Peers
This week we focus on learning as a social activity. We explore how learning spaces and communities can support people sharing ideas, collaborating on projects, and building on one another's work.
Watch & Read
Learn with Peers
In this video, Mitch Resnick shares strategies for encouraging and supporting peer learning within physical spaces and online communities.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Readings
Learn more about different ways people can collaborate, and what teaching looks like in a learning community.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Chapter 4 (excerpts)
Also available in these languages: Italiano (Italian) , Português (Portuguese) , 日本語 (Japanese)
Make & Share
Visit a Learning Space
This week, we invite you to explore a learning space – how does it support collaboration and sharing?
In this video, Jaleesa and Yumiko share some examples and explain a little bit more.
In this activity, you will:
- Visit a learning space - physical or digital, new or familiar
- Look at how the design of the environment supports peer learning
- Share a picture, and your reflections in the discussion forum
Reflect & Discuss
Quotes and Questions
From this week’s readings or videos, choose one quote that you found especially intriguing and share a question about it.
What did the quote make you wonder about?
Meet & Chat
Would you like to meet the LCL team and the rest of the community?
We are hosting three video calls on Tuesday, November 14th:
9-10am EST
11am-12pm EST
5-6pm EST
We’d love to see you there!
Want More to Explore?
You might enjoy these additional materials
Conversation with Philipp Schmidt
Mitch and Philipp discuss peer learning communities, and share examples and strategies to support people learning from each other.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Images of the Learning Society
Seymour Papert (1980): Mindstorms, Chapter 8
Also available in these languages: Português (Portuguese) , Italiano (Italian)
A Place to Be Yourself
Eric Schilling, 2016 (TedX video)
Supporting Diverse and Creative Collaboration
Ricarose Roque, Natalie Rusk, & Mitchel Resnick (2016)
Learning Webs
Ivan Illich (1971): Deschooling Society, Chapter 6
Also available in these languages: Português (Portuguese) , Italiano (Italian)
Offline Materials
You can get this week’s videos, subtitles, and readings in a single zip file for offline use.