The Summer Institute at Wallenberg Hall: Designing Learning Spaces

What: The Summer Institute at Wallenberg Hall: Designing Learning Spaces

During this two-day workshop, participants will gain experience in applying learning and design principles to creating learning spaces for a variety of settings. Participants will work in teams to prototype learning spaces, learn from case studies in the experimental interactive classrooms of Stanford’s Wallenberg Hall and gain experience creating assessment and evaluation tools. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring photos, case studies, and other materials from their home institution to share and workshop with our community.

At the end of the session, participants will take away a greater understanding of how pedagogy, design, and technology can intersect to provide an optimal learning experience.

Who Should Participate: Faculty, administrators, and learning technologists that are engaged in designing, renovating or reinvigorating learning spaces on their campuses.building . Others that might be interested include graduate students, secondary school educators, engineers, architects, or corporate researchers interested in better workspaces.

When: Session 1 August 13-14, 2007; Session 2 August 16-17 2007. Sessions 1 and 2 will cover similar material.

Course Director: Dan Gilbert, Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning and Stanford School of Education

Cost: $750 The cost includes all materials, two breakfasts, two lunches), dinner and speaker on Thursday night, and coffee breaks.

More Information: Contact Dan Gilbert, Course Director

Registration:

Registration Opens February 14, 2007

Registration deadline: May 31, 2007
Payment due: June 16, 2007

Reservations may be cancelled without penalty before June 16, 2007
Cancellations after June 17 and before July 7, liable for 50% of charge
Cancellations after July 8, liable for 100% of charges

More Questions: Contact Dan Gilbert