NEW DIRECTIONS IN LEARNING

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 803 The Model and Paradigm Has Changed ........................................................................ 804

A Traditional Paradigm ................................................................................................ 804 A New Paradigm .......................................................................................................... 804 No Longer Can One Size Fit All ................................................................................... 805

Impact of Physical Environment on Learning .................................................................. 805 New Directions ................................................................................................................ 805

Recognition of Learner’s Needs .................................................................................. 805 Learning Concepts ...................................................................................................... 806 Learning Culture .......................................................................................................... 806 Learning Climate .......................................................................................................... 806

Design Elements for a New Direction .............................................................................. 806 Four Elements for Design ............................................................................................ 806

Features of a Twenty-First Century School ...................................................................... 807 Society’s Needs and Community Expectations .............................................................. 808 Classroom ....................................................................................................................... 809

Or… What Could a Classroom Look Like in the Twenty-First Century? ...................... 809 Master Plan ...................................................................................................................... 810

Or… Does the School Respond to Its Context? .......................................................... 810 Community ...................................................................................................................... 811

Or… Is the School Engaged with Its Community? ....................................................... 811 Circulation ....................................................................................................................... 812

Or… Have All Aspects of Circulation Been Considered? ............................................ 812 Environment ..................................................................................................................... 813

Or… Is the School Environmentally Responsible and Comfortable? .......................... 813 Landscape ...................................................................................................................... 814

Or… Is the Landscape Integrated into the Learning Environment? ............................ 814 Storage ............................................................................................................................ 815

Or… How Do Students Access the Resources? ......................................................... 815 References and Further Information ................................................................................ 817

Schools for the Future .................................................................................................. 817 The Classroom of the Future™ (COTF) ....................................................................... 817

Learning and Teaching ................................................................................................... 817 UK School Building and Design Unit ........................................................................... 817 What Is Student-Centered Learning? .......................................................................... 817 Education in Australia .................................................................................................. 817 Technology and Learning ............................................................................................ 817 Curriculum Framework ................................................................................................. 817

The Physical Learning Environment ................................................................................ 818 School Construction News ........................................................................................... 818 Designshare Is a Global Forum on Innovative School Design .................................... 818 Impact of Building Design on Education ..................................................................... 818 The Education Design Institute .................................................................................... 818 US Department of Education ....................................................................................... 818 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities ....................................................... 818 Council of Educational Planners International (CEFPI) ................................................ 818 Australasia Region of CEFPI ........................................................................................ 819

OVERVIEW

New directions in learning are having a major impact on the design of schools for learners of all ages. A standard design and list of rooms is no longer sufficient criteria for designing a school. A standard set of drawings will not apply to all schools, just as not all students can learn in the same place, at the same pace, and from the same set of standardized texts.