SCALE-UP
SCALE-UP stands for “Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies” or “Student‐Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs.” SCALE-UP classrooms include round tables of nine students to facilitate group interactions, whiteboards near each table, networked computers, and an instructor area located near the center of the room.
Other acronyms that are used by universities for SCALE-UP environments are:
- TEAL – Technology-Enabled Active Learning
- ALC – Active Learning Classrooms
- TILE – (Spaces to) Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage
Images:
NCSU Scale-Up classroom and floorplan
Videos:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (TEAL)
Design:
Images:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Classroom and Floorplan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research
Research:
University of Minnesota (ALC)
University of Minnesota Classroom and Floorplan
University of Minnesota Research
Research:
- ALC Pilot Evaluation – Fall 2007
- ALC Research Synopsis
- https://uofi.box.com/s/emiyrwdyi87s5gmc2ls1nrzdgyvd8gtb
- Space matters: The impact of formal learning environments on student learning
- “It’s Not You, It’s the Room”— Are the High-Tech, Active Learning Classrooms Worth It?
- Making the Case for Space: Three Years of Empirical Research on Learning Environments
Inside Active Learning Classrooms
Images:
University of Iowa (TILE) Classroom and Floorplan