The TLlab building (called “Palazzina”) is located in Via Pier Carlo Boggio 5D.
It is the "house of teaching": a place dedicated to Politecnico faculty to improve and enhance the effectiveness of their teaching. The goal is to bring lifelong learning and research on teaching issues under one roof, supporting a number of initiatives and boosting collaboration among teaching staff.
The building is arranged on three levels:
- On the ground floor - the living room:
- an informal space where the faculty community can meet, exchange ideas and socialize
- On the ground floor - a small classroom:
- a classroom for small groups (max 15 people) for teacher training;
- equipped with: Smart TV (connectivity: Internet, Android app, HDMI cable and USB port); 1 Whiteboard
- On the first floor - the meeting space:
- where the teaching staff can share studies, tools and experiences and experimentation on teaching methods with colleagues and the TLlab staff
- where the teaching staff can take part in the training activities organized by the TLlab and connect with other colleagues
- equipped with: 2 displays (connectivity: HDMI cable, USB-C cable, USB-C wireless "Barco Clickshare" connector); a WACOM Cintiq Graphics Tablet (connectivity: USB-A cable, USB-C cable); a video-recording system (suitable for group video conferences); an ambient microphone (connectivity: USB-A cable, USB-C cable); 2 Whiteboards
- On the second floor to the left there is the one-to-one space:
- where the teaching staff can meet their mentors for discussion and support on teaching practices, experiments, classroom problems;
- where they can meet and be supported by language experts for their work in international classrooms;
- where teachers can meet with colleagues for collaboration and discussion on specific teaching projects;
- dove incontrare i colleghi per la collaborazione e il confronto su specifici progetti didattici;
- equipped with a Smart TV (connectivity: Internet, Android app, HDMI cable and USB port); 1 whiteboard
- On the second floor there are two identical makerspaces:
- where the teaching staff can experiment with non-transmissive teaching based on student participation. It is a flexible space equipped with modular desks that can be moved to encourage group and the development of different ideas;
- equipped with: 2 displays (connectivity: vHDMI cable, USB-C cable, USB-C wireless "Barco Clickshare" connector); a WACOM Cintiq graphics tablet (connectivity: USB-A cable, USB-C cable); a video-recording system (suitable for group video conferences); an ambient microphone (connectivity: USB-A cable, USB-C cable); 2 whiteboards.
Classroom 8N is designed to encourage student participation rather than for transmissive teaching. It is a flexible space equipped with modular desks that can be moved to create groups of varying numbers in order to break with the traditional frontal approach and encourage group work and project development based on sources and tasks assigned by the lecturer.
Classroom 8N is located on the 1st floor of the N classroom complex of the Cittadella Politecnico. The entrance is in Via Piercarlo Boggio.
It has a capacity of 64. The classroom is equipped with special equipment: 2 clickshares, 2 microphones, 2 screens, whiteboards on 2 sides.
