Sinclair Community College: Center for Interactive Learning

An early adopter in the late 90's: When Sinclair Community College decided to devote a new building to innovations in educational technology, they looked for a model on other campuses and in the business world. They didn’t find one – so they invented their own.

"It is imperative that Sinclair design a new facility that provides for experimentation with new technologies, includes space conducive to interactive formats, allows for varied learning options and provides a place for a systematic approach to the learning process." That was the conclusion of a 1996 task force charged with the responsibility of planning a facility that would help bring Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, into the modern paradigm of teaching and learning.

Completed in the spring of 1998 at a cost of $16 million, the CIL building encompasses 75,000 sq. ft. on four different levels and includes 500 miles of wire. More than simply a large computer lab, the CIL is intended to be an incubator where faculty can develop new methods for teaching using technology and students can take advantage of the innovations they develop.

Read how this Ohio community college supports faculty innovation here.