From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:42:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [109.157.29.239] (HELO unknown-4c-8d-79-e1-0e-be.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.9) with ESMTPS id 24120566 for cni-announce@cni.org; Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:59:26 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_88A69399-BA51-4F46-80DB-98566F017792" Subject: Learning Space Rating System Project X-Original-Message-Id: <4F39EFBB-B5E8-412C-A067-923411E048FB@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:59:25 -0400 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_88A69399-BA51-4F46-80DB-98566F017792 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I am posting this announcement of a new learning space rating system for = classrooms, an important development for those of you interested in = learning space design. --Joan Lippincott, CNI ------------------------------ Greetings, I am writing to announce a new learning space initiative: the Learning = Space Rating System (LSRS). The web site for the LSRS initiative is at: http://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system and detailed information about the project is available from those LSRS = web pages. In a nutshell: the LSRS provides a set of measurable criteria to assess = how well the design of classrooms support and enable active learning = activities. The LSRS criteria form the basis for a rating system that = will allow institutions to benchmark their environments against best = practices within the higher education community. This initial beta = version is for formal classrooms, ones designed to accommodate course = sessions with all participants; later versions will target informal and = other types of learning spaces. We are announcing the availability of the beta version of the criteria = and a scoresheet. These can be downloaded from links available at the = URL above. We are eager to hear from the community about the LSRS = criteria and are soliciting community input and feedback. The form for = providing this is at http://tinyurl.com/lsrsinput We urge you to read over the criteria, try out the scoresheet on = classrooms at your institution, and then provide feedback via the form. = We will use this feedback to produce version 1 of the criteria in 2014. = All LSRS materials are covered by CC BY 3.0. There will be sessions at the EDUCAUSE 2013 conference on the LSRS = project, and we very much invite your participation in those sessions. Session 1 (on line program only) = http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2013/learning-spaces-rating-syst= em Session 2 (face-to-face venue) = http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2013/learning-space-rating-syste= m-sponsored-furniture-provided-steelcase-gold-partner Please don=92t hesitate to get in touch if you have questions. LSRS team members: Malcolm Brown, ELI Joseph Cevetello, University of Southern California Shirley Dugdale, Dugdale Strategy, LLC Elliot Felix, Brightspot Strategy, LLC Richard Holeton, Stanford University Carole Meyers, Dartmouth College Earlier members of the project team: Robert Beichner, North Carolina State University Linda Jorn, University of Wisconsin Phil Long, University of Queensland Andrew Milne, Tidebreak Malcolm Brown Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative EDUCAUSE Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good 1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 direct: 575.448.1313 | main: 202.872.4200 | fax: 202.872.4318 | = educause.edu --Apple-Mail=_88A69399-BA51-4F46-80DB-98566F017792 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 I am = posting this announcement of a new learning space rating system for = classrooms, an important development for those of you interested in = learning space design.
--Joan Lippincott, = CNI
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Greeti= ngs,
I am writing to announce a new learning space initiative: the = Learning Space Rating System (LSRS).

The web site for the LSRS = initiative is at:
http://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system
and detailed information about the project is available from those = LSRS web pages.

In a nutshell: the LSRS provides a set of = measurable criteria to assess how well the design of classrooms support = and enable active learning activities. The LSRS criteria form the basis = for a rating system that will allow institutions to benchmark their = environments against best practices within the higher education = community.  This initial beta version is for formal classrooms, = ones designed to accommodate course sessions with all participants; = later versions will target informal and other types of learning = spaces.

We are announcing the availability of the beta version of = the criteria and a scoresheet. These can be downloaded from links = available at the URL above. We are eager to hear from the community = about the LSRS criteria and are soliciting community input and feedback. =  The form for providing this is at
http://tinyurl.com/lsrsinput
=
We urge you to read over the criteria, try out the scoresheet on = classrooms at your institution, and then provide feedback via the form. = We will use this feedback to produce version 1 of the criteria in 2014. =  All LSRS materials are covered by CC BY 3.0.

There will be = sessions at the EDUCAUSE 2013 conference on the LSRS project, and we = very much invite your participation in those sessions.
Session 1 (on = line program only)
http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2013/learning-spaces= -rating-system


Session 2 (face-to-face venue)
http://www.= educause.edu/annual-conference/2013/learning-space-rating-system-sponsored= -furniture-provided-steelcase-gold-partner


Please don=92t = hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.

LSRS team = members:
Malcolm Brown, ELI <mbrown@educause.edu>
Joseph = Cevetello, University of Southern California
Shirley Dugdale, Dugdale = Strategy, LLC
Elliot Felix, Brightspot Strategy, LLC
Richard = Holeton, Stanford University
Carole Meyers, Dartmouth = College

Earlier members of the project team:
Robert Beichner, = North Carolina State University
Linda Jorn, University of = Wisconsin
Phil Long, University of Queensland
Andrew Milne, = Tidebreak

Malcolm Brown
Director, EDUCAUSE Learning = Initiative

EDUCAUSE<http://www.educause.edu/>
Unco= mmon Thinking for the Common Good
1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 900 = Washington, DC 20036
direct: 575.448.1313 | main: 202.872.4200 | fax: = 202.872.4318 | educause.edu<http://www.educause.edu/>
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