Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks

Natalia Smirnov; Matthew W. Easterday; Elizabeth M. Gerber

doi:10.22318/icls2016.1

Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks

Natalia Smirnov, Matthew W. Easterday, Elizabeth M. Gerber

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In this paper, we articulate a model for scaling Studio-Based Learning (SBL) via a Social Innovation Network (SIN)-a distributed community of design studios collaborating to solve social problems. We report findings from a case study of one SIN called Design for America (DFA), using methods of "ethnography of infrastructure" (Star, 1999) that combine interviews, surveys, and analysis of members' communication on various channels to understand the ways SBL can be orchestrated as a distributed learning community. We argue that principled design and use of cyberlearning tools and organizational routines can foster sociability and trust among members and promote routing of resources across the network, thereby alleviating orchestration challenges and infrastructuring a more effective environment for innovation and design learning.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016
Subtitle of host publication	Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings
Editors	Chee-Kit Looi, Joseph L. Polman, Ulrike Cress, Peter Reimann
Publisher	International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages	35-42
Number of pages	8
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780990355090
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2016.1
State	Published - 2016
Event	12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, ICLS 2016 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Jun 20 2016 → Jun 24 2016

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Other	12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, ICLS 2016
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	6/20/16 → 6/24/16

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Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Education

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Smirnov, N., Easterday, M. W., & Gerber, E. M. (2016). Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks. In C-K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, & P. Reimann (Eds.), 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings (Vol. 1, pp. 35-42). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2016.1

Smirnov, Natalia ; Easterday, Matthew W. ; Gerber, Elizabeth M. / Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks. 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings. editor / Chee-Kit Looi ; Joseph L. Polman ; Ulrike Cress ; Peter Reimann. Vol. 1 International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2016. pp. 35-42

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Smirnov, N, Easterday, MW & Gerber, EM 2016, Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks. in C-K Looi, JL Polman, U Cress & P Reimann (eds), 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings. vol. 1, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), pp. 35-42, 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, ICLS 2016, Singapore, Singapore, 6/20/16. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2016.1

Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks. / Smirnov, Natalia; Easterday, Matthew W.; Gerber, Elizabeth M.
12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings. ed. / Chee-Kit Looi; Joseph L. Polman; Ulrike Cress; Peter Reimann. Vol. 1 International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2016. p. 35-42.

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Smirnov N, Easterday MW , Gerber EM. Scaling studio-based learning through social innovation networks. In Looi C-K, Polman JL, Cress U, Reimann P, editors, 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings. Vol. 1. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). 2016. p. 35-42 doi: 10.22318/icls2016.1

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