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 »
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It’s the Fiftieth Mosaic Blog!
We’re Golden at Fifty! Big blog news today! This entry marks the fiftieth Mosaic Initiative blog. This notably numbered issue appears just three years since the debut of the inaugural Mosaic blog in November 2017. So much has happened in that short time that we have published a blog and a half per month (on… Read more »
The Blueprint Walk
Teaching in a new classroom this semester? Is it a large lecture hall? A lab? A small seminar space? No matter what your classroom design or size, I’d like to share an activity to help you think about how classroom space can directly support your teaching. I like to call it the “Blueprint Walk”. Step… Read more »
Teaching Tips: Student Building SB015 Edition
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 »
The Mosaic blog: looking back on 2018
Last year, we launched the Mosaic Initiative blog to share our story of research, classroom designs, and resources for teaching in Indiana University’s active learning classrooms. We’d like to take a moment and reflect on the 2018 blog entries, and highlight the many people who contribute to and shape this initiative. Instructors Over the last… Read more »
Classroom Observations for Classroom Design Teams, Part 2: The Learning Spaces team perspective
The Mosaic Initiative regularly invites the Learning Spaces team to observe class meetings in Mosaic classrooms, we call these gatherings Classroom Observations. These Classroom Observations are a great way to bring stakeholders together that might not normally engage and to encourage conversations around the intent of space design and actual use. On November 13th, 2017,… Read more »
Classroom Observations for Classroom Design Teams, Part 1: The Instructor’s perspective
The Mosaic Initiative regularly invites the Learning Spaces team to observe class meetings in Mosaic classrooms, we call these gatherings Classroom Observations. These Classroom Observations are a great way to bring stakeholders together that might not normally engage and to encourage conversations around the intent of space design and actual use. On November 13th we held a Classroom Observations… Read more »