Active Learning Classrooms: Incorporating Today’s Educational Trends

Education is evolving at an extremely rapid pace thanks to ever-changing technology and the rise of the millennial generation. From classrooms to curricula, many college and university leadership teams are faced with the need to adapt their campuses and their operations to integrate these changes.

In the following article, we explore how two trends in education, Massive Open Online Courses and Flipped Classrooms, impact both the classroom model and the overall building design. In response to the latest trends, new classroom environments, specifically Active Learning Classrooms, benefit the learning experience of both the students and the faculty.