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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Examples include altering the classroom layout, designing classroom displays differently, and choosing new wall colors (Barrett et al., Steelcase Education. However, research indicates that schools don’t need to spend vast amounts of money to make instructional improvements. Psychological Science, 25(7), 1362–1370. Scott-Webber, L.,

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Four rules for hybrid meetings

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

In 2017 when I was on sabbatical at Steelcase , the Steelcase Education team had an all-hands meeting every Monday morning. And the need for the online option, of course, is much greater than that. to which I would say, of course it is -- for some. So I have a particular agenda with this topic. you may ask.

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Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution

ProfHacker

As an introvert, for example, after attending several sessions at an academic conference and interacting with lots of people, I’m likely to head off to my hotel room for some quiet time before meeting up with a couple of friends for dinner.

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What it's like to teach in an active learning classroom

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

As most readers know, I spent the 2017-2018 academic year on sabbatical at Steelcase doing research on active learning spaces, which resulted in this comprehensive literature review paper co-authored with architect Anat Mor-Avi. It's a proof-based (read: writing-intensive) course on basic number theory , rings , and fields.

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What I Learned On My ‘Secret Sabbatical’ As a Scholar-in-Residence at a Private Company

Edsurge

Last fall I started my first day on the job as an embedded faculty member with a corporation—as a scholar-in-residence at Steelcase Education. Actually intern is probably the best lens through which to look at what I’ve been doing at Steelcase for the last eight months. One such practice I saw at Steelcase was remote work.