In the last few years, we have published several blogs devoted to showcasing room arrangements for our configurable classrooms, i.e. our Mosaic classrooms with movable tables and chairs. We compile those blogs and share them on the Classroom Spaces tab under the Resources section on the Mosaic website. Today I’ll add one more example to… Read more »
We recently interviewed several instructors who taught in Student Building 015, located on the IU Bloomington campus, and asked them to share their perspectives on, and experiences with, teaching in this unique learning space. In this blog, Bloomington instructors Tessa Bent, J Duncan, Shabnam Kavousian, Julie Knapp, Jill Robinson, and Susan Siena, generously share their… Read more »
Two, four, six… and sometimes even more; there are a number of collaboration screens we see being placed in classrooms around IU campuses. And classrooms with these screens have become a more common occurrence in recent years. How can these collaboration screens best be utilized? Often, I think that’s the right question asked from the… Read more »
Introducing a new topic to your students can be the perfect opportunity to ask them to share what they are thinking and get a glimpse into their preconceived notions about that topic. Knowing what students know, don’t know, and misunderstand about a subject or an idea can be a helpful guide for shaping your teaching… Read more »
“I was scheduled in a new-to-me classroom this semester, so I went to visit it in person like you suggested. When I got there, I found that my students will be sitting at collaborative tables of 6 with a collaboration display at each table. …” – IU Faculty This is an example of several instructor… Read more »
As more and more classrooms at Indiana University have Solstice added to them, it is increasingly likely that the classroom you are teaching in will be equipped with this technology. And just because the technology is in your classroom, does not mean that you have to use it. However, if it allows you to do… Read more »
In this blog series, we’ll explore how Mosaic classrooms with configurable furniture can be arranged to support a variety of active learning activities. In this installment, we’ll take a look at different ways to configure GISB rooms 1100, 1106, 1112, 1118, 1122, 1128, 1134. With seating for up to 64 students, the GISB classrooms’ moveable tables… Read more »
In this blog series, we’ll explore how Mosaic classrooms with configurable furniture can be arranged to support a variety of active learning activities. In this installment, we’ll take a look at different ways to configure GISB rooms 0005, 0007, 0009, 00011, 0013. With seating for up to 24 students, the GISB’s wheeled tables and chairs… Read more »
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 »