Learning environment
First Claim
1. A learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the learning environment comprising:
- a) at least first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment, the first, second and third displays supported in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area; and
b) at least first, second and third elongated tables that have first, second and third elongation axis, respectively, the tables arranged in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in the range between seventy-five and ninety degrees.
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Abstract
A learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the learning environment comprising at least first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment, the first, second and third displays supported in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area, and at least first, second and third elongated tables that have first, second and third elongation axis, respectively, the tables arranged in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in the range between seventy-five and ninety degrees.
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79 Claims
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1. A learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the learning environment comprising:
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a) at least first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment, the first, second and third displays supported in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area; and b) at least first, second and third elongated tables that have first, second and third elongation axis, respectively, the tables arranged in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in the range between seventy-five and ninety degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 64)
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29. A learning environment located within a space wherein the space has first, second, third and fourth corners and first, second, third and fourth boundaries between the first and second corners, the second and third corners, the third and fourth corners and the fourth and first corners, respectively, the space including first and second substantially equally sized lateral rectangular space areas adjacent the first and third boundaries, respectively, and also including a central area, the environment comprising:
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first and second elongated tables that have first and second table length dimensions, respectively; and first, second and third image presentation devices that include substantially flat first, second and third presentation surfaces, respectively; the first and second tables positioned in the first and second lateral areas so that the first and second table length dimensions are aligned with first and second table trajectories that form angels with adjacent boundaries that are within a range of between 30 degrees and 60 degrees; the first presentation device is supported along the first boundary substantially midway between the first and fourth corners with the first presentation surface generally facing the central area; the second presentation device is supported proximate the second corner with the second presentation surface forming an angle between 75 and 90 degrees with the first table trajectory; and the third presentation device is supported proximate the third corner with the third presentation surface forming an angle between 75 and 90 degrees with the second table trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for arranging a learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment; providing at least first, second and third elongated tables that have first, second and third elongation axis, respectively; positioning the first, second and third displays in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area; and positioning the tables in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the first, second and third elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in the range between seventy-five and ninety degrees, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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65. A method for arranging a learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a space wherein the space has first, second, third and fourth corners and first, second, third and fourth boundaries between the first and second corners, the second and third corners, the third and fourth corners and the fourth and first corners, respectively, the space including first and second substantially equally sized rectangular space lateral areas adjacent the first and third boundaries, respectively, and also including a central area, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing first and second elongated tables that have first and second table length dimensions, respectively; providing first, second and third image presentation devices that include substantially flat first, second and third presentation surfaces, respectively; positioning the first and second tables in the second and third corner areas so that the first and second table length dimensions are aligned with first and second table trajectories that form angels with adjacent boundaries that are within a range of between 30 degrees and 60 degrees; positioning the first presentation device along the first boundary substantially midway between the first and fourth corners with the first presentation surface generally facing the central area; positioning the second presentation device proximate the second corner with the second presentation surface forming an angle with the first table trajectory of between 75 and 90 degrees; and positioning the third presentation device proximate the third corner with the third presentation surface forming an angle with the second table trajectory of between 75 and 90 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A learning environment having a plurality of tables and a plurality of technology display devices distributed about the environment for use by occupants of the learning environment, the environment including a central area, the learning environment comprising:
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first, second and third technology display devices that include first, second and third substantially flat display surfaces, respectively, for displaying information to occupants in the environment, first, second and third display trajectories substantially p[perpendicular to the first, second and third display surfaces, respectively, the first, second and third displays supported at the corners of a triangle in spaced radial relationship about the environment with the flat display surfaces substantially facing the central area so that the first and second display trajectories, the second and third display trajectories and the third and first display trajectories form angles within a range between 100 and 140 degrees; and first, second, third and fourth elongated tables that have first, second, third and fourth elongation axis, respectively, the tables arranged in spaced radial orientations around the environment with the elongation axis substantially extending toward the central area and so that open spaces are formed between adjacent tables for standing occupants, wherein the second and third elongation axis form angles with the second and third display surfaces in a range between seventy-five and ninety degrees.
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Specification