124 · Representative Documents: Planning and Progress
University of Kansas
The Learning Studio at KU
4/30/2010
3
VISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (KU)
The Learning Studio initiative at KU builds upon the success Anschutz Library already enjoys as
the central hub of undergraduate research and learning on the University of Kansas Lawrence
campus. The Learning Studio brings together content, technology and student services
librarians, IT professionals and Student Success staff to support students in their learning,
writing, research, study skills and use of technology. In addition, the LS enables students to
meet with faculty, staff and fellow students in comfortable, flexible spatial configurations for
both individual and group study. Students will have the core services to enhance their learning
experience in one central place. Nationally, libraries with similar facilities report sustained
increases in user requests for assistance in research, writing and technology support.
The Learning Studio encourages engagement with a wide range of information resources and
collections, strengthens the ability for collaborative inquiry, creates new opportunities for social
and informal learning, and supports students as they adjust to and succeed at the University of
Kansas.
The LS is primarily student-centered environment-- supported by pedagogical, technological,
and social trends and research --to fill a void on campus for study space and provide
collaboration between students, faculty, librarians and professional staff in support of learning
within and beyond the classroom.
Librarians and staff will work with faculty in designing workshops and other programs to enrich
specific courses and/or disciplines. Partnerships may range from one-time class presentations
to in-depth curriculum planning. Learning Studio specialists will be available to develop and
present workshops, handouts and other materials tailored for courses or on any academic topic
of benefit to students.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
• Learning oriented: Support academic engagement through informal learning spaces
that are comfortable, open, flexible, and inviting.
• Learner centered: Focuses on student needs, preferences and work patterns that
removes barriers to learning and facilitates student success.
o Create zoned neighborhoods for different needs
Individual/quiet study spaces
Individual and group workstation spaces
Group study and presentation spaces
• Flexible: Responsive to the changing needs of learners for resources and support in an
open, inviting, comfortable setting.
• Collaborative: Based on collaboration between or integration of different learning
support areas in the university.
University of Kansas
The Learning Studio at KU
4/30/2010
3
VISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (KU)
The Learning Studio initiative at KU builds upon the success Anschutz Library already enjoys as
the central hub of undergraduate research and learning on the University of Kansas Lawrence
campus. The Learning Studio brings together content, technology and student services
librarians, IT professionals and Student Success staff to support students in their learning,
writing, research, study skills and use of technology. In addition, the LS enables students to
meet with faculty, staff and fellow students in comfortable, flexible spatial configurations for
both individual and group study. Students will have the core services to enhance their learning
experience in one central place. Nationally, libraries with similar facilities report sustained
increases in user requests for assistance in research, writing and technology support.
The Learning Studio encourages engagement with a wide range of information resources and
collections, strengthens the ability for collaborative inquiry, creates new opportunities for social
and informal learning, and supports students as they adjust to and succeed at the University of
Kansas.
The LS is primarily student-centered environment-- supported by pedagogical, technological,
and social trends and research --to fill a void on campus for study space and provide
collaboration between students, faculty, librarians and professional staff in support of learning
within and beyond the classroom.
Librarians and staff will work with faculty in designing workshops and other programs to enrich
specific courses and/or disciplines. Partnerships may range from one-time class presentations
to in-depth curriculum planning. Learning Studio specialists will be available to develop and
present workshops, handouts and other materials tailored for courses or on any academic topic
of benefit to students.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
• Learning oriented: Support academic engagement through informal learning spaces
that are comfortable, open, flexible, and inviting.
• Learner centered: Focuses on student needs, preferences and work patterns that
removes barriers to learning and facilitates student success.
o Create zoned neighborhoods for different needs
Individual/quiet study spaces
Individual and group workstation spaces
Group study and presentation spaces
• Flexible: Responsive to the changing needs of learners for resources and support in an
open, inviting, comfortable setting.
• Collaborative: Based on collaboration between or integration of different learning
support areas in the university.
