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Texas Child Care, 1997
Provides specific guidance to teachers planning activity areas and storage spaces to create an environment that supports children and how they learn. Areas of consideration include order, independence, comfort, materials, and boundaries. Hints for discovering unused space, including small and large storage projects, are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment

Baird, Jim – College & University Media Review, 1996
In 1987, the University of Utah began changing its basic campus media format from 16mm film to half-inch videotape which resulted in changes in classroom design and in the way technology is used. Summarizes the implementation process, mistakes made, and lessons learned. Includes the Instructional Media Services department's technology classroom…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Change Strategies, Check Lists, Classroom Design

Sammons, Martha C. – T.H.E. Journal, 1995
Describes results of a pilot program conducted at Wright State University in which students judged instructors on their use of computer-aided classroom presentations. A table presents student reaction to computer-aided presentations, and the article discusses detailed comments students made about screen design, use of multimedia, instructor…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education

Whitaker, George W. – T.H.E. Journal, 1995
Describes the development of a college English course offered as distance education for an industrial firm via communication technologies. Highlights include the use of electronic mail, fax, telephones, and postal mail; classroom design for telecourses; voice-activated video switching and management of class discussion; on-camera presentation…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, College English, Corporate Education, Course Organization

Gonsher, Wendy; Goodwin, Donna – Volta Review, 1992
Collaboration between a supervisor and a teacher of nine first and second graders with hearing loss is recounted. Discussion includes reconsideration of classroom setup, expansion of the reading program to include more guided reading, documentation of student progress, more guided writing, and more shared decision making. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Hearing Impairments, Instructional Improvement

Wiggins, Jackie – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Contends that keyboard synthesizers can be used effectively in the music education classroom because they are instruments more than they are technological tools. Describes an elementary music program that uses synthesizers throughout the K-6 curriculum. Includes diagrams of classrooms arranged to use computerized keyboards incorporated with other…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology

Clabaugh, Sue – College & University Media Review, 1998
Describes the instructional, scheduling, and equipment needs that led to the design of "technology classrooms" at University of Maryland. Defines technology classrooms and discusses the development of design principles, procurement and installation, establishment of technology-support services, and lessons learned. (AEF)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education

Coppola, Jean F.; Thomas, Barbara A. – T.H.E. Journal, 2000
Describes the efforts at Pace University (New York, NY) to develop and refine electronic classrooms. Topics include technology integration; needs assessment; ergonomics and environmental design issues; small-group instruction for faculty training, including cross-departmental partnerships; student feedback; and faculty feedback. (LRW)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Electronic Classrooms, Faculty Development

Reiser, Robert A.; Butzin, Sarah M. – Middle School Journal, 2000
Discusses the Technology Enhancing Achievement in Middle School (TEAMS) approach to classroom design, which incorporates interdisciplinary teams, active learning, and technology as an instructional tool. Considers the nature of instruction, development of the approach, and research examining its effects. Includes lists of software and other media…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment

Peller, Lili E. – NAMTA Journal, 1996
Discusses the important influence of nursery school design on the learning experiences of preschool children, focusing on the design of the "Haus Der Kinder," an all-day Montessori preschool that operated in Vienna in the 1930s. Notes the importance of a homelike atmosphere and a variety of room layouts and furniture. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture, Decentralization
The Role of Culture in Designing Child Care Facilities: Creating Culturally Reflective Environments.
Stoecklin, Vicki L. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Emphasizes the importance of creating culturally reflective child care environments. Describes the experiences of a design firm in creating a schematic design for the model employer-supported child care facility. Specific areas of focus include: (1) culture and architectural child care design; (2) cultural research for facility design; and (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences
Firlik, Russell J. – 1994
The Reggio Emilia preschools in Italy have much to offer U.S. early education practitioners. If adapted, based on an understanding of American culture and of how American children learn, four components of the Reggio Emilia model can be useful in American early childhood settings. First, projects based on the interests of children can be used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement
Fulton, Rodney D. – Journal of Adult Education, 1992
This two-part article discusses the role of the physical environment in adult learning. In the first part, two activities--environment introduction and visualization--are discussed as ways to develop an awareness for improving the learning environment. In the second part, two planning activities--mapping and geometric coding--are discussed as ways…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Design
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1998
The 1986 North Carolina Public School Facilities Standards were legislated in 1996 to become Facility Guidelines. A Public School Facilities Task Force was appointed to review and make revisions. These 1997 guidelines define and describe minimum facilities to ensure educational program appropriateness and long-term cost efficiency. They were…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Compliance (Legal), Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Reinertsen, Gloria M. – 1987
A study compared performances on a test of selective auditory attention between students educated in open-space versus closed classroom environments. An open-space classroom environment was defined as having no walls separating it from hallways or other classrooms. It was hypothesized that the incidence of auditory figure-ground (ability to focus…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests, Class Organization, Classroom Design