Although efforts often focus on the elements of redesigned learning spaces—such as wireless bandwidth, display screens, flexible furniture, varied writing surfaces, and abundant power—obtaining stakeholder buy-in and transforming pedagogical approaches are equally significant considerations.

With predictive analytics, colleges and universities are able to “nudge” individuals toward making better decisions to enhance their probability of success

I like the idea that I could study a master’s by picking and choosing five or six modules from different institutions covering different areas.”

Badges and certificates provide prospective employers with evidence of skills gained through a wide range of educational opportunities and venues.

The panel expanded the definition of redesigning learning spaces from a trend accommodating more active learning in the physical classroom to one that includes attention to the learner experience in emerging learning spaces programmed into extended reality (XR).

students unfamiliar with ALCs and active learning practices may even resist them.88 To succeed in adopting and implementing these practices, an institution’s teaching culture must evolve.89

However, learning space design alone does not guarantee better learning outcomes.

learning space de-sign can impact learner engagement. T

According to widespread research and several meta- analyses, active learning is the most effective mode for learning.75

mployers are increasingly seeking what is called the “T-shaped” graduate: the combination of deep vertical knowledge in a particular domain with a broad set of horizontal soft skills such as teamwork, communications, facility with data and technology, an appreciation of diverse cultures, and advanced literacy skills.60

This study found that while awareness and adoption of OER remains low among faculty in higher education, both show significant year-to-year increases.

Further, a smaller percentage of students dropped courses using OER compared to those using traditional textbooks, and a greater percentage achieved a grade of C or better in both face-to-face and online courses.

It is unlikely that ACTA will pass, however, as it has been unsuccessfully introduced to two previous Congresses

OER are made available under open licenses, such as those from Creative Commons,28 to ensure that they provide the “5R” legal permissions to users: the rights to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the content.

ER became an issue on the world political stage in 2012 with the adoption of the Paris OER Declaration,26 which explicitly linked OER to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “Everyone has the right to education.”

Why do our students need to muck around in the code?

UMW students in ds106 come away with an understanding that there is absolutely nothing standardized about their experience. (They’re also usually really exhausted by the end of the course and probably hate us just a little.)