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Session Type: Structured Poster Session
Out-of-school (OST) organizations have never operated in isolation from other institutional actors, but historically this reality has been by default rather than by design. In recent years, however, there is an increased tendency towards designed organizational networks operating in the OST space. As this occurs, better theorizing the forms, purposes, tensions and principles at play within these designed networks is essential to ensure OST organizations’ effectively utilize, and understand the limits of, such structures. This session explores dynamics within a number of increasingly prominent forms of designed networks OST organizations participate in including collective impact models, open innovation networks, designed learning ecologies, networked improvement communities and cross-sector research practice partnerships.
1. A Framework for Citywide Informal Learning Ecosystems and Vision for Supporting Equitable Cross-Context Movement - Stacy Kehoe, University of Pittsburgh; Thomas Akiva, University of Pittsburgh; Mila Yochum, Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time
2. Going Further Together: A Framework for Innovation-Focused Collaborations in Informal Learning Organizations - Rafi Santo, New York University; Dixie Ching, New York University; Kylie A. Peppler, Indiana University - Bloomington; Christopher Hoadley, New York University
3. Rethinking Community Participation in Cross-Institutional Collaboration - Jennifer Elaine Pacheco, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ben R. Kirshner, University of Colorado - Boulder
4. Making to Make Change in Oneself and One's Social World - Bronwyn Bevan, Exploratorium; Jean J. Ryoo, Exploratorium; Molly Shea
5. Heterogeneous Networks and Local Learning: How We Collaborate in the Informal World - Lauren B Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Crowley, University of Pittsburgh
6. Beyond Shrink-Wrap: How Boundary Objects Can Support Learning and Sharing Between Informal Learning Networks - Mary Ann Hess Steiner, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Crowley, University of Pittsburgh