Academic and Classroom Spaces


classroom and lecture hall presentation technologies

Show and Tell in the Digital Age

Today's classroom and lecture hall presentation technologies provide accessibility to a variety of materials both to presenters and students, in the classroom or remotely.

Noise Control

Controlling Noise and Increasing the Voice

The materials used for walls, ceilings and even furnishings have a considerable impact on classroom acoustics. Here’s what the experts say about it.

ABCs of ELAs

ABCs of ELAs

Best practices for extended learning areas.

Attention Wall Mount Shoppers!

Classroom size and shape has changed very little. Shouldn't we consider mobile technology to provide more spatial flexibility?

Classroom Technology

The Classroom Reimagined

The flipped classroom model is serving today’s digital native students' needs by providing space to actively collaborate alongside integrated technology.

flipped classroom

Flipping Technology

How technology supports flipped classrooms.

The Real Question

What will the 21st-century learning environment look like?

underground spaces

Learning at the Lowest Level?

Making the most of available space by gong underground.

Technology in the Classroom: What's New?

Technology tools in the classroom continue to advance, providing not only innovation, but more importantly, functionality.

Classroom Design

Do Classrooms Have To Be Designed A Certain Way?

Rethinking the good, the bad, and the ugly of flexible learning spaces.

Instilling Opportunities

Instilling Opportunities

Innovative E-12 campus targets early childhood development.

science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

Plugging In to STEM

A variety of technology options are ensuring that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students receive the best training and real-world experience before embarking on their careers.

Collaborative Learning Spaces

A Challenge and Opportunity

Three strategies are essential when creating successful classrooms and collaborative spaces.

Updating for Academics

Despite the fundraising challenge that confronts any two-year, private college, the ensuing capital campaign for Spartanburg Methodist College (SMC) proved successful and led to Ellis Hall being built and dedicated last November (2012). The facility was the first new academic building on the 110-acre campus since 1967. The 48,000-sq.-ft. building increased the College’s academic space from 15 to 29 percent of the total physical plant. SMC’s seven student residence halls account for most of the balance. SMC’s administration can focus next on upgrading existing buildings.

Roadblocks to a Quality Education

Traditional schools were designed when the primary mode of teaching was distributive; teachers provided information and students were responsible for memorizing and repeating the information. All classrooms were identical marching down each side of identical corridors.

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