Discovery Learning Research Center

The Discovery Learning Research Center (DLRC) is housed on the first two floors of the Hall for Discovery and Learning Research (DLR) in specialized facilities that are designed for educational research, development of materials, methods and instructional technologies, and interdisciplinary collaboration on scholarly projects addressing education-related topics. The space devoted to the DLRC is divided into three learning studios, a science laboratory, a project laboratory, a media design laboratory, collaborative group work educational space (the "atrium"), shared desk area for project personnel, office and desk areas for DLRC staff, and conference rooms. The goal for the use of any DLRC space is to further the mission of the DLRC through work on projects that will lead to innovations in teaching and learning that can be applied to improving educational practice. If you are familiar with our spaces, click on the appropriate link to the right to request space (please reread the use guidelines before submitting the form as they are updated periodically).

Click the photo for a video of the DLRC facilities

Ideal Projects for Center Use
The experimental learning environments are flexible, creative, state-of-the-art spaces designed to meet the instructional needs of multidisciplinary initiatives. Typical DLRC projects will be 3-5 years in duration with 2-4 years of experimentation. It is estimated that 9 research projects will actively utilize the research laboratory spaces in a given semester. Individual projects may vary, with some using the Center's experimental space for an intensive study over a short time, (i.e., eight hours a day for two weeks) while others may use a more traditional class approach that meets three times per week for a semester. Depending on the nature of the study and the number of different studies running concurrently, learning spaces may need to be reconfigured daily, weekly, or once a semester.

For more information on using our research spaces, please select events or research projects.

• DLRC 4-Minute Facilities Video
• Conference Rooms/Breakout Spaces/Learning Commons
• Learning Studios
• Project Laboratory
• Science Teaching Laboratory
• Educational Design Laboratory

 


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