Teaching Lab Design TrendsCampus Planning & Real Estate

Curricular TrendsProcess-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL)Just-in-Time LearningProblem-Based Learning (PBL)Model-based reasoningScaffoldingKnowledge on display (reveals unknowns)Visual modelsDiscovery-basedResearch-richGroup learning / collaborationPodsSandboxIntegrative thinkingCognitive flexibilityNo text booksInterdisciplinary coursesMore topic coursesHands-on

Science mattersCreating communityMore faculty-faculty interactionMore faculty-student interactionMore major/non-major engagementShared labsSustainability

Technology: ImagingDigital visualizationProjection of live demos, powerpoint, 2D/3D objectsComputers in labs

Design trends in and around the teaching labMulti-purpose spacesLess wet functionsGathering spacesBench layout for groups of four More open room layoutViews into and out of labMovable furnitureEasily reconfigurable furnitureMore flexible seating arrangementsLounge spaces w/movable white boardsCool and modern display cases outside labData analysis roomsShared teaching labsMore whiteboard areasFlexible utilitiesMore energy efficientBetter use of day light

Technology:Projection screensWireless technologySmart boardRemote conferencingSimulationsComputers in labsPlug and play portable technology

Lots of visual obstructions and excessive storageMore open layout and adequate storageTeaching Lab Remodel Before & After

More flexible seating arrangements for group work

More flexible seating arrangements for group work

More flexible seating, accommodation of technology

Flexible furniture, Pods of four

Non-linear layout, better access to students

Multi-purpose space

Multi-purpose space, accommodation of technology

Multi-purpose space, accommodation of portable technology

Projection

Flexible utilitiesPortable equipment

Wider aisles more access to students

Visibility/ Science on display

Data analysis room adjacent to lab

Reconfigurable furniture

Knowledge on Display/Wall-to-Wall Whiteboard

Shared Lab