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Powerful learning principles: personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, inquisitive and reflective

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 2 studies (2 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size

Description

The paper defines powerful learning as "a set of principles that guide educators to design learning experiences that meaningfully engage students": "personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, and inquisitive and reflective." The HP Learning Studio is presented as exemplifying these: it is centrally located and not tied to one class, supports authentic community-serving projects, enables collaborative creation of shareable learning artifacts, and fosters a safe space to fail and iterate. The authors cite research that authentic, project-based STEM environments feel more motivating and psychologically safe.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A centrally located, shared space not tied to any one teacher's class or club, so access is open to all students and educators

Constraints

  • The paper notes multiple studies support the motivating character of authentic project-based environments, but the studio's own instantiation is documented only through qualitative examples

Target Learners

  • high school students, particularly historically and systemically excluded youth

Learning Goals

  • meaningful engagement, passion and interest discovery, preparation for future careers

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Wortman, A., and Schiner, N. (2024, June). Access to powerful technology as a catalyst for career pathway engagement [Project Report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/217
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title Powerful learning principles: personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, inquisitive and reflective
description The paper defines powerful learning as "a set of principles that guide educators to design learning experiences that meaningfully engage students": "personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative an...
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