The McGraw Center's Educational and Classroom Technologies group explores the potential of the technology-enhanced classroom as active learning space. Spaces such as the Digital Learning Lab in 130 Lewis Science Library and 330 Frist showcase new technologies for teaching and learning and are outfitted to support the use of new media and technology in practice. McGraw Digital Learning Lab The McGraw Center’s Digital Learning Lab (DLL) is a technology-rich teaching and learning space in the Lewis Science Library that supports the use of and critical reflection upon digital tools and resources in Princeton coursework. With an experienced staff and community of students, the DLL serves as a flexible space for interdisciplinary dialogues around digital pedagogy, or teaching and learning with technology. The DLL actively supports courses with unconventional formats, innovative course assignments, and/or co-curricular digital learning components, such as podcasting, video production, and other digital projects. Read more at the DLL website Frist 330: The McGraw Center Teaching Lab The McGraw Center's active learning space in 330 Frist Campus Center offers a place in which faculty and instructional staff can explore the latest in instructional technology. The room is host to many McGraw Center events and workshops, such as the annual new faculty orientation, undergraduate tutoring, and AI training. It can also be booked for the occasional experiment in teaching by faculty who wish to learn more about innovations in educational technologies. The room is equipped with digital whiteboards, wireless projection, writable walls, and four points of projection. For more information, contact [email protected] Reserve A Room Select Lab - None -Digital Learning LabFrist 330Frist 205 Name Email Address Start Date / Time Start Date / Time: Date Start Date / Time: Time End Date / Time End Date / Time: Date End Date / Time: Time Detailed Purpose Leave this field blank Active Learning at Princeton Active learning can be as simple as pausing a traditional lecture to invite feedback. The instructor might stop to ask a question about a topic just presented, to invite students to take one minute to discuss a lecture slide with the person sitting next to them, or, perhaps, to undertake a solitary, focused writing exercise on an emergent topic. In other scenarios, the course instructor might devote an entire class period to learning objectives that invite group discussion, collaborative work and active participation in a room designed for the purpose. Read more
