Collaborative learning environments are an essential tool for moving from a “factory” to an “active learning” education model. Active learning emphasizes instilling knowledge, rather than just delivering information. Instead of sitting in organized rows while someone lectures to them, students cluster in collaborative groups to foster teamwork as they work on projects and share ideas. Effective furniture for these environments is student-centric, enabling easy and open communication between students and teachers. Flexible and fluid environments should support a variety of interactive and engaging activities from teaming, projects, presentations and discussions, to individual research and reflection. Curved, organic table shapes encourage.
