{"id":46740,"date":"2023-06-23T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T14:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/?p=46740"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:29:47","slug":"construction-on-the-experiential-learning-hub-is-underway-in-southam-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2023\/construction-on-the-experiential-learning-hub-is-underway-in-southam-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction on the Experiential Learning Hub is Underway in Southam Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Construction on the Experiential Learning Hub is Underway in Southam Hall\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Construction on the Experiential Learning Hub is well underway on the 6th floor in Southam Hall. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/future-learning-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Announced in February<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the creation of the Hub is due in part to a generous $2-million investment from the province\u2019s Training Equipment and Renewal Fund, matched by the university.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Informed by the principles of creativity, the Hub will invite students and instructors to engage and experiment with XR educational technologies to gather, share, and develop new ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Hub is scheduled to open in September 2023 and includes a Teaching Studio, Creation Studio, and Experience Studio. These three studios will support experiential learning through using and developing XR media using tools and support provided in part by the Future Skills XR Grant in partnership with EON Reality.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"46744\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio.png\" class=\"wp-image-46744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-160x105.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-240x157.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-400x262.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-360x236.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" data-id=\"46748\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2.png\" class=\"wp-image-46748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2-160x101.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2-240x151.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2-400x252.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Teaching-Studio-2-360x227.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"46745\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio.png\" class=\"wp-image-46745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio-160x105.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio-240x157.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio-400x262.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Creation-studio-360x236.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-id=\"46743\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2.png\" class=\"wp-image-46743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2-160x105.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2-240x158.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2-400x263.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Ceation-Studio-2-360x236.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"46746\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2.png\" class=\"wp-image-46746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2-160x105.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2-240x158.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2-400x263.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-2-360x237.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"46747\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio.png\" class=\"wp-image-46747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-160x105.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-240x157.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-400x262.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/Experience-Studio-360x236.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the meantime, the TLS Immersive Learning Team is offering Virtual Reality (VR) and Experiential Learning Hub Drop-In sessions in the Future Learning Lab to introduce instructors to using these technologies in the classroom. Interested Faculty can consult our&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/events-and-programs\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Events and Workshops<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;for upcoming dates or request a consultation to learn more about VR and Experiential Learning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for more Experiential Learning Hub updates closer to launch.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction on the Experiential Learning Hub is well underway on the 6th floor in Southam Hall. Announced in February, the creation of the Hub is due in part to a generous $2-million investment from the province\u2019s Training Equipment and Renewal Fund, matched by the university. Informed by the principles of creativity, the Hub will invite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[711,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-learning-lab","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46740"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46855,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46740\/revisions\/46855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}