| According to the Center for Research on
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| | Fourth, and very popular, the horseshoe
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| Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the
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| | arrangement. This arrangement allows all
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| University of Michigan, there are seven
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| | students to see the teacher and the other
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| distinct and possible seating
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| | students easily without turning more than
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| arrangements to consider when arranging a
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| | a quarter turn. The instructor can
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| room. When deciding which seating
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| | actually stand closer to all
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| arrangement is best for your purposes, it
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| | students-something that traditional rows
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| is important to consider two points.
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| | sacrifices for students in the back. The
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| First, the instructor should be easily
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| | drawback is that it won't work for large
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| visible to the students at all times.
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| | classrooms and doesn't maximize room
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| Eliminate any need for students to turn
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| | space to the fullest.
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| away from their desktops in order to
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| | Fifth, is the circular table arrangement.
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| visually follow a teacher or professor.
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| | Computers around the edge of the room
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| While that seems like a no-brainer,
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| | facing the walls, with round tables in
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| teachers often forget this during the
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| | the middle of the room. This separates
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| course of teaching and even when class
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| | the group work done in the "group"
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| participation is strong, students often
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| | environment from the independent work
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| find themselves having to twist around in
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| | done at the computer. Some prefer this
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| their seats to pay attention to what
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| | arrangement, as it keeps students engaged
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| another student is saying, or to follow a
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| | during lecture time.
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| teacher that is moving about the room.
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| | Sixth, peninsulas. These are rows of
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| Second, keep in mind what the purpose of
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| | workspaces facing one another and jutting
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| the class is. A computer class should
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| | from the wall opposite the instructor's
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| obviously be situated differently than an
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| | station. It allows students to see the
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| art class, etc.
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| | instructor fairly clearly and also allows
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| As for the seven seating arrangements,
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| | for more computer desks to be added in a
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| the first is traditional rows. This
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| | single classroom.
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| arrangement is still used in many
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| | Seventh, are L-shaped clusters. This
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| situations as it gives instructors the
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| | arrangement allows for the benefit of
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| opportunity to walk around easily and
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| | clusters, but provides for better visual
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| check on student progress, but in most
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| | connection to the front of the classroom
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| cases, it visually impairs the students.
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| | for all students.
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| Second, clusters. These arrangement works
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| | Regardless of which arrangement you go
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| well for small groups, but like tables in
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| | with, it's also important to maximize the
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| a banquet hall, there will always be the
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| | use of desks. Different types of
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| need for one or more students to have to
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| | desks-other than traditional computer
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| turn completely in his/her chair to
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| | desks-are now very popular. For example,
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| follow an instructor or listen to a
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| | we found well-designed desks such as the
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| speaker.
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| | Downview Desk which allows for a computer
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| Third, specifically for computer desks,
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| | screen to be mounted under the desktop as
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| tables around the edge of the room facing
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| | to prevent obstruction of the student's
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| the walls is one type of arrangement.
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| | view of the teacher. We also found
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| Again, students must turn to hear a
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| | multi-user tables to be comfortable and
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| speaker, but if most of the class work is
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| | space-saving. Check out all of these
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| done independently, this can create a
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| | options before deciding which arrangement
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| nice space-saving environment with few
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| | is best for your classroom.
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| distractions.
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