How Do You Design Interactive Learning Environments?
Many school districts make use of interactive tools, as can be evidenced by the appearance of the SMART board in many classrooms. According to Adam Allerhand, professor at Indiana University, “an interactive classroom is one in which students participate as equal partners in an ongoing discovery process.” This discovery process can be encouraged by using round tables for student seating, intelligently positioning your SMART board, creating an accessible and inviting library and giving students access to a computer lab. Designing your classroom environment to facilitate interactive learning can help your students engage and collaborate with one another. Set up large round tables throughout the room for small group work. In the interactive classroom, students meet in small groups for discussions and problem solving. Individual desks tend to hinder this process. Position your SMART board in an area that can seat the whole class. Teachers often choose to use a carpeted area as a place for
