In the configurable classroom blog series, we’ll explore a few ways Mosaic classrooms with configurable furniture can be arranged to support a variety of active learning activities. In this first installment, we’ll take a look at different ways to configure AD 1000, located on the IUPUI campus. With seating for up to 24 students, AD… Read more »
What is active learning? Is there evidence that it works? How do I do it? If you’re asking any of these questions, you might be interested in these six short readings (two research articles and four short blogs/articles) addressing active learning research or practice. Several readings provide evidence and arguments for why active learning leads… Read more »
Today we welcome current Mosaic Fellow, Jeremy Price, to the blog. He is Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation and Pedagogy in Urban Education at the Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI whose research and teaching focuses on orienting the use of technology in education for purposes of equity, inclusion, and justice. In his blog,… Read more »
Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog, Elaine Monaghan, Professor of Practice in Journalism and Public Relations at IUB’s Media School. She is our first of many faculty who will be sharing their experiences teaching in Mosaic and traditional classrooms across Indiana University. Below, Elaine, shares about teaching in one of the IU Media School’s Mosaic classrooms…. Read more »
I’m excited to share that the call for 2018 – 2019 Mosaic Faculty Fellows is out! We will be accepting applications for the 6th and 7th cohorts of Mosaic Fellows until March 16, 2018. Like previous cohorts of Mosaic Fellows, the next round of Fellows will: explore a variety of active and collaborative learning approaches with… Read more »
It has now been over two years since the launch of the Mosaic Initiative. During this time we’ve designed numerous new classrooms, developed faculty support for all IU learning spaces, launched various research projects, published articles, made presentations, and connected with people from all over the world looking to bring active learning spaces to their… Read more »
We’re excited to debut the Mosaic Initiative blog just two years after the launch of Indiana University’s active learning initiative in October, 2015. Through this blog we want to share our evolving story, including our successes and lessons learned, from the launch of the Mosaic Initiative to the present. We hope that no matter where… Read more »