Learning Spaces Research Program
Case Study
Awards
Bronze Citation in American School & University's 2012 Educational Interiors Showcase:
SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School, STEM Learning Center
Outstanding Design Recognition in Classrooms Category:
Saint Louis University, Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence Learning Studio
Contact us for additional information about the Learning Spaces Research Program.
Testing New Approaches to Learning Spaces
Herman Miller is collaborating with campuses across North America in an ongoing project called the Learning Spaces Research Program. The program invites higher education institutions to join us in piloting a new approach to educational spaces. This ongoing program provides valuable benefits for our partners while helping us refine our understanding.
By participating in the program, institutions can:
- Test ways to design space that supports the latest pedagogical methods and learning styles
- Experiment with solutions for both traditional and non-traditional learning spaces
- Evaluate new approaches to learning spaces on a small scale before investing in large-scale solutions
- Increase faculty/student and student/student engagement for more effective learning
- Help gather data and insights to shape more effective learning spaces in the future
Since 2007, over 35 institutions have collaborated with us on this program. We’ve worked closely with campus leaders to implement and test educational spaces that expand the possibilities for classroom learning, and we invite you to join the conversation.
Pilot Sites in the News
- Enrollment Boom Forces Community Colleges to Invest in Technology, Center for Digital Education, May 2012
- Howard Community College Testing an Unconventional Classroom Setting, The Baltimore Sun, April 2012
- Inside a STEM Classroom, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 2012
- Guilford Students, Teachers Test Redesigned Classroom at High School, New Haven Register, February 2012
Learning Spaces in the News
- Rethinking Learning Spaces, Chief Learning Officer, June 2012
- From College to Corporate: Learning Spaces Ease Transition to the Workplace, Buildings Magazine, December 2011
Online
- FHSU Showcases New Classrooms Designed to Encourage 'Red Balloon' Learning Innovation
- Test Subjects Enjoying the Experiment
- Herman Miller’s Learning Studio Research Pilot Program Makes the Grade
Speaking Engagements
- Association of American Colleges & University with SIUE (April 2013)
- Exploring Learning Spaces with the University of Florida (January 2013)
- NeoCon 2012 with North Central College (June 2012)
- ELI 2012 with North Central College (February 2012)