Learning Spaces

Here you'll find articles on technology-enabled learning spaces, classroom design, av technologies and more, plus stories about institutions adopting new tech for the classroom.


GigXR

U Michigan Health to Tap Mixed Reality for Student Clinical Practice

The University of Michigan Health is co-developing a mixed-reality curriculum for medical students. The institution is working with GigXR to develop the XR Procedure Training Suite, a training application that uses holographic patients and mixed reality to help students develop manual and practical skills.

  • 12/20/21
The new Central Campus Classroom Building at University of Michigan includes three Team-Based Learning Classrooms, ranging from 132 seats to 162 seats each, with movable strip tables, movable seating and a collaborative design.

New U-M Classroom Building Emphasizes Active, Team-Based Learning

When classes resume for the Spring 2022 semester at the University of Michigan, a new Central Campus Classroom Building will welcome more than 10,000 students per day, the university said this week in a news release. The CCCB was designed specifically to support "active and team-based learning classrooms."

  • 12/17/21
SolarFi Privé pods

Solar-Powered Pods to Provide Self-Contained Study Spaces at U Alabama

The University of Alabama is rolling out a set of small, greenhouse-like structures where students can have private, socially distanced space for their studies or relaxation.

  • 12/16/21
hyflex classroom

Nureva Intros Hyflex/Hybrid Classroom Solution

Audio conferencing company Nureva has launched a new classroom solution that integrates audio, video, device management and services.

  • 12/15/21

Michigan Tech Classroom Audio Upgrade Supports Hybrid Learning

Michigan Technological University has outfitted two of its on-campus spaces with ClearOne BMA 360 Beamforming Microphone Array Ceiling Tiles.

  • 12/08/21
Zoe Immersive

Dreamscape and Zoe Partner to Simplify VR Content Creation

Virtual reality company Dreamscape Immersive is teaming up with VR/AR software provider Zoe Immersive to make it easier to create 3D content for the Dreamscape VR platform.

  • 12/06/21
hybrid learning

Planning for the Classroom of the Future

The right combination of technology and training will ensure your learning spaces can adapt to ever-changing modes of instruction. Here are key considerations for future-proofing classrooms, supporting faculty and surviving the next pandemic.

  • 11/17/21
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has rolled out 58 hyflex classrooms.

UNLV Adds Dozens of Hyflex Classrooms

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has introduced a number of hyflex classrooms, capable of accommodating students attending in person and online.

  • 11/15/21
student using VR

Native American Students Build STEM Skills While Exploring Their Cultural Stories with VR/AR Design Projects

Through a $1.5million, four-year NSF grant, Oklahoma State University researchers are leveraging their earlier work with proven, college-level design courses that incorporate VR, AR, and 3D printing technologies. But this time, they are helping underserved Native American middle school students develop STEM skills.

  • 11/08/21

New Camera Device Brings in-Room Whiteboard to Virtual Classes

Videoconferencing company Owl Labs has launched Whiteboard Owl, a camera device that transmits any in-room whiteboard to online or hybrid classes.

  • 10/28/21