000 grant National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop a Learning Space Toolkit. The Toolkit will provide a resource for designers, librarians, and other university staff who are planning or already involved in a learning space project. The NCSU Libraries is working...
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