Breaking with tradition: Improving learning through classroom design

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The perception of learning has changed significantly in recent times. So much so that the concept of a classroom in which students sit in rows and take instruction from a teacher standing at the front is now something of an anachronism. The penny has dropped and educators realize that there are many different preferred learning styles. Informality is a buzzword and the focus has shifted to creating learning environments to meet this diversity of student needs.

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