Learning dynamics Community

The KiP (Knowledge in Pieces) Community

The KiP community is a research community organized around shared values and principles such as an orientation to building learning theory and an emphasis on "knowledge analysis" as exemplified by the approach taken by researchers using the "knowledge in pieces" (diSessa, 1993) theoretical perspective. 

The community is engaged in in-depth discussions about research and theory building through workshops,  collaborations in conferences and publications. We aim to create a larger and more identifiable presence of our theoretical and methodological stances among professional organizations and in the fields of learning sciences, science and math education, and cognitive science.

KiP Community Listserv

• If you would like to be up to date about the current activities of the KiP community, please send a message to Mariana Levin (mariana dot levin at wmich dot edu) and you will be added to our list serve and google group.  

New KiP publications (and pre-publications)

• Please see the Recent Research section for abstracts and links to new KiP-related publications and pre-publications.

Current KiP Community Events:

• Virtual Learning Dynamics Seminar:  Weekly Zoom meetings have been occurring since Summer 2021 and will start back up again soon (Summer 2024).  Contact Mari Levin (mariana.levin@wmich.edu) for more information.

• 2024 Virtual Learning Dynamics Workshop:  We will be having a virtual workshop open to the KiP community on May 31, 2024. 

Past Events:

• KiPshop 2020: Our workshop in San Francisco at AERA 2020 was canceled due to COVID.

• We had a wonderful KiPshop 2019 in Toronto in before AERA 2019.  

• KiP Community dinner in 2013 in San Francisco (AERA)

• KiP Community dinner in 2012 in Vancouver (AERA).

• On Friday, June 3, 2011 members of the KiP Community attending JPS had a lovely community dinner and 64th birthday celebration in Berkeley for Andy diSessa. 

• KiPshop 2010 at ICLS The second workshop of the KiP community took place Tuesday, June 29 at ICLS 2010 in Chicago.  The workshop theme was  "Integrating Knowledge and Interaction in Analyses of Cognition and Activity" See the workshop website KiPshop2010 for more information!

• KiPshop 2009 at AERA The first activity of the KiP community took place at AERA in San Diego.  The workshop theme was: "What is knowledge analysis?" To learn more, visit the site for the 2009 "Knowledge Analysis" Workshop.