Education Policy, Business and Technology

How to Revamp Your Learning Spaces on the Cheap

Campus Technology: Often, the learning spaces that get the most attention are the big, flashy projects, complete with all the bells and whistles associated with cutting-edge technology-enhanced classrooms. But for many colleges and universities, those kinds of facilities are a dream, not a reality.

"While a complete remodel or building a new space is wonderful, those opportunities don't come along that often," noted Laurie Sutch, director of the library and academic technology at Bentley University. "More often, learning space technology replacements must wait for a standard three- to five-year cycle, but technology is changing more rapidly than that. By choosing wisely, there are lower cost or pilot tools, equipment, etc. that can be tested off-cycle."

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