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Campus Math MaLL (Emporium) was implemented in our Science and Engineering Library in January 2013. There was a
campus-wide committee run out of provost’s office, and resulted in a partnership with the College of Arts &Sciences.
Changes in pedagogy that emphasize collaboration supported by Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and technology-
enabled spaces.
Created a Graduate Student Commons by converting space previously assigned as staff space for this new student use.
Creation of a Digital Media Suite in the main library. In the health sciences library, all group study spaces were outfitted
with an interactive screen that hook up to any mobile device or laptop.
Creation of a Student Multimedia Design Center
Creation of digital media rooms for group work
Creation of Knowledge Commons, January 2012
Group study rooms equipped with 70” or 46” computer display monitors. One of our libraries created space for
academic writing tutors, which has fostered collaboration between the library and Academic Learning Services. Our
management library renovated space to create a computer lab for high-end financial data terminals.
In a 2010 renovation, a new hands-on classroom was developed that used multiple projectors to provide the capability
for instructor and student presentation simultaneously. The room can be configured in multiple arrangements, not
simply in rows for lecture.
In a recent Phase III renovation of the learning commons we created an enclosed separate space of the Student Success
Center and for tutoring.
Increased emphasis on redevelopment of group study/collaborative spaces combined with easy to access &multiple
power outlets for portable devices plus library provided collaboration stations (e.g., media stations).
More collaborative furniture and equipment (media:scape units) added.
Moving from fixed computer workstations in instruction space to laptops (for more flexible use of the space).
Next Gen Learning Commons combines a wide variety of furniture, technologies for collaboration and production, in a
flexible open plan.
One of our new learning spaces is called “teach anywhere,” a mobile cart of tablets that transform any room into
a teaching space. We have incorporated 3D data creation into our suite of media capabilities, provided a space for
capturing and printing 3D objects, and provided resources for capturing human movement in 3D with motion capture
equipment. Our former slide collection space was turned into a multiuse space including a public ScanLab, with
specialized software, as well as the Fine Arts Library Bar &Lounge, a teaching and presentation space used for classes,
meetings, and events.
One of the library classrooms/meeting rooms formerly had only one projector and screen. A few years ago, we installed
a SMART Board on a perpendicular wall. Now, the space is more flexible and can be configured in a variety of ways to
meet teaching and learning needs. Not only is the space itself more flexible, but the SMART Board is a more interactive
technology than the static projector and screen.
Our collaborative space has developed such that we are now providing students with a variety of furniture and
technology that helps them study more productively, including a variety of seating, variety of table shapes and heights,
charging stations, media:scape units, and other technology that makes it easier to share work from a laptop onto a
larger screen, mobile whiteboards, docking stations for laptops, furniture that incorporates outlets, and a reservation
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