Do partners care about their mutual location? Spatial awareness in virtual environments
This paper reports on four experimental studies concerning regard to how people use space so as to solve problems collaboratively in virtual environments. Prior to presenting the results, it summarizes the wide range of literature concerning social uses of spatiality in human interactions. The experiments we conducted revealed that virtual space modifies and improves collaborative processes such as division of labor, grounding, communication, coordination, as well as the performance to the task.
Is support really necessary within educational games?
Games can be powerful learning devices because of their interactive and multimedia capabilities, and their abilities to keep students motivated, active, deeply immersed and engaged for sustained periods of time. Yet the extent to which this translates into more effective knowledge and skill acquisition is not clear from the research reported so far. Several researchers have stressed that support tools should be added to game environments to ensure that learning takes place. In this paper we will
Using Ontological Engineering to Overcome Common AI-ED Problems
This paper discusses long-term prospects of AI-ED research with the aim of giving a clear view of what we need for further promotion of the research from both the AI and ED points of view. An analysis of the current status of AI-ED research is done in the light of intelligence, conceptualization, standardization and theory-awareness. Following this, an ontology-based architecture with appropriate ontologies is proposed. Ontological engineering of IS/ID is next discussed followed by a road map to
Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
An algebra-based overview of elementary and pre-telescope astronomy. Topics covered include sundials, seasons, calendars, precession, shape and rotation of Earth, Greek astronomy, the path to heliocentric theory and extensive sections on Kepler's laws. It also has sections on the Moon and how its distance was found. Many historical details, stories, and applications are included. This is part of a wider site From Stargazers to Starships which has related lesson plans, glossary, timeline, problem
Big Dipper Mobile
By building their own Big Dipper mobile, kids learn that the distance between stars is not what it appears to be in this OLogy activity. The activity directions are provided as both a Web page and a printable PDF. The activity begins with a brief overview about how the small size of stars and the close distance between them are illusions. Kids then create a replica of the Big Dipper which realistically shows the relative size and distance of the constellation's stars -- allowing kids to view the
Ivy Day 1903, Pomona College
Pomona College seniors of the class of 1903 stand in cap and gown in front of Pearsons Hall. (Ivy Chapel Day was traditionally held as part of commencement week.)
Portrait of unidentified woman
A young woman with freckles wears a striped shirtwaist blouse with a white collar and bow. A piano can be seen in the background.
Where Am I?
In this lesson, students work together to find the latitude and longitude of various locations. Students also use latitude and longitude to help them figure out the distance between two given coordinate points.
La véritable nature de la recherche d’information
Il existe une méthodologie de la recherche de l'information spécialisée au même titre que des méthodologies de recherche des différentes disciplines. Cette méthodologie implique d'identifier clairement son objet de recherche et le vocabulaire qui le caractérise, d'utiliser les sources adéquates de recherche dans un ordre logique, de connaître les critères d'évaluation critique de la qualité de l'information et de confronter ses résultats à l'expérience de la vie de tous les jours
Les services de référence en milieu universitaire : de nouvelles orientations!
Communication présentée dans le cadre du programme de formation continue de la Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec, vendredi le 11 mars 2005.,L'arrivée des ressources électroniques, l'enseignement à distance et les habitudes de recherche de la génération Web ont obligé les bibliothèques universitaires à adapter leurs services et leurs pratiques. On remarque une évolution vers un modèle de bibliothèque centrée sur l'apprentissage, qui exploite le potentiel des
Nature of Geographic Information
This course will orient you to the properties of geographic data and the practice of distance learning. Some of the overall goals are to: 1) Promote understanding of the geopgraphic information science and technology (GIS&T) enterprise and 2) Promote geographic information literacy - the ability to identify the kind(s) of geographic information needed for a particular task; to determine whether needed data are available; to acquire and assess the quality of the data if available, or specify the
Confronting ideas in collaborative scientific discovery learning
This study investigated how collaborative knowledge construction within a scientific discovery (or inquiry)learning environment can be assisted with tools that aim to support students proposition generation and testing
processes. Sixty-six fourth year pre-university education students participated in a kinematics learning task. The instructional goal of the learning activity was to develop students understanding of one dimensional kinematics. All students completed a proposition test in whic
Une typologie des fonctions des modèles formels : l'exemple de la biologie
Une typologie des fonctions des modèles est construite à partir dun cadre théorique (Nifle) permettant de définir le rapport entre modèle et expérience. Il est admis quil existe un lien entre la manière dont on modélise en tant quexpert ou chercheur et la manière dont on apprend à modéliser en tant quétudiant, et que ce lien repose sur le rapport expérience/modèle. La typologie est construite pour le cas particulier des modèles formels (utilisant un formalisme mathématiqu
Standard-compliant Scenario Building with Theoretical Justification in a Theory-aware Authoring Tool
Nowadays standard technologies play important roles in enhancing sharability, reusability and interoperability of learning contents. However, there is a lack of pedagogical justification of the contents implemented with the standards. This paper discusses the standard-compliance of our ontology-based modeling framework and how the framework gives theoretical justification to standard-compliant learning/instructional scenarios in a theory-aware authoring tool.,Poster in 13th International Confere
La Boîte Noire. Conception et expérimentation pédagogique de simulations informatiques adisciplin
Nous menons depuis trois ans, dans un cours dépistémologie en formation des maîtres, une expérience pédagogique inédite : lutilisation, en contexte dapprentissage ouvert, dune simulation informatique que nous avons conçue et dont nous avons développé diverses versions de plus en plus adisciplinaires. Après avoir présenté les origines de la simulation et les caractéristiques de ses versions successives, nous décrivons la formule pédagogique que nous avons proposée et raffi
Coordinate Geometry Battleship
A twist on the traditional Battleship game - students practice finding the distance, midpoint, and slope between two points on a coordinate plane.
Fédération de ressources pédagogiques
La virtualisation des ressources pédagogiques est devenue un aspect crucial de l'EIAH, et ce pour plusieurs raisons : (a) atteindre cet objectif pour faire face à l'évolution rapide des technologies et une nécessité d'apprentissage et de savoir-faire primordiale pour la survie de tous, (b) rendre nos outils attractifs et pérennes, et (c) se répartir la construction d'un patrimoine de ressources pédagogiques. De nombreux systèmes d'apprentissage existent aujourd'hui mais leurs ressources
Science in Focus: Force in Motion: Workshop 6: "Force Against Force"
Magnets stick to other magnets and to metal objects made of iron or steel. How much force is required to break the attraction between two magnets? In this workshop, fourth-grade students explore ways to balance the force of magnetism against the force of gravity. A magnet placed in a cup on one side of a pan-balance is stuck to a stationary magnet beneath the cup. When enough washers are placed on the opposite side of the balance, the magnets will separate. Graphical analysis shows some unexpect
