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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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 -esting" Is social context…

1. Associated with desired student

outcomes?

2. Stronger/better in ALCs than intraditional rooms?

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