For those who have asked for some snapshots of the facility, here are some photos Kyle Trafton took for us. Thanks again to Kyle and all the folks on Gus Espinoza’s team and in the Adams Center for getting us ready to open.
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Two pieces that went online this week in connection with the Learning Studio opening you might want to be aware of.
First, AT&T came to Abilene a couple months ago and interviewed faculty and a student to provide an overview of much of the energy on campus right now. The piece provides a nice glimpse of the value of mobile learning in “transforming the classroom.” Thanks to Dr. Dana Kennamer Hood and Dr. Bill Rankin for helping introduce potential in K-12 and Higher Ed.
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Then Grant Rampy and Scott Delony came by the other night for our student grand opening and shot some quick interviews with students. My favorite comment from the whole evening–that wasn’t on camera–was a young woman that came into the Media Lab and told a friend, “Isn’t this place cool? Just being here makes me feel smarter!” Here are a few other comments from students:
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For those keeping an eye on progress in the Learning Studio, one more set of pics to show how far construction has come. Over the next two weeks they’ll paint and carpet upstairs with a few more to install technology in the media lab and collaboration rooms.
Thanks to Donald Simpson and the Friends of the ACU Library for continuing to capture progress on the Learning Studio and Speaking Center construction upstairs. If you’re a student studying for finals, you’ve already heard the sounds of construction echoing through the library. Not long now. . .
You’ve got to see this to believe this. Imagine what would happen if you combined Google’s streetview car with live video recording. Imagine that the entire world was a single high-rise building. The ultimate media macrocosm. Enjoy.
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