the vrc as a 21st century learning place
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Kathe Hicks Albrecht, American University presentation at VRA 28 Atlanta. "The VRC as a 21st Century Learning Place" as part of the "Transition to Learning Spaces: Redefining Our Space for the Digital World" seminar.TRANSCRIPT
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The VRC as a 21st Century Learning Space
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater from across Bear Run
Kathe Hicks AlbrechtAmerican UniversityVRA ConferenceAtlanta, March 2010
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• Visual Resources Suite
Central Space
Storage Room
Curator’s Office
Kassalow Collection(Grad Study Library)
Graduate workroom
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New Training Tools
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• Visual Resources Suite
Central Space
Storage Room
Curator’s Office
Kassalow Collection(Grad Study Library)
Graduate workroom
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The New Learning Space
• Participatory Architecture: flexible spaces, areas for group and individual study, accessibility to reference materials
• Supports non-linear, “spontaneous” learning through discussion and discovery
• Informal• Enhances, Engages, Encourages,
Empowers• Intellectual Ownership of Space• Comfortable and inviting
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Looking to the Future
• Expand services to existing clientele• Broaden our client base• Work collaboratively with others• Think outside the box about what the
VRC contributes to the learning landscape
• Become the New Learning Space