Designing Learning Technology

Wed, 28 Apr 2004

Marian Koshland Science Museum
Hey, there's a new science museum in DC! The Marian Koshland Science Museum just opened. Here's the overview.

Opening April 2004, the Marian Koshland Science Museum will feature state-of-the-art exhibits that present the complexities of science in an engaging and accessible way to the general public. Best enjoyed by visitors ages 13 and older, the museum will explore current scientific issues at the core of many of the nation's public policy decisions, as presented in reports by the National Academies.

Sounds interesting, and that they may try to go into greater depth than museums that cater to younger visitors. I wonder if that will change the amount of time visitors spend at each exhibit, which is normally quite low.

And it'll be really interesting to see their treatment of "current scientific issues at the core of many of the nation's public policy decisions," given this administration's disregard for scientific findings when making public policy decisions.

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Science Education Vol. 88, Issue 3 (May 2004)
Contents of Science Education 88.3. Subscription required to download articles.

Emotion metaphors and emotional labor in science teaching. Michalinos Zembylas.

The practical epistemologies of the classroom: A study of laboratory work. Per-Olof Wickman.

Explanation-driven inquiry: Integrating conceptual and epistemic scaffolds for scientific inquiry. William A. Sandoval, Brian J. Reiser.

Using concept mapping for assessing and promoting relational conceptual change in science. Xiufeng Liu.

Inquiry in science education: International perspectives. Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Saouma BouJaoude, Richard Duschl, Norman G. Lederman, Rachel Mamlok-Naaman, Avi Hofstein, Mansoor Niaz, David Treagust, Hsiao-lin Tuan.

Are language-based activities in science effective for all students, including low achievers? Léonard P. Rivard.

Difficulties in learning the introductory magnetic field theory in the first years of university. Jenaro Guisasola, José M. Almudí, José L. Zubimendi.

Exploring visuospatial thinking in chemistry learning. Hsin-Kai Wu, Priti Shah.

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Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2
As promised, I'm starting to post current journal listings. We're starting off with JLS 13.2. Links connect to abstracts and detailed citation information. From there, you can download a PDF of the article if you or your institution subscribe.

The Real Story Behind Story Problems: Effects of Representations on Quantitative Reasoning. Kenneth R. Koedinger, Mitchell J. Nathan.

The Bystander Effect: A Lens for Understanding Patterns of Participation. James M. Hudson, Amy S. Bruckman.

Learning by Seeing by Doing: Arithmetic Word Problems. Sylvia Weber-Russell, Mark D. LeBlanc.

Re-Assessing School Standards. Timothy Koschmann.

Beyond Rhetoric? Three Books and the Educational Standards Debate. Marshall S. Smith, Gayle S. Christensen.

Standards and Equity. Chandra Muller.

Educational Standards: Mapping Who We Are and Are to Become. Thomas S. Popkewitz.

Standards, Standards, Standards. William Ayers, James O'Brien.

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Basecamp
Inquirium has been evaluating a variety of solutions for collaborative project management. The goal is to find something that's easy to use and makes it easy for clients and our internal project team to keep track of progress, milestones, to dos, etc. Basecamp (found via Boing Boing) is worth a close look: the interface is clean, and it seems designed to integrate nicely with other online tools.

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