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Designs for Learning and Practice
Fri, April 13, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Sheraton Wall Centre, Floor: Fourth Level, South GalianoSession Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This session presents research on existing environments repurposed or reframed as contexts for learning and participation, as well as those deliberately designed as learning experiences. The papers highlight the types of activity or participation made possible as a result of these designs, such as representational activity, collaborative creation, scientific practices, new literacies activity, and changed teaching practices.
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Gamers as Scientists? The Relationship Between Participating in Foldit Play and Doing Science - Mark Chen, Independent Consultant; Theresa Horstman, University of Washington
Learning in Niche Online Social Networks - Christine M. Greenhow, Michigan State University
Informal Learning Environments as 21st-Century Preservice Learning Spaces for Teachers - Kylie A. Peppler, Indiana University - Bloomington; Rafi Santo, Indiana University - Bloomington
Designing Activities Using Object of Activity and Its Impact on Young Children’s Representational Activities - Asmalina Saleh, Indiana University - Bloomington; Joshua Adam Danish, Indiana University; David Phelps, Indiana University
Supporting the Implementation of the Knowledge Building Communities Model: Analysis of Principle-Based Study Group Interactions - Richard J. Reeve, Queen's University