LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Exploring Physical, Virtual, Cognitive, and Affective Learning Spaces Learning College Summit June 13, 2012 Sylvia Jenkins, Vice-President, Academic Affairs Moraine Valley Community College Katherine Persson, President Lone Star College Kingwood Brenda Ward Watkins, Center for Innovative Teaching and Technology Hillsborough Community College

Learning Environments Discussion 1.Where does learning occur at your college? 2.Which learning environment is most important?

Learning Environments

Moraine Valley Community College

200 acres Wetlands Improvements ¼ mi granite walkways 3 boardwalks ADA accessible Outside classroom Lone Star College- Kingwood

Renovations

KC Hammer

Table Exercise What first impressions does your campus offer to new students? What first impressions does your campus offer to the public? In what ways does the campus itself provide learning environments related to the courses you offer?

Classroom/Office/Service Spaces

Lone Star College- Kingwood

New Facilities Music Instructional Building

Learning Garden Service learning projects

Table Exercise What kind of learning spaces do students expect at your college? How do you work to meet their expectations given the current economic climate? What classroom spaces at your College are non-traditional in layout and structure?

Hillsborough CC - Virtual Spaces

Introductory materials Course content Student tools Communication Home page

Virtual Spaces

Online Student Services

Effective Virtual Learning Spaces How do you assess effectiveness of virtual learning spaces? How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?

Learning Spaces Think of learning spaces in the context of what you’ve learned the past two days. How do the learning spaces create an organizational culture that supports student learning? How do you assess the facilities that you have? How are faculty prepared to design and develop virtual learning spaces?