Committee on Architecture for Education Spring 2002 Conference
C O N F E R E N C E P R O C E E D I N G S
by Sara Malone
This conference, sponsored by the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education, was held in Cambridge, MA, April 11-13, 2002.
Conference
Sessions
Lifelong Learning—What Do We Expect?
The Campus as Classroom: Issues and Opportunities
Sustaining and Promoting an Educational Facilities Design
Keynote: Lifelong Learning on a 21st-Century Campus
Technology: The Unifier in a Multidiscipline Educational Environment
Equity and Excellence-Making an Urban School System Work
Sustainability-Massachusetts Sustainable Schools Pilot Program
Tours at MIT
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
TEAL Room (Technology Enabled Active Learning)
Albert and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center
Simmons Hall Undergraduate Dormitory
PIA Gateway Newsletter
Overview
From distance learning to hands-on projects in museums, learning is no longer confined to the traditional classroom. The Committee on Architecture for Education spent April 11-13, 2002, in Cambridge considering nontraditional approaches at The Classroom: De-evolution, Real or Imagined.
Sessions addressed the benefits of small schools, integrating schools socioeconomically, and wiring for future changes in technology and pedagogy. Attendees also learned about Massachusetts' new Green Schools Initiative, a pilot program for encouraging sustainable and renewable initiatives in public school construction.
In addition, there were a number of sessions dedicated to MIT's integration of architecture, technology, and learning, including a series of tours of recently completed projects on the campus.
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