{"id":5815,"date":"2015-04-14T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=5815"},"modified":"2022-03-23T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:44:10","slug":"un-commons-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/un-commons-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Un-COMMONS Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5816\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/earningCommons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5816 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/earningCommons.jpg\" alt=\"Six K colleagues work in the Learning Commons\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/earningCommons.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/earningCommons-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/earningCommons-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Learning Commons is all about collaboration. Among its champions are (l-r): Candace Bailey Combs, Hilary Wagner, Paul Sotherland, Robin Rank, Liz Smith, and Amy Newday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College\u2019s \u2018Learning Commons\u2019 had its grand opening on Thursday, April 9. The Learning Commons is located on the first floor of Upjohn Library and is all about students helping other students raise their academic achievement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Newday<\/strong>, director of the Writing Center and one of several collaborators in the development of the Learning Commons said, \u201cWe are trying to move away from \u2018cubicle\u2019 style studying. Students actually learn and perform much better when they study in pairs or groups. With the Learning Commons, the end goal is to create a mobile physical space for intellectual collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Learning Commons offers peer assistance in math, physics, writing, science, and library research. 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Among its champions are (l-r): Candace Bailey Combs, Hilary Wagner, Paul Sotherland, Robin Rank, Liz Smith, and Amy Newday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College\u2019s \u2018Learning Commons\u2019 had its grand opening on Thursday, April 9. The Learning Commons is located on the first floor of Upjohn Library and is all about students helping other students raise their academic achievement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Newday<\/strong>, director of the Writing Center and one of several collaborators in the development of the Learning Commons said, \u201cWe are trying to move away from \u2018cubicle\u2019 style studying. Students actually learn and perform much better when they study in pairs or groups. With the Learning Commons, the end goal is to create a mobile physical space for intellectual collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Learning Commons offers peer assistance in math, physics, writing, science, and library research. 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