Exploring the adoption, spread, and sustainability of an informal steam learning innovation in schools

Reed Stevens; Kay Ramey; Peter Meyerhoff; Jaakko Hilppö; Kristiina Kumpulainen; Anu Kajamaa; Antti Rajala; Richard Halverson

Exploring the adoption, spread, and sustainability of an informal steam learning innovation in schools

Reed Stevens, Kay Ramey, Peter Meyerhoff, Jaakko Hilppö, Kristiina Kumpulainen, Anu Kajamaa, Antti Rajala, Richard Halverson

School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

This symposium brings together different studies on the adoption and sustainability of FUSE Studios, an alternative STEAM learning infrastructure. Since its launch, FUSE has been adapted successfully in 136 different school-based implementations operating across 18 different states and two countries (USA and Finland). Yet, despite being tailored to each context by local actors, FUSE has largely managed to preserve the integrity of implementation as educational innovation. Each contribution explores a point in the lifecycle of a FUSE adoption and describes local adaptations of the approach in the US and in Finland. In addition to addressing the critical question of how new educational innovations are adopted and sustained, this symposium provides perspectives on how to balance adaptability to local contexts and the integrity (rather than fidelity) of implementation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1203-1210
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
Volume	2
Issue number	2018-June
State	Published - Jan 1 2018
Event	13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2018: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age: Making the Learning Sciences Count - London, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 23 2018 → Jun 27 2018

Keywords

Actor-Network Theory
Organizational learning
STEAM
Scale-up

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Education

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Exploring the adoption, spread, and sustainability of an informal steam learning innovation in schools. / Stevens, Reed; Ramey, Kay; Meyerhoff, Peter; Hilppö, Jaakko; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Kajamaa, Anu; Rajala, Antti; Halverson, Richard.

In: Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, Vol. 2, No. 2018-June, 01.01.2018, p. 1203-1210.

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