Learning Objectives

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Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of each presentation.

Learning Objectives

Social Media Tools

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1.Compare and contrast learning and teaching environment and paradigms.

2.Explore possibilities for enhancing engagement by integrating tools and

people with their environments.

3.Inspire dialog to consider shifting the paradigm to greater engagement through

evolutionary teaching - relationship and mentorship.

4.Work together in a “Google-like culture” to accelerate systemic change in the

way we think, plan, and deliver education.

Learning Objectives

Heartlands High School – A Case Study


1.Understand recent UK / International school design principles.

2.Know about alternative project delivery means.

3.Have deep understanding of international sustainability practices and goals.

4.Understand the innovative approaches to design within a dense urban centre.

Learning Objectives

B.I.M. What It Is and What You Need to Know as an Owner


1.Know how to improve efficiency and decrease risk in project delivery cycle by

using BIM.

2.Understand sustainable design implications using BIM for whole building

energy analysis.

3.Know about new methods of reducing waste and improving visual and

reporting information .

4.Know about real world examples where BIM increased quality and decreased

costs.

Learning Objectives

Online Learning & the Implications for School Design


1.Understand he kinds of user developed on-line learning tools available today.

2.Understand the reasons behind the development of these tools.

3.Appreciate the ramifications of this trend on school design.

4.Grasp the characteristics of school environments that might attract students.

Learning Objectives

Commissioning, Re-Commissioning and Operator Training


1.Know how to ensure that a facility functions as the owner originally intended,

especially when sustainable features are involved.

2.Ensure that operators of high performance buildings understand how to make

it all work and perform optimally.

3.Understand that optimizing a building's lifecycle must include educating its

operators.

4.Understand how commissioning and re-commissioning can improve facilities

and lower the owner's financial commitment over the life of the building.

Learning Objectives

Lilian Osborne High School – From Design to Post-Occupancy


1.Examine the planning, design and sustainable practices from concept through

to post-occupancy for this school.

2.Know how the school was designed using an integrated, collaborative process

to achieve a unique teaching and learning environment.

3.Understand how interdisciplinary collaboration and sustainability were kept at

the core of the design process.

4.Understand the key aspects of the LEED process, and sustainable design

features and practices for this school.

Learning ObjectivesCommissioning Our Children for Restorative Civilization

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:1.Understand how the Permaculture-based curriculum informed the building

design and was also transformed through an integrated design process.

2.Understand how decentralized energy and water systems, aquaculture,

biological energy systems, year-round food production and performance

monitoring can be incorporated in K-12 design and woven into school

curriculum.

3.Know how the building's geothermal and water system, pump room can be

labeled and metered specifically to be used for classroom demonstration and

instruction.

4.Know how to create a landscape that responds to the natural climate and is

also conducive to teaching and learning.

Learning Objectives

Energy & Water Audits: Achieving Sustainable Operation & Energy Management Practices in Existing K-12 Schools


1.Know how energy and water audits can contribute towards sustainability in the

existing schools.

2.Identify energy efficiency measures from low cost/no cost to capital intensive

retrofit .

3.Know about methodologies to conduct the energy audits and mistakes to

avoid .

4.Know about energy audits available from Canadian and international

resources, about financial resources available to implement energy conservation

retrofits.

Learning Objectives

Community Learning Campus


1.Know how to engage students through school transformation.

2.Understand the issues connected with personalized learning.

3.Understand the importance and ways to engage the entire community in order

to transform schools and learning.

4.Understand how facilities must adapt to new ways of learning and engaging.

Learning Objectives

Integration of Virtual and Physical Environments


1.Know how to support social interaction with age-appropriate scale.

2.Know how to create healthy learning environments to promote well-being and

productivity of students and teachers.

3.Know how to promote physical development through design and construction

materials that make students develop sensitivity to sight, smell and feel.

4.Know how to use outdoor spaces to create opportunities to interact with nature

and have fun and engaging experiences.

Learning Objectives

Excellence in Sustainability, Communication, Consultation & Building


1.Understand how to promote sustainability and utilize the school as a teaching

tool.

2.Understand how to use community consultation and students charettes to

understand what their ideal school should be.

3.Understand how community blogs can keep students, teachers and

community up to date on construction progress and implementation of green

strategies.

4.Examine the sustainable strategies incorporated into the design, such as

natural ventilation, natural daylight, green roof.

Learning Objectives

Rebuilding in Haiti


1.Understand how to assess quake-damaged buildings and retrofit them for

greater accessibility needs.

2.Understand how to design better facilities to accommodate better educational

standards and apply solid construction methods with limited budget.

3.Understand how to address the building of safe facilities in quake prone areas.

4.Understand how to address issues of sanitation and accessibility after a major

disaster.

Learning Objectives

Banff Community High School/Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation


1.Know how to renovate the existing school with sustainable design and

construction methods with zero net harm to the environment.

2.Apply renovations such as new insulation, energy-efficient lighting and boiler

systems, and low-emissivity windows, which all contribute to reducing the

environmental footprint of the school.

3.Promote participation and exchange through flexible learning spaces, state-of-

the-art audiovisual systems, and generous informal meeting areas.

4.Promote participation and exchange through flexible learning spaces, state-of-

the-art audiovisual systems, and generous informal meeting areas.

Learning Objectives

Lawrence Grassi Middle School/Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy


1.Meet code challenges and architectural appeal with wood construction.

2.Understand how the use of regionally harvested and manufactured materials

can help meet budget limitations and green requirements.

3.Use techniques to reduce energy use to levels well below the baseline defined

in the Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings.

4.Know how to reduce water consumption while collecting rainwater.

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