Moving Design 2 - Shifting Paradigms in Design of Learning Environments (free)

Webinar Description

21st Century Learning Environments blur the boundary between fun, play, wonder and information access. Melding examples from museums, schools, hospitals and public gardens, this webinar looks at multi sensory environments that are tuned to contemporary cultural sustainability practices. Examples will be shared that shift learning from secondary to primary sources, show case multi sensory experiential out door environments, connect institutional grounds (and roofs!) to local communities, demonstrate educational wayfinding, environmental navigation and encourage landscapes for all learning styles and ages.

1.0 AIA/CES credit is available for this webinar.

Registration is free, but required. 

Learning Objectives

1. Identify Key Points to 21st Century Learning Experiences

   - Place Based Directed, Supported, Independent Learning

   - Collaboration with Diverse Approaches

   - Communal and Social Place Making

   - Immersion in Outdoor Experiences

2. Describe environmental design guided by sustainable strategies that engage multiple learner types: visual, logistic, personal, musical, body-kinesthetic, linguistic, social and naturalistic.

    

3. Examine Outdoor Learning Opportunities

   - Sequence of Entry and Approach

   - School, Museum and Environmental Outdoor Environments

4. Examine Future Implications of Environmental Responsibility for Spaces Designed for Learning Experiences

Speakers

Linda Keane, AIA, NCARB works on green initiatives along the Chicago Milwaukee corridor. A leader in design education, Keane is Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she directed the City of Chicago Green Roof Website and led initiation of a third accredited Master of Architecture program in Chicago. With Mark Keane, partner in STUDIO 1032, she created animated films about architecture awarded a PBS Emmy. Their National Endowment for the Arts and Graham Foundation Grant supported Architecture An Interactive Introduction (McGraw Hill) was the first CD and Book created by architects introducing the art and science of architecture and allied fields to the general public.  The Keanes are co -creators of the eco web of NEXT.cc a Union of International Architects, NEA and United States Green Building Council honored media program on sustainable environmental and cultural practices.

Linda Keane, AIA, NCARB STUDIO1032 ARCHITECTURE + Urban Ecology

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, NEXT.cc
Email:  lkeane@saic.edu 

Robin Randall, AIA, LEED, BD+C is an Educational Design Expert with 25 years experience programming, planning and creating learning places at Perkins + Will, Zimmer Gulsul Frasca, and FGM Architects. Her current focus is designing environments that support a culture of inquisitiveness, client community, and sustainability. Lecturer, author and award winning designer she is inspired by learning strategies and environmental research through application in projects. Her leadership in a client focused process informs creative, customized solutions that reach beyond preconceptions. Current research includes outdoor learning environments, urban farming and biomimicry.

Robin Randall, AIA, LEED BD+C, Perkins + Will, Zimmer Gulsul Frasca, and FGM Architects
Email: RRandall.Arch@comcast.net

Marjie is a horitculralist therapist with more than 15 years of experience working in communities, schools and health care faciltiies. At GCYC she works with divers partners on environmental education, urban agriculture and social entrpreneurial projects. She was a consultant to the Cancer Survivor’s Garden, Chicago Park District and Chicago Botanical Gardens and served as a heath care garden volunteer at LaRabida’s Children Hosptial. Her work aims at improving health through exercise, education and nutrition.

Marjorie Hess, Gary Comer Youth Center
Email: MHess@gcychome.org