tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848393936491276970.post4208444028515192731..comments2014-10-27T16:34:14.684-07:00Comments on Monkey in the Classroom: Moving the StatueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018828036410598138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848393936491276970.post-80745410509343969342013-11-10T06:21:30.682-08:002013-11-10T06:21:30.682-08:00What a thoughtful post. Thank you.
You may be fam...What a thoughtful post. Thank you.<br /><br />You may be familiar with this article but as you ask for ideas I thought it may be a good reminder of what makes a good learning environment wether virtual or physical:<br /><br />>>><br /><br />As students enter a virtual or brick-and-mortar learning environment, they form a cognitive impression of that space and experience an associated emotional response, just as Harry Potter did when he entered his Divination classroom. People's preference for specific environments appears to depend on their cognitive impression. Kaplan and Kaplan22 suggested four cognitive determinants of environmental preference:<br /><br />- Coherence, or the ease with which a setting can be organized cognitively<br />- Complexity, or the perceived capacity of the setting to occupy interest and stimulate activity<br />- Legibility, or perceived ease of use<br />- Mystery, or the perception that entering the setting would lead to increased learning, interaction, or interest<br /><br />An interesting addition to this list might be the concept of enchantment. Bennett described enchantment as the experience of being "both caught up and carried away." When enchanted by what we are experiencing, we are held spellbound, our senses seem heightened,and we are caught in a moment of pure presence that we try to maintain.<br /><br />>>><br />http://www.educause.edu/research-and-publications/books/learning-spaces/chapter-6-psychology-learning-environments<br /><br />I love the notion of designing enchantment in our learning environments. And oh so hard to control what students doe around their computers....BTW when did you sneak in to take a photo of my study? I jest. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719799930350273589noreply@blogger.com