ABSTRACT

Environmental data gathering must be carefully planned. As we have seen, there are a multitude of tangible and intangible environmental factors that contribute to the success of a learning enterprise. Temperature, seating, site distribution and climate are observable and measurable. Administrative support, learner schedules and support service quality are not as tangible. Information gathering is easier in a single accessible site such as a classroom. It can be more difficult for numerous and widely scattered sites, and for home or work environments. Overlaid upon all these considerations is the time and money available to gather environmental information. In short, designers doing an environmental analysis have to decide which data gathering technique can most effectively and efficiently obtain diverse environmental information within their project’s resources.