Title
Social Climate and Classroom Adaptations for Blended Learning Practices
Abstract
AbstractSpatial conditions influence social relations and the development of cultural bonds inside a building. The traditional configuration of most school classrooms must be reconsidered to allow for changes in the educational paradigm to support ICT for learning. It is not clear which environmental aspects should be modified to improve performance in physical learning environments (LE), especially to accommodate hybrid models in classrooms. This article describes the process used to understand education conditions for attending to student needs, the connection between the LE, new technologies, and a social climate favourable to educational changes. This study was carried out in a public secondary school in North-eastern Brazil and adopted a design science research method to perform a participatory design exercise, to develop new classroom environment concepts. The results suggest a set of guidelines for LE suitable for active learning methods, considering activities modalities and environment quality criteria, focused on positive social climate conditions and on ergonomic recommendations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.4018/JITR.2020070101
Periodicals
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Active Learning Methods, Blended Learning, Built Environment, Classroom Design, Design Science Research, Participatory Design, Secondary Schools, Spatial Conditions for Learning
Journal
13
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1938-7857
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thaisa Sampaio Sarmento100.34
Alex S. Gomes264.89
Fernando Moreira33723.63