I’m excited to share my recently published book chapter from Metrics, Mapping, and Modelling for Masterful Management in Higher Education (Emerald Press, 2025) entitled Manage Space Allocation and Leverage Facilities to Support Teaching.
Chapter 13 takes on a surprisingly common problem in higher education: teaching space is often assigned by habit, politics, or legacy schedules—not by what instructors and students actually need. This chapter shows how to integrate rooms into an institutional model using clear schemas that describe each space and its component systems, so facilities information becomes searchable, shareable, and decision-ready. Readers learn which instructional features matter most for effective teaching and learning (from layout and sightlines to technology, acoustics, and accessibility), and how to build a practical database that helps match faculty needs to the classrooms that best support their methods. The chapter also introduces a space change-management tracking process and explains how classifying spaces by purpose can reveal patterns in allocation—creating the data foundation for more transparent, defensible decisions and better use of instructional facilities across campus.
Many of the book’s chapters have a companion video which can be viewed for free on the Higher Education Leadership Learning Online Community web site. Visit the site to see the complete and evolving list.
If you’re involved in higher-ed leadership, strategy, assessment, or institutional research, I’d love for you to take a look at the chapter and add your comments below. If you would like assistance implementing any of the ideas addressed, please compete a consultation request form – the first hour is free for any institution.
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