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25 Jan

Repurposing Learning Spaces on College Campuses

Repurposing Learning Spaces on College Campuses Author: Dr. Christina Counts Repurposing Learning Spaces on College Campuses Over the past few decades, American colleges and universities have grown their campuses and facilities exponentially, many constructing brand new, expensive buildings to attract more new students. While many of these state-of-the-art facilities add significant value to student experience...

29 Dec

A Year in Review: 2020 at MiEN Company

A Year in Review: 2020 at MiEN Company Author: Dr. Christina Counts Every year as we come upon the end of December, we like to look back to reflect upon all that we have been able to accomplish throughout the year. 2020 has been a year like no other, with COVID-19, social movements, and a...

10 Dec

Designing Community Planning Spaces for Educators

Designing Community Planning Spaces for Educators Author: Dr. Christina Counts Collaboration in schools is essential to create rich and productive learning experiences that are inclusive. Collaborating allows both students and teachers alike to learn from one another and build on each other’s ideas to gain deeper understanding of complex subjects and develop creative concepts. When...

04 Dec

Dare County School Builds Amazing New Media Center After Hurricane Dorian

Dare County School Builds Amazing New Media Center After Hurricane DorianWhen Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s library was destroyed by a hurricane, the school turned to MiEN to help it come back even stronger and better. In September 2019, Hurricane Dorian ripped through Dare County, N.C. with a vengeance, leaving behind a trail of destruction that...

28 Sep

Districtwide Modernization Project Transforms Media Centers into Activity Hubs

Districtwide Modernization Project Transforms Media Centers into Activity HubsHere’s how one 10-school district in Michigan worked with MiEN to transform its aging media centers into modern, active learning spaces that all students are excited to be a part of. Like many school districts, Midland Public Schools in Michigan had to come to terms with the...

08 Sep

Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Learning Spaces

Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Learning Spaces As students, faculty, and staff return to school this fall and beyond, there is a new emphasis on the importance of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces throughout schools in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While students and educators will be...

28 Aug

Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and Scholars

Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and ScholarsCareer-based high school in Kentucky pulls out all of the stops when creating modular learning spaces for its new, 180,000sf facility Focused on providing education and experience in career fields, Boone County Schools’ Ignite Institute is creating a reality where industry and education work together to ensure...

21 Aug

5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19

5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19 Author: Dr. Christina Counts If the global pandemic sidelined your plans for creating a very inviting, collaborative, nurturing media center space, get your vision back on track with these five success tips. As central hubs of school activity, media centers are the places that students, teachers,...

26 Jun

Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips

Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips Author: Dr. Christina Counts Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning space design has had to adapt and grow to create healthy and functional learning spaces. One of the key components to safe, healthy learning space design is creating flexible learning spaces that can serve multiple...

22 Jun

New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its Space

New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its Space This Indiana high school worked with MiEN to create an extremely versatile multipurpose space that teachers and students love When New Albany High School got the opportunity to transform its existing media center into a multipurpose space, it immediately surveyed all of...

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Repurposing Learning Spaces on College Campuses

A Year in Review: 2020 at MiEN Company

Designing Community Planning Spaces for Educators

Dare County School Builds Amazing New Media Center After Hurricane Dorian

Districtwide Modernization Project Transforms Media Centers into Activity Hubs

Cleaning & Disinfecting to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Learning Spaces

Flexible, Modular Classroom Spaces Designed for Teachers and Scholars

5 Ways to Redesign a Media Center During COVID-19

Shifting Learning Space Design to Combat COVID-19: 7 Design Tips

New Albany High School Uses Creative Multipurpose Room Design to Maximize its Space

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