1. The union of Learning, Environmental Science and Architecture How can a building support learning about architecture and environmental science? The systematized knowledge derived from observation, study and experimentation carried out in order to determine the nature and underlying principles of what is being studied. The art and science of building Learning Technologies Pedagogy The People The Physical Environment

2. A School that Teaches Science experiments and data collection Reveals its construction and systems Asks questions through itself A connection to the environment A demonstration of environmental principles

3. VIRGINIA TECH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & URBAN STUDIES Sponsored by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U. S. Department of Energy Center for High Performance Learning Environments INEGRATION PATTERNS FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES What do Teachers Want?

4. Data Gathering

6. DESIGN ISSUES -Access -Flexibility -Floor Area -Connection “Supporting Spaces” TEACHING MODES -Individual -Group Instruction -Collaborative

7. Learning Technologies Pedagogy The People The Physical Environment Four Components of Learning Environments Four Components of Learning Environments Research Goal A Pattern Language for Integrating Learning Technologies Within the Classroom Physical Boundaries as They Pertain to Occupants’ Visual Performance

8. Learning Technologies/ The Physical Environment Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Location -Access -Mobility -Layout -Flexibility -Natural Lighting -Artificial Lighting -Orientation

9. Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Location -Access -Mobility -Layout -Flexibility -Natural Lighting -Artificial Lighting -Window Treatments -Orientation Learning Technologies/ The Physical Environment

10. Learning Technologies/Pedagogy Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Discipline -Teaching Modes/Activities -Individual Versus Group Learning -Frequency of Use -Physical Access -Visual Access

11. Learning Technologies/Pedagogy Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Discipline -Teaching Modes/Activities -Individual Versus Group Learning -Frequency of Use -Physical Access -Visual Access

12. Learning Technologies/Pedagogy Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Discipline -Teaching Modes/Activities -Individual Versus Group Learning -Frequency of Use -Physical Access -Visual Access

13. Learning Technologies/Occupants Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Number of Students in Learning Groups -Personal Preference -Monitoring -Patterns of Use/ Movement Patterns

14. Learning Technologies/Occupants Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Number of Students in Learning Groups -Personal Preference -Monitoring -Patterns of Use/ Movement Patterns

15. Learning Technologies/Occupants Variables Influencing the Visual Environment: -Number of Students in Learning Groups -Personal Preference -Monitoring -Patterns of Use/ Movement Patterns

16. Christopher Alexander’s Pattern Language For building construction Patterns of events Patterns of space

17. Fielding-Nair pattern for advisory-based small learning community

18. Decision-making factors Personal/individual preferences Teaching learning modes/activities Supporting spaces and storage/Spatial proportions Activity patterns (wet area/demonstration area/lecture area/…) Comfort with/preferences of learning technologies Mostly… high flexibility of learning space