Design
What Does the College Classroom of the Future Look Like?
A design firm favors tossing out lectures and bringing collaboration to class.
The modern college campus straddles two worlds: one of leather-bound books and echoing lecture halls, and another saturated in tech, with classrooms tricked-out in Smart Boards and recording centers for podcasts.
But Gensler, a global architecture and design firm, reports that there are student needs unmet by the current offerings. They crave classroom collaboration and silent spaces for study, according to a poll of more than 250 students at 116 schools.