The area between the urban life and sports arena

In the article ” recognizing campus landscapes as learning spaces”  the author Kathleen Scholl   is intended to inform the audience on how a  university campus  and its geographical features is suppose to be allocated in such ways it could be a learning experience just from observing the exterior artifacts of an campus. The author believes that “Learning is a lifelong and year-round pursuit, which takes place throughout the campus, not just fragmented indoors in designated instructional spaces” (Bender & Parman, 200). Statistics have shown that Architectural capability, campus space (extracurricular activities),and technological advancement has a significant impact on the students ability to succeed in college, especially  on the behalf of naturalistic observations.

On  average college students spend about one fifth of their time in classroom which means that the remaining of the time is spent doing extracurricular activities.  A university’s architectural designs accumulated with its subjective spaces plays a vital role in developing academic achievement and is most oblivious when constructing. I agree with the author Kathleen Scholl on her disposition that “a campus environment has a direct relationship on students intellectual ability which can strongly influence a students initial and longstanding experience that promotes a sense of belonging to that learning community”. (Boyer;1987 : Green 2013.)

In the third paragraph of this article Kathleen Scholl raises awareness by persuading the reader that in today’s multitasking society university students are exposed to a high risk of attentional fatigue.” Earth day” as we refer to it as, was invented from a college and served as a public service announcement to increase awareness about environmental protection. This historical day gave insight to viewers and students nationwide because it marked the geographical evolution of campuses and allowed for campuses to be perceived in  such a holistic way that it enhances the viewer attentional ability.  In today’s society most colleges require extra curricular activities that involves the  heavy use of focus, undivided attention, and concentration in which the author think is academically challenged due technological advancements. Technology today could deteriorate a students natural  ability to allocate resources, which is why Kathleen Scholl believes that students today are more prone to underachieving academic learning goals and undermining success at a universities than ever before. The author claims about technology affecting the students goals and successes are supported by her evidence of a diagram that shows the students nature interactions with their campus based upon its surroundings.

 

In this article the author Kathleen Scholl emphasize the educational and academic benefits of a holistically designed colleges. She provokes the increased awareness of the cognitive, social, and intellectual development through nature in which she suggest students and states makers should take more into consideration. The author concludes that a holistic design of campuses  worldwide could provide as  significant resources of learning which enhances a persons “direct attention”. “Different mixtures of learning spaces that combine nature and interesting architecture provide more options for regulating  learning and restoration cycles. (Orr, 2004)”  The author intentions is to persuade colleges and universities into adopting  a whole-systems approach to campus design – one that requires communication and collaboration among academic, administrative and facilities planning stakeholders and -one that advertise its educational value by recognizing the campus landscape as a academic learning space. Kathleen Scholl believes that adopting this view allows the campus to advertise their educational value by allowing their open space to play a vital role in effective functioning and maintenance of a quality university learning environment.