Facilitating Familiarity and Confidence in Flexible Learning Environments

Creating a space for faculty, TAs, and staff to engage in formal programming and teaching in a flexible learning classroom to increase familiarity with innovative pedagogies and build confidence in utilizing the technologies and furniture available. Through this hands-on experience, they can develop a greater level of comfort and eventually apply the pedagogical approaches effectively in their teaching. Anecdotal evidence highlights the ongoing need to educate and guide individuals on setting up classrooms to maintain the intended collaborative design instead of defaulting to traditional row-based layouts.