Designing for Learning: Creating Campus Environments for Student Success - Hardcover

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C. CARNEY STRANGE is professor emeritus of higher education and student affairs at Bowling Green State University, where he taught courses on student development and the impact of educational environments.

JAMES H. BANNING is professor emeritus at Colorado State University and is well known for his work and teaching in educational psychology and campus ecology.

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For today's colleges and universities, it is time for an upgrade. Students in higher education are becoming more discerning as they seek distinctive educational experiences conducive to success. In the future, the most competitive institutions will be those that pay attention, not only to what students learn, but to where they learn. Thankfully, the past decade of research has yielded new and exciting insights into the types of environments—physical and online—that support student learning. Designing for Learning is a valuable synthesis of the key ideas that every institution needs to survive this crucial moment in the evolution of higher education.

Research shows that human behavior is strongly influenced by the environments we inhabit, and smart design principles are transforming learning environments around the world. In this book, authors C. Carney Strange and James H. Banning show how colleges and universities that take a conscious approach to their learning environments stand to attract more students and improve retention rates. Their framework shows how to assess existing environments and identify ways to create the experience of community, which is essential to student success.

Designing for Learning is an update to the authors' groundbreaking work, Educating by Design. Through examples, case studies, and questions for reflection and discussion this book guides readers from theory to practice. The authors present new coverage of the most pressing issues in higher education today, including:

• Universal design
• Learning communities and social networking
• Multicultural environments
• Virtual environments and online learning
• Safety and inclusion

Anyone involved in online or on campus environments, from institutional leaders to facilities coordinators to administrative staff, will appreciate these eye-opening principles. The colleges and universities of the future will be designed with purpose. Designing for Learning provides readers with the inspiration and knowledge they need to create environments that lead to long-term success.

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For today's colleges and universities, it is time for an upgrade. Students in higher education are becoming more discerning as they seek distinctive educational experiences conducive to success. In the future, the most competitive institutions will be those that pay attention, not only to what students learn, but to where they learn. Thankfully, the past decade of research has yielded new and exciting insights into the types of environmentsphysical and onlinethat support student learning.Designing for Learning is a valuable synthesis of the key ideas that every institution needs to survive this crucial moment in the evolution of higher education.

Research shows that human behavior is strongly influenced by the environments we inhabit, and smart design principles are transforming learning environments around the world. In this book, authors C. Carney Strange and James H. Banning show how colleges and universities that take a conscious approach to their learning environments stand to attract more students and improve retention rates. Their framework shows how to assess existing environments and identify ways to create the experience ofcommunity, which is essential to student success.

Designing for Learning is an update to the authors' groundbreaking work,Educating by Design. Through examples, case studies, and questions for reflection and discussion this book guides readers from theory to practice. The authors present new coverage of the most pressing issues in higher education today, including:

• Universal design
• Learning communities and social networking
• Multicultural environments
• Virtual environments and online learning
• Safety and inclusion

Anyone involved in online or on campus environments, from institutional leaders to facilities coordinators to administrative staff, will appreciate these eye-opening principles. The colleges and universities of the future will be designed with purpose.Designing for Learning provides readers with the inspiration and knowledge they need to create environments that lead to long-term success.