Learning Resources

Abstract: Book review: Recognizing faculty Work: Reward Systems for the Year 2000, edited by robert Diamond and Bronwym Adam. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 81. Jossey-Bass, 1993. 125 pages. ISBN 1-55542-691-3

Abstract: American campus design over the last 40 years has experienced an evolution in which each decade is dominated by themes that reflect the social change of the time. From the postwar period through the late 1950s, unprecedented pressures brought on by massive federal spending were met with unprecedented solutions offered by modernism. During the 1960s, new space needs required tremendous change in scale, resulting in overwhelming "Brutalist" concrete architecture. During this time, entirely new institutions provided numerous new prototypes. During the 1970s, campus unrest, the environmental movement, and demand for community participation caused a crisis in facilities planning. Responses typically involved partnerships to develop land with outside parties as a source of revenue while insuring the quality of the larger immediate environment. With declining student populations in the 1980s, emphasis was not on growth but on improving the campus environment to stay competitive. This need was answered by postmodernism and its resumption of "stagecraft" in campus design. The 1990s can been seen as a continuation of this, yet financial austerity and swiftly changing technology suggested that greater flexibility be built into new facilities. Thoughout these changes, the campus remains a place where "intellectual inquiry, socialization, and day-to-day living" exist in a "finite, integrated setting," which modifies itself to the needs of each successive generation.

Abstract: Book Review: Campus Planning and Facility Development: A Selected Bibliography, by Ira Fink and Nicole Fardet. Ira Fink & Associates (Berkley, CA.), 1992. 64 pages.

Abstract: Book Review: On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time, By Moshen Mostafavi and David Leatherbarrow. MIT Press, 1993. 139 pages. ISBN 0-262-13291-5.

Abstract: Teaching in colleges and universities is going through a revolution brought on by changes in the student-teacher relationship, the volume of new sources of information and knowledge, and new electronic technology. All have implications for facilities planning. Three principles should be kept in mind when planning instructional space. First, "plan for the full range of teaching modalities." All classrooms need not be high-tech. Second, "plan for change and flexiblity." Technology changes rapidly. Third, "focus on the exchange of ideas and the acquisition of knowledge," not the latest technology." There are also six variables to keep in mind in teaching facilities design. These include "the different delivery modes of education material, the size of the class to which the material is delivered, lecture/video or discussion/interactive format, form of computer instruction, self-paced learning modalities, discipline-specific laboratories or classrooms." It is also helpful to consider two categories of classrooms: larger, fixed design spaces and smaller, flexible design spaces. Fixed-design rooms include conventional large lecture halls, tiered classrooms, and camera-equipped classrooms. It is most important to determine the appropriate mix and arrangement before beginning any classroom modernization program. In this way, focus can remain on the teaching, not the hardware.

Abstract: Book Review: Paving the Way for the 21st Century: The Human Factor in HIgher Education Financial Management, edited by SIgmund Ginburg. National Assocaition of College and University Buisness Officers, 1993. 240 pages. ISBN 0-915164-88-4.

Abstract: Book review: The Emergence Worldwide Electronic University: Information Age Global Higher Education, by Parker Rossman. Greenwood Press, 1992. 169 pages. ISBN 0-313-27927-6

Abstract: Book Review: Toward MOre Efficient Building Methods for Academic Science Facilities, by higher Education Colloquium on Sicence Facilities' Task Force on Academic Facilities Costs. Association of American Universities, 1993. 52 pages. LC 93-77023.

Abstract: Book Review: The Invisible Faculty: Improving the Status of part-Timers in Higher Education, by Judith Gappa and David Leslie. Jossey-Bass, 1993. 324 pages. ISBN 1-55542-517-8