[Itech] Fwd: The Classroom Evolved: Creating an Active Learning Environment

[Teresa Franklin]

Grads,

Some interesting ideas on classroom design and active learning!

TF

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Subject: The Classroom Evolved: Creating an Active Learning Environment
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   In the first of a new series of articles focused on classroom design, we
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