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Throughitsuseofadigitalethnographytoolincombinationwithtraditionalresearchtacticstorecord
studentactivitiesandbehaviorthatinfluenceexperience,thestudywasabletodevelopninekey
designrecommendationsforinstitutions.:

1.Initiatethenewdifferentbuildspacesthatpromoteactivitiestobuildnewrelationships.This
recommendationiscenteredontheideaofenablingstudentstotakepartinunexpectedactivitiesthat
mayprovideopportunitiesfornewinteractionsatwhatevergiventime.Suchinstancesinclude,butare
notlimitedto,unexpectedencounterswithpeers,faculty,andartifactswithinthegivenbuilding.

2.CreateanchorpointsthatserveashubsSuchdesignfocusesoncreatingpointsofgreater
visibilityofpeopleandspacetoprovidestudentswithahigherleveloftransparencywithregardsto
whatisoccurringaroundthem,wheretheycangotomeetnewpeopleandgreaterspatiallegibilityfor
newusersofthegivenbuilding.

3.BuildinrecessThestudyfoundthatmostfirstyearstudentsspendagoodamountoftime
studying,thuspreventingthemfromfellowstudentinteraction.Inordertopromoteabetterinformation
retentionrate,aswellaspositivestudentinteraction,thisdesignconcepttakesintoconsiderationthe
ideaoftakingstudybreaks.Thismodellooksatbuildinganareawherestudentsarepromotedtotake
breakswithouthavingtoleavethebuilding.Itisconcentratedonacceptingthenotionofrecessand
providingstudentswithspaceswheretheycango,withoutaspecificreason,thatoffersareleasefrom
collegiatepressures.

4.AllowformultipleproximitysettingbytheuserGivenuniversityspacesareallcommunal
groundsforstudents,thisdesignlooksatbuildingspacesthatplacecontroloftheitemsandtoolsthat
comewiththespace.Itacknowledgesthatnotwousersoccupyaspaceinthesameway,andthus
aimsatprovidingstudentswithfeelingofcomfort,ownershipandsecurityinthespaceofchoice.
 5.Accommodatemultipleformationsofpeopleobjects,andenvironmentsThisdesignlooks
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6.DesignguidedexperienceThestudyfoundthatstudentsspendaplethoraofrimewaitingfor

classes.Therefore,itrecommendsprovidingguidedexperiencesthroughoutthebuildingtoconvertthis
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informationcanbediscovered.

7.UsedesigncuestohelpusersnavigateandinteractThisdesignconceptlooksathelping
studentsfinddestinationsthatfittheirspecificneeds,aswellasprovidethemwithenvironmental
updatesastheyareinconstanttransition.Mobilityisdrivingalotofthebehaviors,notjustwiththe
studentsbutwithallofus,Whitmerexplained.

8.AllowimprovisationwheningroupsAlthoughbuildingspacesrequiressomeleveloffixed
ground,thisrecommendationaimsatprovidingstudentswithflexiblespaces.Itlooksatsettingthe
stageforcollaborationandcommunitybuildingbyallowingstudentstomodifyspacesthroughthe
mentalandphysicalprocessofcreatinganenvironmentthatbestaccommodatestheirneeds.

9.MakesureonehaswhatoneneedsThelastdesignrecommendationaimsatproviding
studentswiththetoolsandresourcesfortheirlearningneedswherevertheyare.Itacknowledgesthe
constantmovementofstudentsandlooktoprovidestudentswiththenecessarysupportregardlessof
thelocation.

Formoreinformationonthestudy,includingdetailsondifferentstudentexperiencesandmethodology,
readthestudyhere.

CarlyMoralesisaneditorialinternwitheCampusNews.

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