Pending approval by the State Legislature, Oregon State plans to create an inspiring teaching laboratory and promote active learning in a new classroom building. Planned by Boora Architects in Portland, the new facility has been designed with faculty input and includes:
- A 600-seat arena classroom in the round
- A parliamentary-style room where students face each other across an aisle
- Lecture halls in which teachers can easily reach every seat
- Flexible seating arrangements that allow students to work in groups
- Space for three programs that develop and support new learning strategies — the Center for Teaching and Learning, Technology Across the Curriculum and Media Services — and room to demonstrate new concepts for student engagement
