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The Steelcase Learning Environment Evaluation (LEE) study has found both students and instructors have reported they want more control over their learning ... Search ClearSearchbyImage Account Login/Register Americas(English) Back Americas English Español Europe,MiddleEast,Africa Deutsch English Español Français AsiaPacific English 中文 日本語 Countries ViewAllCountries UserMenu Americas(English) Selectaregion/language Americas English Español Europe,MiddleEast,Africa Deutsch English Español Français AsiaPacific English 中文 日本語 Clickheretoseeourlistofsupportedcountries. Contact FindaDealer Login/Register RelatedStories MoreThanJustaGame:DesigningforEsportsHowReadyIsYourCampus?COVID-19AcceleratesBlendedLearningHowtoDesignHybridandBlendedLearningEnvironmentsWebinar:BeyondtheLessonPlanDesigningPost-COVIDLearningSpacesAnInnovativeCollegeExperienceinKuwaitFuture-ReadyLibrariesSixEducation+WorkTrendsfromGenerationiGenClassroomMakeover:PartIIBuildingtheClassroomoftheFutureTrendsfortheFutureofEducationwithJeffSelingo CloseRelatedStories ShareonFacebookShareonLinkedInShareonPinterestShareonTwitter Comments0 SubscribetoRSS Email Printthispage Printwithimages Printwithoutimages Openimagetooltip Evenbeforethepandemic,educationwasundergoingatransformationthatwillgoonlongafterthevirusthreatsubsides.Theexperiencesstudents,educatorsandadministratorshavehadduringthepandemichastohaveacceleratedandamplifiedtrendsineducationthatwerealreadyinmotion. Onlineandblendedlearninghasrevealedinequitiesandhowmanyphysicallearningenvironmentssimplycan’tmeetthepedagogicalneedsandtechnologydemands.Additionally,wellbeinghassuffered,andstudentsandteachershavestruggled,unabletoteachorlearneffectively. WhatStudentsandEducatorsNeedandExpect Everyonehashadavastlydifferentexperienceteachingandlearningfromhome.Thoseexperiencesshapetheirexpectationsforwhattheywantthelearningexperiencetobelikeinthefuture. PriortoandduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,SteelcaseLearningresearchersusedmultiplemethodstounderstandthevalueofblendedlearningandwellbeingtoeducationaloutcomesandhowspacecanplayaroletoensureanenhancedexperience.PriortoCOVID-19,researchersvisitedbothK-12schoolsanduniversities,interviewededucatorsandstudents,observedblendedlearningmodelsandbuiltprototypes.Sincetheonsetofthepandemic,they’veusedaremotediaryplatformtoassesshowonlinelearningisgoingforteachersandstudents.Steelcasealsoconductedmultiplestudiesin10countriestobetterunderstandtheimpactthepandemichashadonworkers.Synthesizingallthesestudiesuncoveredfiveoverarchingneedsthatwilldrivemacroshiftsintheoveralllearningandworkexperienceandleadtonewwaysofplanninganddesigninglearningenvironments. Openimagetooltip ToBeSafeandFeelSafe Educationalinstitutionsdidn’thavetoconsiderhowtomitigatethespreadofdisease,butpeoplearenowpandemicaware.Theyhavenewexpectationsaboutairquality,facilitycleanliness,socialdistancing,densityandadherencetosafetyprotocolsthatdidnotexistpriortothepandemic. Openimagetooltip ADeeperSenseofBelonging Students,educatorsandadministratorsallreportafeelingofisolation.Toaddressthismovingforward,educationalinstitutionswillneedamorehuman-centeredapproachtoeducationthatcreatesasenseofbelonging.Whenasenseofbelongingislacking,botheducatorsandstudentsarenegativelyimpacted.Students’lackofwellbeing,forexample,isrelatedtolowerachievement,retentionandgraduationrates,whichdirectlyaffectfunding.Meanwhile,educatorburnoutresultsinhigherabsenteeism,poorwellbeing,increasedhealthcarecostsandhigherturnoverrates. Openimagetooltip ToBeEffective Onlinelearning presentsnewchallengeswhencomparedtoatraditionalclassroom.AccordingtoaMcKinseyReport,asignificantportionofstudentsreportthatCOVID-19hadaffectedtheirreadiness,willingness,orabilitytoattendahighereducationinstitution.Forexample,30%ofhighschoolstudentsfeelacademicallyunpreparedforuniversity. Students’abilitytosucceedinaremote-learningenvironmentalsodiffersgreatlybyincomelevels.Lessthanhalf(40%)ofstudentsfromlower-incomehouseholdsreportbeingabletogetthenecessaryequipmentforremotelearningcomparedwith72%ofstudentsfromhigh-incomehouseholds. Openimagetooltip HolisticComfort Amoreholisticapproachtocomfortisanotherexpectationstudents,educatorsandadministratorsnowhaveasmanyhadtolearn,teachandworkfromsofas,kitchentablesandevenbeds.Learningenvironmentswillneedtosupportphysicalcomfort,aswellasemotionalandcognitivecomfort.Peoplewillneedarangeofpostures,settingsandtheabilitytomove,aswellasanemotionallysafeandsupportivecultureforteachingandlearning.Learningspacesshouldbedesignedtocreateasenseofinclusivenessandcommunityandprovidecalmingspacesforrespite. Openimagetooltip GreaterControl TheSteelcaseLearningEnvironmentEvaluation(LEE)studyhasfoundbothstudentsandinstructorshavereportedtheywantmorecontrolovertheirlearningenvironments.Peoplewantoptionssotheycanchoosewheretolearnorworkandtheywanttheabilitytoadaptspacesbasedonwhatthey’redoing.TheLEEstudyreportsa92%increaseinstudentswhosaytheyoftenoralwaysmovefurnituretosupporttheirlearning.Instructorsreporta47%increasewhenaskedifthey agreeorstronglyagreethattheywanttobeabletomovefurnitureintonewlayouts. Accesstomobilefurnitureanddifferentseatingoptionsandposturespromoteagreatersenseofstudentagency. MacroShiftsInTheLearningExperience Tobeabletocreatebetterteachingandlearningexperiencesthatprovidestudentsandeducatorswithwhattheywantandexpect,institutionswillneedtopayattentiontofourmacroshiftsinhowtheythinkaboutspace. DesignSaferSchools Behavioralstrategies,suchasmaskwearinganddistancing,needtobeaugmentedwithchangestothebuiltenvironment.Educationalinstitutionscanmaketheirbuildingsevensaferbyintentionallydesigningthebuiltenvironmenttohelpmitigatediseasetransmission.Understandinghowpathogensmovethroughanenvironmentwillhelpeducationalinstitutionsdevelopnewsystemicstrategiestohelppreventinfections. DesignforEffectiveness Studentsandeducatorshavestruggledthroughoutthepandemic.Learningandteachingeffectivenesshavedropped.Movingforwardstudentsandeducatorswillneedmulti-modallearningenvironmentsthatbalanceindividualandgroupneedsandmultiplemodesoflearning.Forexample,librariescanbedesignedtosupportgroupworkandnotjustindividualstudy.Schoolswillalsoneedtoprovidespacesthatenablebetterhybridandblendedlearningexperiences. DesigntoInspire Peoplewhohavelivedthroughacrisiswantinspiration—theyneedtobeapartofsomethingmeaningful.Educationalinstitutionswillneedtocreateasenseofbelongingandfostercommunity.Whenstudentsareabletoconnectwiththeirinstructorsandhaveaccesstoinspiringspacesthatbuildastrongcommunity,thiscanleadtobetterlearningoutcomes.Intentionally-designedlearningenvironmentscanfostermeaningfulinteractionsandsignalthatchangeandadaptationarepartoftheircultureandsomethingtobeembraced. DesignforFlexibility Historicallydesignedforpermanence,buildingshavebeendominatedbyfixedarchitecture,powerandfurnishings.Goingforward,educationalinstitutionswilloffermoreflexibleenvironmentsthatcanadapteasilytoaccommodatemultiplelearningmodes.Schoolswillneedtoembracemulti-usespacesthatcansupportdiversetypesofactivities.Furnishingswilleasilymovetoallowspacestoexpandandcontractasneeded. Whilelivingthroughacrisishasnotbeeneasyonanyone,ithasacceleratedchangesthatwerealreadyunderwaytoimprovethelearningexperience.Leadersineducationcanusethismomentasacatalystforreinventinglearningspacesandexplorenewapproachesfordeliveringqualityeducation. Wecanhelp Letusassistyouindevelopingteachingandlearningspacesasyounavigatewhat’snextineducation. GetInTouch LearnBetter:ExploretheDesignPrinciplesinPractice Learnaboutthefournewdesignprincipleseducationleadersneedtoconsidertocreatebetterlearningspaces. SeeHow CenteringWellbeinginEducation Discoverhowintentionallydesignedlearningspacescanplayaroleinwellbeing. Readmore DesigningforBlendedLearning Asblendedlearningbecomesaviablesolutionforinstitutions,weidentifythelearningspacesthatneedtoberethought. LearnMore LeaveaCommentCancelreplyCommentName Email Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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