PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
Programme on Educational Building
- Discontinued
- Is continued by :
- CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments
Articles from the OECD Programme on Educational Building’s PEB Exchange. Articles cover examples of innovative new educational building projects, new technologies, trends in educational architecture, and related management and policy issues.
Also available in: French
- ISSN: 16097548 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/16097548
US Academic Libraries
Today's Learning Commons Model
Programme on Educational Building
In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices
for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this
study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship,
encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a
modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space.
Also available in: French
Keywords: innovation, learning environment, educational buildings, technology
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