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ACTIVE LEARNING SPACES

Active learning by Coalesse. The education landscape is changing. On campus, learning happens everywhere; from the classroom to the cafe, and from the library to the resident lounge. In formal learning spaces instructors are shifting towards a collaborative learning model and the percentage of informal learning spaces, where students lead their own learning, is growing. Furthermore, students expect technology to be integrated seamlessly across campus. Fulfilling the needs of today’s learners means designing diverse spaces beyond the classroom that are inspirational, comfortable and support...

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Interactive and collaborative teaching and learning styles have become the dominant pedagogy because they increase engagement and promote deeper participation. This creates a need for informal and flexible spaces to work harder to support a variety of learning styles. SW_1 seating / Hosu seating

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Classroom Peer to peer learning is growing and the traditional lecture style of teaching is less common. With small group learning happening in 60 percent of classrooms, a space that facilitates group work and reconfiguration allows the instructor to move freely around the room to provide real-time feedback, assessment and support. Ballet table / Enea stacker Denizen table / CH20 Elbow chair Akira table / Kart seating Akira and Kart flex to form small group configurations ideal for active learning. Akira table / Kart seating Akira tables and Kart chairs are...

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Library Today’s modern university library has become the hub of campus life. It houses traditional and new knowledge resources, information technology and is the place to meet other students to work on projects. A range of customizable settings that support long-term, intense group work, quick brainstorm sessions or comfortable touch down areas are needed to support different meeting modes: to inform, evaluate and co-create. Await seating and benches E-Table 2 / Switch seating Diverse settings with different height options allow the user to choose the space...

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Small Meeting Spaces Group work continues to become a dominant learning model creating a need for spaces that accommodate small groups to quickly share information and co-create with digital and analog tools. Open plan and enclosed spaces that provide long term comfort, varying height and posture options and access to power are essential. Enea Lottus Post Stool /Enea Lottus Side Chair / Bix table Enea Lottus is a flexible, multi-height collection of chairs that integrates simply and cleanly with any space. 10 . COALESSE SW_1 Conference chair and table /...

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Social Spaces The interactive nature of social learning increases the rate in which content can be shared and questions can be answered. This is because students are able to learn from each other by observing and working together.

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Social Spaces In-between Spaces Learning happens everywhere, even in non-traditional spaces- like hallways outside of classrooms and touch down spaces. When designing for education it is important to view every space as a learning space and design them with access to power, user control and collaboration in mind. Circa seating and tables Lagunitas seating and personal table Create a room within a room for collaborating. The 3D knit mesh creates a sense of approachable privacy. 14 . COALESSE Lagunitas offers a unique articulating back cushion, allowing for both lean back postures to relax...

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Social Spaces Informal Spaces Informal spaces are critical to the overall campus environment because they are where self-directed learning takes place outside of the classroom. To support the modes of self-directed learning, informal spaces should offer students a range of places and postures to select the best environment for their needs. Spaces to connect with others, relax and focus are important needs. For these reasons - spaces that help people connect with each other, relax and focus are increasingly vital. Visalia seating / Sebastopol tables / PowerPod Hosu seating / SW_1 lounge...

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Social Spaces Cafe The cafeteria has become a space that can be a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining top students and faculty. It should be an inspiring destination where students can take a break from studying to enjoy a meal, collaborate, or focus while surrounded by a third place vibe. Creating quiet zones with multiple posture options for individual students and break out areas with varying height options for group collaboration leverages the space as another vibrant place on campus for learning. Enea Lottus seating and tables Lox seating / Millbrae Contract seating and...

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Emu Heaven seating and table Emu Round seating and table Social Spaces Indoor/Outdoor Spaces Research shows working outdoors increases creativity. It also provides a refreshing break from study sessions. Supporting students and faculty in outdoor environments can help them succeed and enjoy the campus more fully. Outdoor settings can be applied indoors to seamlessly extend the outdoor experience inside. Emu Heaven seating and tables Outdoor spaces can be used to take a break, socialize, gather for a group meeting or work alone. 21 . COALESSE

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Focused Learning Spaces Learners and instructors need focus zones; places where they research, write, contemplate and study without being interrupted. At the same time, students often enjoy “working alone, together” and seek inspiring spaces with a vibe where they can work among others but signal they do not want to be disturbed. Today’s learners value relaxed postures, access to power and the ability to toggle between different learning modes. Bob seating / Free Stand

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Focused Learning Spaces Heads Down Learning Individual study time is an important part of self-directed learning. Quiet zones where students are offered a range of postures for working alone and in private with security for personal items and access to power are important for periods of concentration. Public, open spaces where students can work alone, but in the company of others, are increasingly effective for student learning because of the ability to toggle between focused work and social interaction. Massaud Lounge The Massaud Lounge creates a comfortable place to focus with an...

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