ERIC Number: EJ971090
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Publication Date: 2010
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Learning Modalities and Space
Boone, Jason G.
Educational Facility Planner, v44 n2-3 p10-13 2010
Designers, teachers and administrators intuitively know that different students learn differently, but they rarely intentionally create learning environments for specific learning modalities--especially within traditionally academic spaces. The REFP workshop presented in September of 2009 at the CEFPI Annual World Conference and Expo provided teachers, administrators and design professionals an opportunity to learn and discuss specific planning tactics and architectural strategies that support the unique characteristics of each learning modality. This article summarizes the content and highlights the outcomes of that workshop. As a workshop related to how people learn, it was important to model the content of the workshop in the presentation format. Activities were crafted to reach each of the three learning modalities being discussed: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic. They included reading text, viewing graphics and making physical models--each with a high degree of physical movement and dynamic participation. The specifics of these activities are discussed.
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, Workshops, Space Utilization, Educational Environment, Planning, Educational Facilities Design, Visual Perception, Auditory Perception, Kinesthetic Perception
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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