Agenda for Monday

Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has a long history of campus planning and architecture. Over the years, master plans created by such notables as Clarence Blackall, John Olmsted, Carbys Zimmerman, Daniel Burnham, Charles Platt, and Sasaki and Associated have shaped the campus. Architects such as N.C. Ricker, J.C. Llewellyn, James White, and Charles Platt have contributed to the historic character of the campus. Artists such as Lorado Taft and Billy Morrow Jackson have enriched the campus. This tour will highlight some examples of landscape architecture, architecture, and art as found in the core of the Urbana campus and how those elements combine to define the campus.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Explore the application of the arts on the campus in interior and exterior settings.
2. Investigate the long-term effects of campus planning on the landscape architecture in the core of the campus.
3. Observe and discuss the aging of the core campus landscape and the subsequent opportunities available.
4. Discuss the evolution of the campus architecture in the core and the effect on the vocabulary developed for future development.

Established in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I) is a premier public research university distinguished by the breadth and quality of its programs. With an emphasis placed on campus-wide academic excellence, U of I is ranked among the best in the world in research, teaching, and public engagement. With a long tradition of pioneering remarkable new discoveries and achievements, this tour will highlight some examples of noteworthy research and teaching facilities on the Urbana campus and the advancements being made in providing higher performance buildings for increased sustainability and productivity. You will visit our National Petascale Computing Facility, future home of one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world; Institute for Genomic Biology, a thematic research program dedicated to transformative research in agriculture, human health, the environment, and energy use and production; Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, a teaching and research laboratory that explores and evaluates 21st century computing environments; Lincoln Hall, the recently renovated LEED Gold Certified 1911 classroom building, the largest on campus; and The Research Park at the University of Illinois.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Discuss opportunities that were employed and are being considered to meet the challenging campus sustainability goals in research intense facilities.
2. Investigate ways to utilize facilities as living laboratories for integrated learning and research.
3. Identify how interdisciplinary work can be enhanced through facility design and examine some differences in past and present design philosophies.
4. Explore how new technologies are being employed in classroom and research facilities to create more flexible, stimulating environments.

This tour will highlight some examples of sustainable and accessible architecture as found on the Urbana campus and how those disciplines connect to define the campus of tomorrow. The entire campus contains over 647 buildings and is 4,552 acres or 7.1 square miles in size. In 2008, the Urbana campus signed onto the Presidents’ Climate Commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050.  The 2010 Illinois Climate Action Plan detailed projects and interim targets to achieve that goal, and it included the integration of LEED concepts into the campus facility standards. All capital projects on campus now incorporate sustainability principles in their design, and new buildings or major renovations are currently required to attain LEED Gold certification. This tour will visit five buildings that are or will be LEED certified, including Nugent Hall, the highly accessible residence hall, and a classroom addition, the Khan Annex at Huff Hall.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the benefits of co-locating students with severe and multiple disabilities with the general student population.
2. Review the present-day learning space needs of students and the need for collaborative and interactive sustainable learning spaces.
3. Explain the rationale and applications for the integration of green infrastructure on campus.
4. Review sustainable practices on campus and the effects of master planning.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have captured the attention and imagination of universities across the US. These classes are collectively enrolling literally millions of students from around the world.  Offerings are coming from elite universities and mid-tier colleges alike. Though, in most cases, they bear no academic credit, many higher education leaders and associations are working to develop degree pathways that include MOOCs. Concurrent with the advent of MOOCs over the past months, we have seen the move to integrate "big data" and the use of analytics to create mashup dashboards that enable "smart" decision making. In both MOOCs and big data mashups, the digital online nature of the initiatives invites building bridges between and among institutions to leverage data, knowledge, and resources. We will examine these emerging phenomena and how they will build collaborations and sharing among institutions.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Review the key characteristics, benefits, and drawbacks of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
2. Describe ways analytics are being repurposed in mashup dashboards, and how these dashboards facilitate decision making.
3. Recognize how MOOCs and big data mashups can drive partnerships both within and without the institution.
4. Identify ways these emerging phenomenon can allow your institution to build partnerships that leverage data, knowledge, and resources.