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What Makes New Learning SpacesWork? New Research on theImportance of Social Context
Paul Baepler, Ph.D.
J.D. Walker, Ph.D.
Center for Educational Innovation, University ofMinnesota
ELI Annual Meeting
10 February 2015
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Initial +n!ings: ALCs afect student learning….But how?
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S'cial c'ntet as %ecanis%"
• S'cial c'ntet ) te !attern '* relati'nsi!s in a
classr''% ) %atters t' learning (+ascarella , -eren$ini 2005/ -iberius 1&
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S'cial c'ntet as %ecanis%"
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-esting" Is social context…
1. Associated with desired student
outcomes?
2. Stronger/better in ALCs than intraditional rooms?
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-esting social context:
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Next steps3
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