It’s easy to understand why learning may suffer when the teacher’s voice has to compete with a passing 747, but emerging research suggests that quieter noises can have varied effects on student ...

Classroom design can profoundly influence how students experience and interact with the world. Here are four tips to design classroom environments that support student well-being, enhance learning ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...

Classrooms can be noisy places. Any teacher who leaves work with a sore throat knows this, and research from audiologists and speech-language pathologists backs it up. But because people can’t see ...

Working in the education design space collectively for 26 years, we understand students and teachers need environments to support learning. Classrooms should be designed for listening and engagement; ...

Imagine that you are a lover of folk music and your friend prefers the music of the big bands. Imagine that each of you is trying to persuade the other of the high worth of what he loves the best. But ...

Extron Electronics is expanding its classroom field voice amplification system designed specifically for classrooms. The company has begun shipping its new VoiceLift, an infrared microphone designed ...

Researchers at San Francisco State University have developed a tool that for the first time can measure the extent to which instructors use innovative teaching methods by analyzing simple audio ...

PETALUMA At first glance, FrontRow hardly looks like a technology company. There's a cubby in the reception area filled with balls and toys. Visitors wear badges that say "Hall Pass." Brightly colored ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...