In this episode I unpack my (2020) publication titled “Applications of affinity space characteristics in music education,” which has twelve characteristics of informal learning spaces that I will discuss in relation to computer science education.

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Abstract

01:56 Background

03:21 What are affinity spaces?

05:02 Affinity spaces share a common endeavor

06:03 Affinity spaces are not segregated by age

07:40 Affinity spaces are not segregated by experience

09:12 Affinity spaces encourage, but do not require, active participation

11:26 Interaction transforms content within an affinity space

12:53 Affinity spaces encourage both intensive and extensive knowledge

15:00 Affinity spaces encourage individual and distributed knowledge

15:54 Affinity spaces encourage dispersed knowledge

17:17 Affinity spaces encourage and honor tacit knowledge

19:22 Affinity spaces encourage a multitude of engagement

21:18 Affinity spaces have multiple routes to status

22:37 Leadership is porous and leaders are resources

24:07 Affinity spaces as a lens for chipmusic.org

25:02 Juxtaposing affinity spaces with communities of practice

25:34 Affinity spaces and formalized education

27:54 Applying affinity spaces characteristics within a classroom

32:44 Affinity spaces as a heuristic

33:20 Some questions to consider

34:40 Outro