STOP -> GO -> IDEAL
- Open, sunny, airy - rethink design of new schools to exploit natural energy use.
- Visually mentally stimulating - aesthetically pleasing, CLEAN environment.
- Each student connected to wireless.
- Individual space for each student (own workspace) as well as opportunity for group / collaborative work and social interaction.
- Physical arrangement of classroom – no longer teacher centred; ‘desks facing the blackboard’ etc. Circular, or cluster desks (Vygotsky; Zone of Proximal Development)
- Expand the use of resources - why confine learning to the classroom? Wireless is your blackboard – take lessons outside on a nice day. Go on virtual excursions.
- Ideal learning space would be environmentally sustainable. We need to rethink design for example; lights in the middle of the day are often not necessary. Solar power – schools are relatively large blocks of land – find somewhere for solar panels and storage of energy. Likewise with water collection and storage.
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