Day 2 of educuase – Just went to a presentation by folks at GWU CITL who created what they considered to be an innovative learning space..  which wasn’t geared towards technology but had alot of technology imbedded in it.  They used a student academic program to redesign a technology learning space.  They conducted surveys of faculty, held focus groups, studied learning space desingn, furniture, AV, and other technology.  Seems like the focus was on a flexible space for small collaborative groups and the ability to record sessions in the room.  I think many of the concepts that were introduced here could be leveraged towards any of our spaces for a view of a new computer lab paradigm and technology teaching space.   Questions and ideas include;

What technology should be in the space? What is the tech focus?

• Modular, moveable furniture for total flexibiliy.  Don’t be hardwired, mobile computing should be the dictum.
• More whiteboards all around.
• Double screens and/or tripod mount LCD’s (for mobility)
• Technology should not be too visible – unobtrusive.
• LCD’s are movable to different parts of the rooms.
• All the furniture are on wheels (half round tables on wheels that can be configured a whole number of ways

Could this be something that we do in the GC1?

Allow the room to be used for reservation only collaborative needs – laptops with virtual desktops avaiable (but not just sitting out, needs to be coordinated)

Interesting ideas!