Exciting changes are underway in learning spaces everywhere! Elsewhere on this University of Minnesota OCM website, you will find recent developments in  U of M classroom technology, facilites, scheduling, support, planning and projects.

Below you will find links to other recent developments, issues, pedagogy and potential resources. These are included here as dialog-starters with those who are interested in our U of M central classrooms. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement. If you have a recommended addition, please let us know. If you have a question, recommendation or thought on any facet of classrooms, please use the OCM Comment form to email us. We appreciate your contribution and value your input!

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General Standards

• ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)  - http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm
• University of Minnesota Classroom Appendix to the Standards and Procedures for Construction - http://www.cppm.umn.edu/standards/AppendixDD.pdf
• MN Accessibility - http://www.doli.state.mn.us/bc_accessibility.html
• International Code Council (IBC) – http://www.iccsafe.org
• MN State Building Code – http://www.doli.state.mn.us/bc_minnesota_state_building_code.htm

Classroom Standards/Design/Facilities

• Classrooms at University of Minnesota – Twin Cities – www.classroom.umn.edu
• Classrooms at UC Riverside - http://www.cnc.ucr.edu/classrooms/index.php?content=rooms/bourns_A125.html
• Florida State 2006 appendix E – http://www.fpc.fsu.edu/DGS-2008_appendixe.pdf
• NCSU classroom standards – www.ncsu.edu/facilities/con_guidelines/pdfs/00703_classroom_standards_r1-02.pdf
• OUS Design Guidelines – http://www.ous.edu/dept/capcon/files/facilstand.pdf
• PSU Classroom Design – http://clc.its.psu.edu/Classrooms/Design/
• UCSC Classroom Guidelines 03 – http://media.ucsc.edu/contact/classroomguidelines.html
• U Maryland Classroom Design – www.oit.umd.edu/tc/UM_Classroom_Design.pdf
• U Florida Division 16 - Classroom Lighting - http://www.fp.ucf.edu/guides/design/Division16.htm#LIGHTING
• OSU Research Facilities Study Volume 1 – http://fod.osu.edu/studies/research_facilities_volume_1.pdf
• OSU Research Facilities Study Volume 2 – http://fod.osu.edu/studies/research_facilities_volume_2.pdf
• OSU Research Facilities Study Volume 3 – http://fod.osu.edu/studies/research_facilities_volume_3.pdf
• Cornell Design Guidelines - http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/instruct/classtech/design/common.html
• University of Iowa – http://www.uiowa.edu/~design/pdf/ClassroomDesignStandards.pdf#search='classroom%20design'

Classroom Technology

• OCM Student Response System (SRS) Whitepaper - http://www.classroom.umn.edu/notes/support_srs.asp
• OCM "Low End" Asynchroneous Videostreaming Pilot Evaluation Report - http://www.classroom.umn.edu/videostreaming.pdf
• Scan, copy and fax with your camera phone or digital camera - http://www.scanr.com/
• Learning Technology, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning Technology – http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/issues.html
• Learning Technology Consortium (collaborative of nine universities)– http://www.learningtechnologyconsortium.org/
• Learning Technology wiki - http://learningtechnology.wikispaces.com/
• Tegrity – http://www.tegrity.com
• Media Site – http://www.mediasite.com/
• Lectopia (also known as the iLecture System) – http://ilectures.uwa.edu.au/

Design

• UMN Classroom Standards – http://www.cppm.umn.edu/Standards/AppendixDD.pdf
• Color Shades Colors and Lighter Hexadecimal Codes and Swatches - http://www.december.com/html/spec/colorshades.html
• Some Aspects of an Ideal Classroom: Color, Carpet, Light and Furniture - http://www.isu.edu/ctl/nutshells/IdealClass_files/IdealClass.html
• 33 Principles of Educational Design - http://www.edi.msstate.edu/pdf/33edited.pdf
• Meetings -- The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education
• NEA Today, Design Aesthetics Classroom Cool - April 2005 - http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0504/classroomcool.html
• The Light in the Classroom - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~akwok/VSCS/AshCreek/lighting/discussion1.html
• KI Planning Guides - http://kieducation.com/issues.aspx
• Classroom Acoustics – http://asa.aip.org/map_publications.html
• Classroom Lighting Know How - http://www.designlights.org/guides.html
• Designing room lighting for Videoconferencing - http://www.proavmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=593958
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities – http://www.edfacilities.org
• Classroom Design Forum –  http://www.classroomdesignforum.org/
• Classroom Acoustical Design – http://home.att.net/~a.campanella/4aAA5-Campanella10YClassroomDesign.pdf#search='classroom%20design'
• Project Kaleidoscope – http://www.pkal.org/keywords/Facilities.cfm
• Penn State University “Cybertorium” – http://www.cse.psu.edu/info/istbuilding.php
• SCALE-UP Classrooms: http://www.ncsu.edu/per/SCALEUP/Classrooms.html

Magazines, ezines, etc.

• American School and University – http://asumag.com/
• School Construction News – http://www.schoolconstructionnews.com
• Campus Technology Magazine - http://www.campustechnology.com/
• ProAV Magazine – http://www.proavmagazine.com
• Buildings – www.buildings.com

Links/Associations/Other

• Baldridge – 2005 Education Criteria – http://www.quality.nist.gov/Education_Criteria.2005.htm
• New Horizons for Learning - http://www.newhorizons.org/index.html
• Society for College and University Planning – http://www.scup.org/
• APPA: the association of choice serving educational facilities professionals (formerly the Association of Physical Plant Administrators). - http://www.appa.org/
• National Associaiton of College and University Business Officers – http://www.nacubo.org
• Educause – http://www.educause.edu
• American Institue of Architects – http://www.aia.org
• infoComm International – http://www.infocomm.org/
• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America – http://www.iesna.org
• Acoustical Society of America – http://asa.aip.org