Internet Environments For Science Education

Author : Marcia C. Linn,Elizabeth A. Davis,Philip Bell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135631833

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Internet Environments for Science Education by Marcia C. Linn,Elizabeth A. Davis,Philip Bell Pdf

Internet Environments for Science Education synthesizes 25 years of research to identify effective, technology-enhanced ways to convert students into lifelong science learners--one inquiry project at a time. It offers design principles for development of innovations; features tested, customizable inquiry projects that students, teachers, and professional developers can enact and refine; and introduces new methods and assessments to investigate the impact of technology on inquiry learning. The methodology--design-based research studies--enables investigators to capture the impact of innovations in the complex, inertia-laden educational enterprise and to use these findings to improve the innovation. The approach--technology-enhanced inquiry--takes advantage of global, networked information resources, sociocognitive research, and advances in technology combined in responsive learning environments. Internet Environments for Science Education advocates leveraging inquiry and technology to reform the full spectrum of science education activities--including instruction, curriculum, policy, professional development, and assessment. The book offers: *the knowledge integration perspective on learning, featuring the interpretive, cultural, and deliberate natures of the learner; *the scaffolded knowledge integration framework on instruction summarized in meta-principles and pragmatic principles for design of inquiry instruction; *a series of learning environments, including the Computer as Learning Partner (CLP), the Knowledge Integration Environment (KIE), and the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) that designers can use to create new inquiry projects, customize existing projects, or inspire thinking about other learning environments; *curriculum design patterns for inquiry projects describing activity sequences to promote critique, debate, design, and investigation in science; *a partnership model establishing activity structures for teachers, pedagogical researchers, discipline experts, and technologists to jointly design and refine inquiry instruction; *a professional development model involving mentoring by an expert teacher; *projects about contemporary controversy enabling students to explore the nature of science; *a customization process guiding teachers to adapt inquiry projects to their own students, geographical characteristics, curriculum framework, and personal goals; and *a Web site providing additional links, resources, and community tools at www.InternetScienceEducation.org

Author : Karen C. Cohen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461559092

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Internet Links for Science Education by Karen C. Cohen Pdf

Science teachers come in many varieties, but they share a common goal: to nurture learners. Over the past decade, we have learned a great deal about how to do this effectively. Of all this new (and some not so new) knowledge, what strikes me as most important is that learning occurs best within a context. Still, as obvious as that may seem, it is relatively rare in our high school science classrooms. The problem, of course, is that it is not easy to create a learning experience with hands-on relevance to the science under discussion. Science teachers, in addition to not having the the time, for the most part do not have the expertise or readily available resources. The solution lies in finding ways to bring scientists into the teaching/learning equation. Scientists teamed with teachers and their students represent a very real and rich opportunity to involve students in real science as practiced. Imagine a research book that gives examples of honest, science-research experiences for science-oriented students. What's more, imagine a book that includes examples where students are collaborating with scientists from all over the world on research projects, in person or via the Internet. Internet Linksfor Science Education does just that. It explores the role of the Internet and technol ogy in working student-scientist partnerships.

Author : Jan Elen,Richard E. Clark
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780080449869

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Handling Complexity in Learning Environments by Jan Elen,Richard E. Clark Pdf

Offers an analysis of complexity in learning environments from a cognitive perspective. This book makes specific suggestions for educational practice on complexity. It discusses theoretical accounts and empirical findings about learning, the learner, and learning environments.

Author : Azad, Abul K.M.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781613501870

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Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories: Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and Science Disciplines by Azad, Abul K.M. Pdf

"This book presents current developments in the multidisciplinary creation of Internet accessible remote laboratories, offering perspectives on teaching with online laboratories, pedagogical design, system architectures for remote laboratories, future trends, and policy issues in the use of remote laboratories"--Provided by publisher.

Author : James D. Slotta,Marcia C. Linn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Inquiry-based learning
ISBN : UOM:39015080827374

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WISE Science by James D. Slotta,Marcia C. Linn Pdf

This book shares the lessons learned by a large community of educational researchers and science teachers as they designed, developed, and investigated a new technology-enhanced learning environment known as WISE: The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment. WISE offers a collection of free, customizable units on topics central to the science standards as well as guidance on how to exploit the Internet to improve learning and instruction in the science classroom (grades 6-12). Hundreds of teachers and over 100,000 students have learned from WISE projects tA01ght in English, Norwegian, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Author : Myint Swe Khine,Darrell Lyell Fisher
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 9812384367

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Technology-rich Learning Environments by Myint Swe Khine,Darrell Lyell Fisher Pdf

Readership: Trainee teachers; educational policy-makers; school management personnel; information and communication technology coordinators; computing teachers; academics.

Author : L. C. Jain
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789812776570

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Virtual Environments for Teaching & Learning by L. C. Jain Pdf

There is a trend to offer courses by virtual means. This approach has definite advantages. For example, virtual programs target professionals who would otherwise have to leave their jobs to pursue the degree. An enormous proportion of universities are in the process of developing courses in a virtual environment. This book deals with virtual environments for teaching and learning. The chapters can be considered to be representative of the many approaches taken and the diversity of applications. The different perspectives and different solutions adopted are the result of intense research in various countries in the area of e-learning. Contents: Use of Virtual Worlds to Teach the Sciences (B M Slator et al.); Traditional vs. Technology-Integrated Distance Education (Z Erlich et al.); Facilitators and Inhibitors of E-Learning (J Liu et al.); Developing and Accessing Adaptive Internet-Based Courses (R M Carro et al.); Towards Intelligent Media-Oriented E-Learning Environments (M Kayama & T Okamoto); An Intelligent Tutoring System for Student Guidance in Web-Based Courses (B uzdemir & F N Alpaslan); Automatic Generation of Problems in Web-Based Tutors (M V Belmonte et al.); The Design of Internet-Based Interactive Learning Models Using Agents and Their Applications (T Ichimura et al.); Supporting Personalization in Distance Education Virtual Communities (E Gaudioso & J G Boticario); An Intelligent System for Capturing Presentation on Desktop Manipulations C Supporting for Video Contents Production (Y Nakamura et al.). Readership: Academics and researchers in education and computer science."

Author : Ramanathan Subramaniam
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591405931

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E-learning and Virtual Science Centers by Ramanathan Subramaniam Pdf

"The book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art developments in the new and emerging field of science education, called virtual science centers"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Nicolas Balacheff,Sten Ludvigsen,Ton de de Jong,Ard Lazonder,Sally Barnes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402098277

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Technology-Enhanced Learning by Nicolas Balacheff,Sten Ludvigsen,Ton de de Jong,Ard Lazonder,Sally Barnes Pdf

Technology-enhanced learning is a timely topic, the importance of which is recognized by educational researchers, practitioners, software designers, and policy makers. This volume presents and discusses current trends and issues in technology-enhanced learning from a European research and development perspective. This multifaceted and multidisciplinary topic is considered from four different viewpoints, each of which constitutes a separate section in the book. The sections include general as well as domain-specific principles of learning that have been found to play a significant role in technology-enhanced environments, ways to shape the environment to optimize learners’ interactions and learning, and specific technologies used by the environment to empower learners. An additional section discusses the work presented in the preceding sections from a computer science perspective and an implementation perspective. This book comes out of the work in Kaleidoscope: a European Network of Excellence in which over 1,000 people from more than 90 institutes across Europe participate. Kaleidoscope brings together researchers from diverse disciplines and cultures, through their collaboration and sharing of scientific outcomes, they are helping move the field of technology-enhanced learning forward.

Author : James MaKinster,Nancy Trautmann,Michael Barnett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048139316

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Teaching Science and Investigating Environmental Issues with Geospatial Technology by James MaKinster,Nancy Trautmann,Michael Barnett Pdf

The emerging field of using geospatial technology to teach science and environmental education presents an excellent opportunity to discover the ways in which educators use research-grounded pedagogical commitments in combination with their practical experiences to design and implement effective teacher professional development projects. Often missing from the literature are in-depth, explicit discussions of why and how educators choose to provide certain experiences and resources for the teachers with whom they work, and the resulting outcomes. The first half of this book will enable science and environmental educators to share the nature and structure of large scale professional development projects while discussing the theoretical commitments that undergird their work. Many chapters will include temporal aspects that present the ways in which projects change over time in response to evaluative research and practical experience. In the second half of the book, faculty and others whose focus is on national and international scales will share the ways in which they are working to meet the growing needs of teachers across the globe to incorporate geospatial technology into their science teaching. These efforts reflect the ongoing conversations in science education, geography, and the geospatial industry in ways that embody the opportunities and challenges inherent to this field. This edited book will serve to define the field of teacher professional development for teaching science using geospatial technology. As such, it will identify short term and long term objectives for science, environmental, and geography educators involved in these efforts. As a result, this book will provide a framework for future projects and research in this exciting and growing field.

Author : Myint Swe Khine
Publisher : Springer
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319163901

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Science Education in East Asia by Myint Swe Khine Pdf

This book presents innovations in teaching and learning science, novel approaches to science curriculum, cultural and contextual factors in promoting science education and improving the standard and achievement of students in East Asian countries. The authors in this book discuss education reform and science curriculum changes and promotion of science and STEM education, parental roles and involvement in children's education, teacher preparation and professional development and research in science education in the context of international benchmarking tests to measure the knowledge of mathematics and science such as the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and achievement in science, mathematics and reading like Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Among the high achieving countries, the performance of the students in East Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and China (Shanghai) are notable. This book investigates the reasons why students from East Asian countries consistently claim the top places in each and every cycle of those study. It brings together prominent science educators and researchers from East Asia to share their experience and findings, reflection and vision on emerging trends, pedagogical innovations and research-informed practices in science education in the region. It provides insights into effective educational strategies and development of science education to international readers.

Author : Richard Holliman,Eileen Scanlon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134334926

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Mediating Science Learning Through Information and Communications Technology by Richard Holliman,Eileen Scanlon Pdf

Developments in information technology are bringing about changes in science education. This Reader focuses on the theoretical and practical consideration of using information and communications technologies in teaching and learning. It examines current approaches to teaching and learning in science at various levels of education, and ways in which science in made more accessible. This will include the future potential of such current developments as access to practical work delivered on the web. The Reader is divided into three sections: What are the current issues in using ICT to teach and learn in science? Designing and evaluating ICT to teach and learn science Extending access to science learning This is a companion book to Reconsidering Science Education, also published by RoutledgeFalmer. Mediating Science Learning Through ICT is a valuable resource for teachers on Masters courses in science education and academics in science education.

Author : Ertl, Bernhard
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781615207305

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E-Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Learning from Computer-Supported and Virtual Environments by Ertl, Bernhard Pdf

"This book presents best practice environments to implement e-collaborative knowledge construction, providing psychological and technical background information about issues present in such scenarios and presents methods to improve online learning environments"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Marc Rosner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0932577695

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Teaching Science with the Internet by Marc Rosner Pdf

Author : Warwick, Paul,Wilson, Elaine,Winterbottom, Mark
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335218943

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Teaching And Learning Primary Science With Ict by Warwick, Paul,Wilson, Elaine,Winterbottom, Mark Pdf

This book provides a range of insights into pupils' learning relevant to the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in primary science. The contributors, who are all experts in their field, draw on practical and theoretical perspectives and: Provide specific examples of software and hardware use in the classroom Consider innovative and creative uses of technology for pupils engaged in science activity in the primary and early years Indicate future possibilities for the use of computer-based technologies Key themes running through the book include: setting the use of ICT in primary science within theoretical perspectives on learning and on pedagogy; the importance of using ICT in developing talking and listening opportunities in the science classroom; and the potential of learning through ICT enhanced science investigations. Contemporary issues such as inclusion, creativity and collaborative learning are also examined, making Teaching and Learning Primary Science with ICT essential reading for students in science education, and for teachers who want to use new technology to improve learning in their science classrooms.