Cross-Theme Breakout Group Presentations

Understanding Collaborative Process:Case-based digital Libra (more info)
We propose to develop and test a prototye case-based system for helping pre- and in-service teachers develop: a) deeper understanding of the complex collaborative processes that occur in inquiry classrooms; and b) theory-based perspetives for assessing collaborative process. The system will include a variety of cases representing multiple developmental levels, instructional tasks, and subject dis...

Making a market (more info)
We want to create an association to support educational entrepeuners. The association might provide training, match-making, online community, legal advice, business mentoring, market research, etc. Deliverables are a business plan for the organization and a website to support the planning process and to diseminate the information collected.

Ubiquitous Computing (more info)
Our group has decided to work differently: each of our four collaborative groups will give a five minute presentation of their ideas during each session of the cross-pollination. Our groups will present their ideas on: Physicality of learning, Educational Standards, Learning technology, Data probes and modeling

Representations for Argumentative Practices in Science (more info)
Knowledge representations can be instructional artifacts that focus students conceptual and epistemological thinking in particular ways. We plan to explore linkages between different argumentation and explanation tools and instructional practices that have been developed and researched (BGuILE, SenseMaker-SCOPE, Belvedere, ChemSense). After settling upon design principles that synthesize...

Preparing and Assessing Teachers' Readiness (more info)
Our group is focused on developing teachers' (K-20) visions of how to use technology to support more powerful forms of learning, and ways to realize those visions through creation of assessments that embody these changes. We want to move beyond minimum competency standards and create assessments that accurately reflect the quality of teacher's understandings about the potential application...

Bridging the Disconnect: Connecting Values to the Internet (more info)
We propose to convene a meeting with the goal of developing a proposal for a forum that brings together stakeholders from business, education, government, research, and the general public who will: 1) identify common criteria for the ethical/constructive/educational uses of the Internet; 2) develop concrete action plans that promote this common agenda. During this meeting, participants wil...

Ubiquitous Computing (more info)
Our group has decided to work differently: each of our four collaborative groups will give a five minute presentation of their ideas during each session of the cross-pollination. Our groups will present their ideas on: Physicality of learning, Educational Standards, Learning technology, Data probes and modeling

The Lepers: Scaling and Implementation (more info)
We are interested in bridging the gap between the research community and the practioner. There are fundamental barriers to scaling, e.g. understanding the role of visualization in learning, and we will attempt to address those. We believe that one of the ways to bring visualization and modeling to a more central focus is to convince stakeholders of its value. We feel like we don't...