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Learning innovation diffusion as complex adaptive systems through model building, simulation, game play and reflections

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https://hdl.handle.net/10497/14439
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Conference Paper
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Huang, J., & Kapur, M. (2012). Learning innovation diffusion as complex adaptive systems through model building, simulation, game play and reflections. In J. van Aalst, K. Thompson, M. J. Jacobson, & P. Reimann (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2012 (Part 1, pp. 259-266). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Author
Huang, David Junsong 
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Kapur, Manu
Abstract
To effectively foster innovation diffusion, school leaders need to learn innovation diffusion as Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS). In this study, two school leaders formed a dyad to learn both the knowledge about innovation diffusion and the knowledge in fostering innovation diffusion. Agent-based model building, model simulation, game play of a simulation game and reflections were designed as learning activities in this study. In the learning process, the learners developed the following understanding in innovation diffusion: teachers’ adoption decisions are based on limited rationality and local information; teachers have nonlinear influence on each other through social networks; teachers are heterogonous agents; and diffusion is a process of emergence. The learners also learnt to leverage on social networks to foster effective innovation diffusion. While agent-based model building faces challenges for learning CAS in the social science domain, this study shows that engaging learners in reflection activities helps to overcome the challenges.
Date Issued
2012
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This paper was presented at the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), held in Sydney, Australia from 2 - 6 Jul 2012
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