Resources areas should be within or as near to the classroom as possible. Finally, the classroom should allow students to create and modify their own personalized area. The more flexible the classroom design, the better. A classroom must be able to accommodate the changes in technology and teaching strategies for several decades to come. Movable furniture and storage spaces, multiple electrical outlets, and adjustable lighting systems are just some of the factors that influence and expand how a classroom can be used.
Educational designers have a duty to foster a creative and engaging learning environment.
With the continued expansion of technology into the learning process, flexible and thoughtful classroom designs should be the rule rather than the exception. Acoustical Society of America. Collaborative Learning Environments for the Next Century. In Learning by Design. National School Boards Association.