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2. Summary of Def’ns CONCEPTEXAMPLE ActivityDiscussion Learning principle (How activity causes learning ) Discussion helps students model new ideas for one another Design principle (How “space” supports activity) Discussions can go better when students have a place to draw (Easel? Laptop + display?)

3. Design Principles: Describe what (some) faculty and students should be able to do, ideally (their activities). May conflict with one another. Are complemented by other kinds of design inputs (e.g., the budget; need for flexibility) Design principles do not describe specific spaces or tools used to carry out those activities.

4. Examples: –Enable students to move into small, face-to-face groups w/o too much tripping over backpacks, etc. –Enable any student in the room to display a set of images to all other students and point to elements of those images while discussing them. These are not examples of design principles: –U-shaped seating in tiers –Students learn well –Faculty not embarrassed Design Principles

5. Examples of Design Principles 1.For yourself, describe a design principle 2.Turn to your neighbor and see if he/she agrees that it IS a design principle (2 minutes)