Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog our Mosaic Research Intern, Tripp Harris. Tripp is currently a Learning Sciences PhD student at Indiana University. In this blog, Tripp shares his take on the future outdoor learning spaces in Higher Ed. “Over the past twelve months, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a range of challenges to… Read more »
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It’s The Last Blog of 2020
It’s Last Blog of the Year! This is the last blog of the year which means it’s time to reflect on 2020. Normally, the final Mosaic Initiative blog of the year would look back at the highlights of the Mosaic Initiative. But this December, it’s impossible to recall the last twelve months and acknowledge anything… Read more »
Under the Palm Trees: Outdoor Learning on a Tropical Campus
Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog our Mosaic Research Intern, Tripp Harris. Tripp is currently a Learning Sciences PhD student at Indiana University. Tripp shares his take on the affordances of outdoor learning spaces at the University of Miami, and how other schools could innovate to make use of on-campus outdoor space for… Read more »
Active Learning with Verb Boards (or any writable surface)
What features do your instructors most like to have in a room? What classroom tools or technologies do they like to use most for teaching? I’m frequently asked these questions at conferences and from colleagues at my own and other institutions. My response: easy-to-use, writable white or glass board surfaces are most often requested by… Read more »
Student Evaluations and Your Active Learning Classroom
Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog, Suraj Uttamchandani, who has been our Mosaic Research Intern since 2016, and is currently a Learning Sciences doctoral candidate at Indiana University. Suraj shares his take on how instructors can use student evaluations to get feedback on their experiences not only in your course but also in your… Read more »
The Mosaic Classroom Experience: A Student’s Perspective

On our blog, we share multiple perspectives of those involved in the Mosaic Initiative. In previous posts, we have shared the voice of faculty, researchers, developers, and learning spaces designers. Today’s blog shares the student’s perspective of a Mosaic active learning classroom on the IU Bloomington campus. Mary Clare Novak is a junior at Indiana… Read more »