Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 16, 2023

In 2017 when I was on sabbatical at Steelcase , the Steelcase Education team had an all-hands meeting every Monday morning. Or maybe the group has come to a consensus, through a robust debate and fair vote, that all meetings will be in person. Deputize group members who know more about this stuff than you and have them help.

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Meeting Steelcase Report Groups 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Steelcase Education grant leverages classroom space to implement new teaching practices. Steelcase Education on Dec. Up to 15 grant recipients will have the opportunity to install one of four learning environments featuring Steelcase Education’s state-of-the-art furniture and technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

Salford, UK: Design and Print Group. Steelcase Education. There is also a free ASCD study guide aligned to the book that can be accessed HERE. Cited Sources Barrett, P., & & Zhang, Y. Optimal learning spaces: Design implications for primary schools. Barrett, P., Davies, F., & & Barrett, L. Scott-Webber, L.,

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Learning Steelcase Study Outcomes 309

ProfHacker

JUNE 30, 2015

Cain’s research suggested that the training provided in business schools (which focuses on group projects and fast decision making) and many aspects of the modern workplace, like open office plans, have created a corporate culture that tends to favor extroversion, often with negative consequences for companies and organizations.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

JANUARY 11, 2023

I’ve been studying ALCs for a while now — it was the subject of my sabbatical at Steelcase in 2017-2018 and this paper on the subject that resulted. I know Sharon because she was recently Scholar-in-Residence at Steelcase, the position that was created for, and which I held during my sabbatical.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

They roll around into small groups, interacting face-to-face while collaborating with their classmates and me, their teacher. Rolling chairs are an essential part of Steelcase Active Learning centers. It’s clear the active learning center is yielding record results and having a remarkable impact on my students’ success.

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Steelcase Classroom Data Groups 90

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 23, 2022

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. Most of the time, we still work in "pods" where the tables are arranged in groups of four.

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Classroom Learning Steelcase Groups 52