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SPACES FOR LEARNING
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LEGAL COLLABORATION. The American University College of Law in Washington, DC, is housed in new and renovated buildings which form a connected complex that include
a conference center, legal clinic, teaching courtrooms,
law library, alumni center, and student spaces. The Tenley Campus is a unique place where students, alumni, practic- ing attorneys, and scholars can continue to learn, network, reflect, and help shape the legal profession.
commons, providing an opportunity for ad hoc, informal conferences. Bull points out that such conversations can touch on sensitive matters such as grades—but while teachers tend to prefer offices for such things, many young people, hav-
ing grown up sharing personal details on social media, may have fewer sensitivities about such matters. Thus, shared space, as opposed to cloistered offices, may work for such conversations, he believes.
Bull adds another dynamic that cam- puses should address today: Many students find lectures less than compelling; like- wise, the imperative of physically being in a classroom or hall for that purpose. Nothing new there, but cyber-learning, online class functions, and distance-learning technolo- gies are offering alternatives.
Even so, reinvigorated interiors, geared toward collaboration in a variety of settings, can provide new incentives for students. Bull’s point is well taken. Such spaces can help attract young people to come to campus; fully immerse themselves in the first-hand experiences offered there; and to interact, collaborate, study, work, learn, and grow with, and in the presence of, others. That much is as important as ever. CPM
Scott Berman is a freelance writer with experience in educational topics.
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