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McIntyre 335/336

  • Location:
  • Capacity: Two rooms for 24 students
  • Type: Flat classroom

Alignment with principles for designing Teaching and Learning Spaces

Academic challenge

Promote individual, active engagement with content.

Layout

Students can work individually, in pairs, or in teams at movable rectangular tables. Each table has ample work surfaces for classroom materials (e.g., notebooks, laptops, and textbooks).

Furniture

Comfortable, adjustable, ergonomically approved chairs with wheels permit rapid transitions between individual and group learning activities.

Technologies

Access to resources: SMART board with multiple connection types (e.g., HDMI, wireless) to display learning materials. Web-conferencing capabilities allow for interaction with remote participants.

Lighting & colour

Natural and overhead lighting permits individual work. Blue accents brighten the room.

Photograph of a classroom in McIntyre 335/336
McIntyre 335 facing the front of the classroom (photo by Owen Egan).

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Learning with peers

Promote active engagement with one another.

Layout

Tables can be moved to accommodate group work, in groups of up to four students. Students are able to easily circulate in the classroom due to sufficient passing space between tables.

Acoustics: Sound zones support multiple simultaneous conversations among students.

Furniture

The table layout permits collaborative approaches to coursework, and improved communication (both verbally and line-of-sight). Armless chairs allow students to easily turn and discuss in pairs or small groups, supporting collaborative learning.

Technologies

Large whiteboards situated at the front of the classroom facilitate group work.

Lighting & colour

Different lighting patterns and levels support different learning activities.

Photograph of a classroom in McIntyre 335/336
McIntyre 336 facing the back of the classroom (photo by Owen Egan).


Experiences with faculty

Promote interaction and communication.

Layout

Instructor has a small podium to store equipment and ample space to lecture at the front of the class, using the SMART board or the whiteboards. The instructor has access to all students due to a layout that permits ample passing space, and clear sightlines.

Acoustics: Sounds zones ensure that not only are students able to hear the instructor, but that the instructor is also able to hear the students.

Furniture

Tables are easily accessible and have sufficient space surrounding them for the instructor to check in with a given group. Mobile chairs support different teaching strategies.

Technologies

The SMART board permits display of learning materials and is loaded with an interactive whiteboard application. Web-conferencing capabilities allow the instructor to integrate remote participants.

Lighting & colour

Lighting patterns provide a bright, pleasant environment and support multiple types of teaching and learning tasks.

Photograph of a classroom in McIntyre 335/336
Instructor's podium in McIntyre 336 (photo by Owen Egan).

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Contributions to the campus environment

Classrooms that incorporate elements of active and collaborative learning are part of a vision for a variety of flexible campus learning spaces. This room is designed for all populations using the space: well-lit, with a standardized room control panel that simplifies instructors’ use of equipment in classrooms across campus. IT is consistent with teaching and learning needs, and durable furniture contributes to sustainability efforts.ÌýBoth physical and virtual affordances help maximize High Impact Practices (HIPs) for student learning within and beyond this classroom.


ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University is on land which has served and continues to serve as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. Teaching and Learning Services acknowledges and thanks the diverse Indigenous peoples whose footsteps mark this territory on which peoples of the world now gather. This land acknowledgement is shared as a starting point to provide context for further learning and action.

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