The Classroom Standards Working Group is responsible to the Teaching and Learning Spaces Working Group (TLSWG) and has been developing a document titled “Formal teaching and learning space design principles and guidelines” for distribution. This document is intended to be the primary source of information to describe formal learning spaces at McGill. In addition, this document will provide:
- Principled guidelines for room design, construction and/or renovation of formal learning spaces
- Descriptions of formal learning spaces to aid in room selection for specific teaching and learning needs
These standards will be derived from the literature on teaching and learning as well as best practices at peer institutions. Such standards will facilitate instructor support in classrooms across the University as well as providing more consistent teaching and learning environments. Recommendations will be focused on feature requirements, guidelines and procedures. The draft document is in development and will be posted as soon as it is complete. If you have any questions, please contact the Chair of this group, Adam Finkelstein (adam [dot] finkelstein [at] mcgill [dot] ca) from Teaching and Learning Services.