Comments on: Studio H http://cac.ophony.org/2009/10/08/studio-h/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talia http://cac.ophony.org/2009/10/08/studio-h/comment-page-1/#comment-39353 Talia Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=2609#comment-39353 I love the look and concept of this space. Most important to my mind is the central discussion table. The computers around the perimeter of the room, facing the wall, reflect the reality of dual functionality in the computer lab-classroom: there can be computer-directed time, there can be professor-directed time, there can be classmate-directed time, or there can be a mix of those, and that division is reflected in the layout of the room. The way most computer classrooms I've seen are laid out, the computers are lined up in rows, and the students are supposed to look over the monitors at their professors. I presume this is dictated by space shortage, but it's a perfect model of the bad kind of multi-tasking. I like the idea here, by contrast, of a smart, buzzing newsroom-style multi-tasking. I love the look and concept of this space. Most important to my mind is the central discussion table. The computers around the perimeter of the room, facing the wall, reflect the reality of dual functionality in the computer lab-classroom: there can be computer-directed time, there can be professor-directed time, there can be classmate-directed time, or there can be a mix of those, and that division is reflected in the layout of the room.

The way most computer classrooms I’ve seen are laid out, the computers are lined up in rows, and the students are supposed to look over the monitors at their professors. I presume this is dictated by space shortage, but it’s a perfect model of the bad kind of multi-tasking. I like the idea here, by contrast, of a smart, buzzing newsroom-style multi-tasking.

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