{"id":157,"date":"2019-09-12T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/chapter\/eric-spieth\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:44:13","slug":"eric-spieth","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/chapter\/eric-spieth\/","title":{"raw":"Activating Open Labs for Apex Community Impact","rendered":"Activating Open Labs for Apex Community Impact"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"box boxaligncenter submissionfull\">\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\n<h4>Summer 2019<\/h4>\nThe Open Learning &amp; Teaching Collaborative (Open CoLab) manifests the catalyst and spark for a collective transformative innovation in campus-wide pedagogy. The Open CoLab has ignited a grass roots foreground of faculty thought-leaders into a coalition of change makers, a unified front with a voice. The collective represents a dynamic focus on student centered initiatives for empowerment and success. Inherent to the movement of Cluster Pedagogy is an embrace of the antidotes to the persistent stasis of governing dynamics<a title=\"\" href=\"\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>, replaced by three fundamentals: Accessibility, Learner-Driven and inherently Connectivist. i.e. Building Community.\n\nThe Open Colab informs and empowers a Cluster Pedagogy Learning Community through alignment, development, collaboration, support and cohesion. A united front.\n\nThe dimensions of Cluster Pedagogy activate and inform the Four Tools of Integrated Clusters:\n\n<strong>Cluster Pedagogy <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[2]<\/a><\/span><strong>:<\/strong>\n\n<em>Interdisciplinarity and integration<\/em>\n\n<em>Project-based work that extends beyond the wall of the classroom<\/em>\n\n<em>Sharing with an external audience<\/em>\n\n(DeRosa 2019)\n\n<strong>Empowers and unifies, the Four Tools <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[3]<\/a><\/span><strong>:<\/strong>\n\n<em>1. First-Year Seminar\n2. Open Laboratories\n3. Gen Ed Direction Courses (if themed and possibly with certificates)\n4. Integrated Capstone Experience (Junior or Senior Year)<\/em>\n\n(Birx 2017)\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_156\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"547\"]<img class=\"wp-image-156\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/60\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools.jpg\" alt=\"diagram conceptualizing the four tools of clusters\" width=\"547\" height=\"679\"> A Conceptualization of the Four Tools of Clusters[\/caption]\n\nThe proposed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/Activating-Open-Labs.pptx#fixme\"><strong>Apex Community Impact Open Lab<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0realizes this cross-pollination and synthesis by activating persistent course-based Open labs at scale. Open labs become the crossroads where on-campus applied experiential learners meet engaged external partners on-site and collaborate in finding solutions to challenging, persistent and \u2018wicked\u2019 problems.\n\nThe initiative represents the fusion of\u00a0<strong><em>Open laboratories<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Real World Projects\u2019.<\/em><\/strong>\n\n<em>\u00a0<strong>Open Laboratories<\/strong><\/em>\n\nThrough the use of open labs, you will collaborate with other students from a variety of majors on projects with partners from local businesses and organizations.\n\n<strong><em>Real-World Projects<\/em><\/strong>\n\nPlymouth State students work with faculty and community partners on projects that span multiple disciplines and develop a student\u2019s understanding of and experience with dynamic teams. Explore example projects:\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.edu\/academics\/our-learning-model\/cluster-projects\/business-and-community-development-in-the-north-country-of-new-hampshire\/\">Business and Community Development in the North Country of New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr size=\"1\" width=\"33%\">\n\n<div>\n\n<a title=\"\" href=\"\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0Governing dynamics as defined by the: (Noun)\u00a0<strong>Nash equilibrium<\/strong>\u00a0- (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged.\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<a title=\"\" href=\"\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/actualham\/what-is-cluster-pedagogy?slide=12\">https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/actualham\/what-is-cluster-pedagogy?slide=12<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<a title=\"\" href=\"\">[3]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.plymouth.edu\/president\/the-four-tools-of-clusters\/\">https:\/\/campus.plymouth.edu\/president\/the-four-tools-of-clusters\/<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"singlebutton\"><\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"box boxaligncenter submissionfull\">\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\n<h4>Summer 2019<\/h4>\n<p>The Open Learning &amp; Teaching Collaborative (Open CoLab) manifests the catalyst and spark for a collective transformative innovation in campus-wide pedagogy. The Open CoLab has ignited a grass roots foreground of faculty thought-leaders into a coalition of change makers, a unified front with a voice. The collective represents a dynamic focus on student centered initiatives for empowerment and success. Inherent to the movement of Cluster Pedagogy is an embrace of the antidotes to the persistent stasis of governing dynamics<a title=\"\" href=\"\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>, replaced by three fundamentals: Accessibility, Learner-Driven and inherently Connectivist. i.e. Building Community.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Colab informs and empowers a Cluster Pedagogy Learning Community through alignment, development, collaboration, support and cohesion. A united front.<\/p>\n<p>The dimensions of Cluster Pedagogy activate and inform the Four Tools of Integrated Clusters:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cluster Pedagogy <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[2]<\/a><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Interdisciplinarity and integration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Project-based work that extends beyond the wall of the classroom<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sharing with an external audience<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(DeRosa 2019)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Empowers and unifies, the Four Tools <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[3]<\/a><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. First-Year Seminar<br \/>\n2. Open Laboratories<br \/>\n3. Gen Ed Direction Courses (if themed and possibly with certificates)<br \/>\n4. Integrated Capstone Experience (Junior or Senior Year)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Birx 2017)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-156\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/60\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools.jpg\" alt=\"diagram conceptualizing the four tools of clusters\" width=\"547\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools.jpg 685w, https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools-65x81.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools-225x279.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/files\/2019\/09\/4Tools-350x434.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Conceptualization of the Four Tools of Clusters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proposed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/Activating-Open-Labs.pptx#fixme\"><strong>Apex Community Impact Open Lab<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0realizes this cross-pollination and synthesis by activating persistent course-based Open labs at scale. Open labs become the crossroads where on-campus applied experiential learners meet engaged external partners on-site and collaborate in finding solutions to challenging, persistent and \u2018wicked\u2019 problems.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative represents the fusion of\u00a0<strong><em>Open laboratories<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Real World Projects\u2019.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<strong>Open Laboratories<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through the use of open labs, you will collaborate with other students from a variety of majors on projects with partners from local businesses and organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Real-World Projects<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plymouth State students work with faculty and community partners on projects that span multiple disciplines and develop a student\u2019s understanding of and experience with dynamic teams. Explore example projects:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.edu\/academics\/our-learning-model\/cluster-projects\/business-and-community-development-in-the-north-country-of-new-hampshire\/\">Business and Community Development in the North Country of New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"size: 1px; width: 33%;\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0Governing dynamics as defined by the: (Noun)\u00a0<strong>Nash equilibrium<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/actualham\/what-is-cluster-pedagogy?slide=12\">https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/actualham\/what-is-cluster-pedagogy?slide=12<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"\">[3]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.plymouth.edu\/president\/the-four-tools-of-clusters\/\">https:\/\/campus.plymouth.edu\/president\/the-four-tools-of-clusters\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"singlebutton\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["eric-spieth"],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[110],"license":[],"class_list":["post-157","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","contributor-eric-spieth"],"part":127,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/157\/revisions\/158"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/127"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/157\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}