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DifferentTakesonMakingSpace:AVirtualGuideforLearningSpacePlanning

DETCHE16,LosAngeles– December1,2016

Dr.RebeccaFrazee,FLEXspace Manager,Faculty,LDTProgram,SDSUMikeMagrey,Director,CreativeMediaandTechnology,CSU,Chico

FlexibleLearningEnvironmentseXchange,ver 1.0

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FlexibleLearningEnvironmentseXchange

• Vision: A comprehensive, searchable, open access, peer-reviewed learning space repository.

• Mission: To build a robust community and integrated planning tool that provides a source of best-practice models and learning environment data to help campuses:

• Save time, money and effort,• Improve the way they plan, design, document, and promote

their physical learning spaces.• Improve communication and consensus-building among

campus stakeholders before involving architects, donors.

Fast Facts

• Launched 2012 by SUNY Provost – (Learning Environments Task Group)

• Today:

– 2000 individual user accounts

– 900+ academic institutions

– 35 countries!

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FLEXspace:ALargeCollaborativeEffort

Campuses Sharing Their Spaces in FLEXspace

Areyouonthislist?

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FLEXspace.org Community and Login

Unique Features

Highresolutionimages

Multiplefileformats

Comprehensivedetails

Contactinformation

SeenewVRtoursfromSDSU,CSUChico!

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Three Robust Taxonomies

• Learning & Assessment– Pedagogies and learning

activities enabled

• Facilities– Wall, ceiling, floor finishes– Electrical, lighting,

acoustics– Square footage, dimensions,

accessibility– Furnishings– Cost for renovation,

furnishings, technology• Technology Integration

Who might help you upload and describe your campus spaces?

Your Virtual Fieldtrip

• SearchandBrowse• TagandSaveFavorites• ExportandShare

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DOCUMENT, REPORT, & SHOWCASE YOUR WORK

UNC Chapel Hill

Upload your projects (before, during, after)

Share internally & externally

Combining Tools for Master Planning

• LSRS enables data driven decision making • FLEXspace enables you to:

• Visualize and explore space attributes and possibilities

• Share results and showcase successes• Together, they help to:

• Encourage efficiency and “buy in” internally

• Articulate needs to senior administrators, alumni, donors and external architects, vendors, etc.

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Resources• FLEXspace.org -- @FLEXspaceorg

–REQUESTaFLEXspace Account!– SHARE&showcaseyourspaces!Wecanhelp:-)

• LearningSpaceRatingSystem– Downloadthehandbookandscoresheetathttp://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system

• LearningSpaceCommunities|– EDUCAUSELearningSpaceDesignConstituentGroup-http://www.educause.edu/discuss/teaching-and-learning/learning-space-design-constituent-group

– ”Slack”communityforum:https://edulearningspaces.signup.team/