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EMERGING SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVATIONFR411Friday, June 27, 2014 and 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM1 Learning Units

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EMERGING SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR

EDUCATION AND INNOVATION

Speakers• Rich Smith, LEED AP, Principal at HDR

• Burcin Moehring, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Chair of AIA Chicago - CAE, Director of Science + Technology at Legat Architects

• Sean Towne, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Principal, Research Facilities Design

• Boyd Black, RA, University of Chicago, Assistant Vice President, Director of Capital Project Delivery




Course Description• Discovery of key drivers influencing current scientific teaching

and research environments

• Innovative approaches and solutions for the process of scientific discovery and their environments.

• Maximum flexibility, adaptability, safety and communication inside the science environments which support applied pedagogy models, research, workforce best-practices, and technological advancements.




Course ObjectivesEducational Science Environments• Learn key drivers that are influencing educational curricula, its models, and

most importantly, the environments

Sustainability Influences• Share in various strategic sustainable approaches and applications

influencing scientific discovery

Research Facilities Influences• Understand the emerging influences defining the Scientific Research and

Workplace of the Future

Leadership in Project Delivery• Gain familiarity of strategic project delivery models and methodologies that

cater best to complex and technically diverse projects and building types




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1. Evolving Teaching Styles – Pedagogies• STEM• Collaborative Learning• Interdisciplinary Interaction - Bringing Wet & Dry Sciences together • Teaching & Research Integrated• Hand-on, Discovery Based Learning

2. Changing Learning Environments• Flexible & Adaptable • Technology Integration• Transparency• Informal Learning Spaces• Food Component

3. Sustainability• Maintenance • Green Chemistry – St. Olaf College• Day lighting/Energy Savings• High Performance Systems - High Performance Hoods

3 most challenging issues we face when designing science facilities?

Educational Science Environments Challenges




STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

STEM… …is more than a Collocation of Disciplines…is an Integrated Field of Study…is an underserved Field of Employment…is an Initiative for Competitiveness…is a Congressional Jobs Act…is a Non Profit Academy…is an Education Coalition…is a Visa Qualifier…is an Education Policy…is a Movement and a Progression

toward Blended Learning

Evolving Teaching Styles What is STEM?




Evolving Teaching Styles Collaborative Learning




Collaborative LearningEvolving Teaching Styles




Interdisciplinary InteractionEvolving Teaching Styles




Lab & LectureEvolving Teaching Styles




Teaching & Research IntegratedEvolving Teaching Styles




Hands-on, Active LearningEvolving Teaching Styles




Flexibility & AdaptabilityChanging Learning Environments




Integration of TechnologyChanging Learning Environments




TransparencyChanging Learning Environments




Informal Learning SpacesChanging Learning Environments




Food ComponentChanging Learning Environments




Green Chemistry & High PerformanceSustainability Influences




Research Facility Influences Undergraduate & Faculty Project Labs




Research Facility Influences Single Focus Research




Research Facility Influences Interdisciplinary Research




Research Facility Influences Collaboration & Connections




Clean EnvironmentsResearch Facility Influences




Vivarium FacilitiesResearch Facility Influences




SEM

Sensitive InstrumentationResearch Facility Influences




Imaging SuitesResearch Facility Influences




Science & Technology Projects Are Uniquely Challenging• Science & Technology is constantly evolving and

inherently complex• The built environment needs to be designed to

complement that evolution• Changes from project to project• Changes from inception to completion of projects• Past experience does not predict the future but can help

a project team adapt

Leadership in Project Delivery




“The quality of the science is fundamentally driven by the quality of the scientists an institution is able to recruit and retain, and these scientists are the primary attractants for high quality students. Both are highly sensitive to the quality of academic and research space. We can infer from this, then, that the quality of the science an institution is able to undertake is inextricably linked to the quality of the spaces that support it”





Bringing Added Value to Science & Technology• Leadership in project

development• Architects are well positioned to

establish their role as the project leader and can demonstrate leadership throughout the project

• Architects and other design team members are great at asking questions





• Leadership in execution• Understanding and

delivering to expectations• Communication plan• Procurement plan• Quality assurance plan

Bringing Added Value to Science & Technology





• How do you assure comprehensive successful delivery

• Applying lessons learned• Leadership in collaboration• Effectively using today’s tools• BIM, project mgmt. software, etc.• Leveraging the expertise of all

project participants






• Commissioning• Turnover• Operations






Questions & Discussion




Questions & Discussions1. How are MOOCs and on-line curricula affecting science education?

2. Are building codes keeping up with the changing needs of science teaching/research and the physical environments that support them?

3. With technology-rich learning environments on the increase, are modern lab-focused courses reducing or altering their reliance on traditional hands-on laboratory practices and moving toward more simulation and computer modeling?

4. Flexibility comes at a cost. How should strategies to plan for the future be prioritized in order to minimize first costs and maximize future adaptability?

5. What is the best way to spend construction dollars for flexibility and adaptability in a science building?




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