Learning Commons Academic Support
Overview Ramona Kincaid
Learning Commons
●History ●Collaboration ○ Library ○ Learning Center/College Success ○ Digital Media Studio & Lab ○ Math Science Lab ○ Coffee Bar ○ HWST, SAM, LAH
Learning Commons
Library Concept Bob Kajiwara
Library Concept A learning Commons
Library Concept A Learning Commons Is a crossroads for students and faculty who identify the library—the intellectual heart of a campus--as a center for learning rather than only a repository of information
Library Concept A Learning Commons Addresses the ways students learn today—in environments that are media- rich, content-rich, learner-driven, but still requiring mediation from professionals at various points along the continuum
Library Concept A Learning Commons Brings together various campus services such as a writing center and tutoring and integrates them with library services
Library Concept A Learning Commons Space is designed to foster collaborative learning among students and faculty, supports and provides the latest technologies needed for learning and even meets the needs of users by providing access to food, private study spaces and comfortable furniture
Library Concept A Learning Commons Students and faculty have access to the library’s many print and electronic collections and to experts in research, writing, and technology
Learning Center Concept Kimo Perry
Learning Center Concept
●Tables for tutoring ●Group Study Rooms for small-group discussion and “quiet” tutoring ● Computers, white boards, projectors ●Offices for staff ●Bookshelves for resource materials Soft-seating Areas
Math/Science Lab Concept Linda Sciaroni
Math/Science Lab Concept Computers Room for study groups Anatomy models Slides for Microbiology study and a microscope station
Math/Science Lab Concept Tools like Calculators and Rulers Tutoring help Math Science toys and games because it NEVER is too late to have a happy childhood.
Digital Media Studio/Lab Ed Coll
Digital Media Digital Media Studio/Lab Ephemeralization is a term coined by R. Buckminster Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller.It refers to the ability of people to use technological advances tocontinuously do more with less. Ephemeralization
Digital Media Digital Media Studio/Lab Ephemeralization $1200 per GB $5 per GB
Digital Media Digital Media Studio/Lab
Digital Media Media Assets Production Distribution Lab Studi o Web Studio Digital Media Studio/Lab
Coffee Bar Anne McKenna
Coffee Bar
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