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The Lincoln Hall Tour

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Last week the Informal Group on Learning Spaces got the chance to tour the newly renovated Lincoln Hall. Some really amazing restoration work and incredible engineering that reclaimed previously unusable space makes the building even more remarkable. I’m still getting over that the general assignment classrooms are equipped with chalkboards and not a whiteboard to be seen. However, a private tour the next day of some of the department-managed classrooms in Lincoln Hall reassured me that we do have variety in our learning spaces and we are seeing innovative uses of technology in our teaching environments. Phew.

members of the informal group on learning spaces sit in a newly renovated classroom in Lincoln Hall

The Informal Group on Learning Spaces checks out one of the newly renovated classrooms in Lincoln Hall.

Interested in joining in next time? Check out the Informal Group on Learning Spaces meeting schedule, or read our 2011-2012 annual report summary.

Spring 2012 Meetings of the Informal Group on Learning Spaces

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We are excited to share the schedule of meetings for the informal group on learning spaces! We have varied experiences planned for the semester, including discussions about the future of learning spaces, tours of our favorite campus places, a Special Tour of the “ugliest” places on our campus nominated by our group members, and collecting examples of average and exceptional spaces at our peer institutions. Check out the schedule below and mark your calendar. And remember, meeting notes and other details are available on the Reports page for the Informal Group on Learning Spaces.

Spring 2012 Topic Schedule:

  • Feb 9: Re-Introductions and Setting Topics [Meeting Notes] [Study Compiled for Vet Med on Collaborative Learning Spaces]
  • Feb 23: Doris Reeser and her student Al Ochsner will present information they compiled about general assignment classroom components from peer institutions and give an overview of the $60M Instructional Space Improvement.
  • March 8: “Learning Spaces of the Future” Discussion
  • March 22: SDRP tour and discussion of Participatory Design Process In Planning Learning Spaces
  • April 5: The UGLY Tour
  • April 19: Reflection and Review of Big 10 Best Practices
  • May 3: Special Lincoln Hall tour

Announcing Fall Series of Informal Group on Learning Spaces

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The purpose of the informal group on learning spaces is to provide a friendly, informal place for stakeholders at any level in the university to share projects, ideas, needs, dreams, etc about learning spaces. Come to build your network of colleagues who are interested and involved in many aspects of planning, supporting, and using formal and informal learning spaces. Share your projects that are currently in progress, brainstorm ideas for the future, and get to know people who can help you be successful. The informal group may lead to more formal interactions elsewhere, but the more significant idea with the informal group is that we start developing relationships and networks, and share ideas.

The group meets bi-weekly on Thursdays at 9 AM in 23 Illini Hall. Not on the list? Contact Leslie Hammersmith, lkhammer at illinois dot edu to be added to the invitation and receive reminders and topic announcements. Fall 2011 dates are:

September 8

September 22

October 6

October 20

November 3

We look forward to seeing you!

Informal Group On Learning Spaces Hosts Tour On March 24

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Who will be on campus tomorrow? If you are one of the lucky ones, consider joining the Informal Group on Learning Spaces at 9 AM to tour some of the newest facilities for students and see some fantastic learning spaces outside of classrooms! There will even be a demonstration of the cool donut-making machine in the Student Dining and Residential Programs (SDRP) Building! (Did you know that students could get fresh made donuts as part of their regular dining experience? I’m jealous!)

Tour details are below, and please be prompt as there are a lot of great spaces to see in a short time. Drop me a line if you plan to come so we will look for you.

SDRP/Nugent Hall Tour
Thursday, March 24, 2011
9 AM SHARP in SDRP Lobby
Hosts: Melissa Marriott and Gretchen Madsen

Nugent is the new hall that connects to SDRP and the first floor is dedicated to Beckwith program residents.  SDRP has seminar room (classroom) spaces, small study spaces, the learning commons (including the library and computer lab), larger meeting rooms, dining for 1200, servery venues, coffee house, and c-store.  It is a lot to squeeze in, but will give everyone a good look at learning spaces outside of classrooms.

Please gather in the lobby of the SDRP at 9 AM and we will depart from there. SDRP is on Gregory Drive, right behind Clark hall.

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Submit your proposal for FSI 2011 today!

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On behalf of the Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) Steering Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for this year’s conference, to be held May 16-19, 2011 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Please mark your calendars now!

The conference theme is “Big-Better-Best: Big Ideas, Better Ways, Best Practices.” The conference will offer Presentations, Headliner Workshops, Learning Teams, Discovery Labs, and of course, plenty of networking opportunities!

For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit the conference website @ www.regonline.com/fsi2011. Follow @FSI or #fsi2011 on Twitter.

Important Dates:

  • Call for Proposals Opens: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
  • Call for Proposals Closes: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
  • Proposals Approved & Presenters Notified by: Friday, April 1, 2011
  • Conference Registration Opens: Friday, April 1, 2011
  • Acceptance by Presenters/Facilitators: Friday, April 8, 2011
  • FSI Conference: May 16-19, 2011

Don’t Delay – Submit a Proposal TODAY!