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A very nice article on the implications of physical design of learning spaces to things like creativity and learning.  From Scientific American a few years ago. The Jonas Salk story is quite lovely. 

This interesting paper provides a perspective on conceptualizing learning space so that visioning learning landscapes can be realised in the appropriate development of academic estate.

Thanks to Michael Horn for letting us add onto his noteworthy post "Why digital learning will liberate teachers." Here we want to second his point and add another: schools - and nations - that excel in the digital age will be those that use digital tools both to make teaching more manageable for the average teacher, and to give massively more students access to excellent teachers.

Visions takes a closer look at the work being done around the university on learning spaces. This episode examines how we can better consider the role of design in education and how technology is just one part of the solution.

This website contains many useful resources , including a comprehensive evaluation of the ACTS space and links to other useful sites.

The report at this site provides useful frameworks and guidelines for evaluating technology supported or enhanced physical learning spaces