The Climate Visualizer: Sense-Making through Scientific Visualization

Douglas N. Gordin

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 3, No. 4 (1994) pp. 203–26

Describes the design of a learning environment, called the Climate Visualizer, intended to facilitate scientific sense-making in high school classrooms by providing students the ability to craft, inspect, and annotate scientific visualizations....

Addressing the Challenges of Inquiry-Based Learning through Technology and Curriculum Design

Daniel C. Edelson; Douglas N. Gordin; Roy D. Pea

Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 8, No. 3 (1999) pp. 391–450

Describes five significant challenges to implementing inquiry-based learning. Presents strategies for addressing them through the design of technology and curriculum. (Author/CCM)

Changing How and What Children Learn in School with Computer-based Technologies

Jeremy M. Roschelle; Roy D. Pea; Christopher M. Hoadley; Douglas N. Gordin; Barbara Means

Future of Children Vol. 10, No. 2 (2000) pp. 76–101

Explores how computer technology can help improve how and what children learn in school. Highlights several ways technology can enhance how children learn by supporting four fundamental characteristics of learning (active engagement, group...

Using Collaborative ePortfolios to Reinvent Teacher Education

Douglas N. Gordin; Keith Grueneberg; Mark Laff; Sonia Martinez; R. B. Lam

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 100–105

IBM is seeking to help teacher education and professional development through the design of innovative technologies. A far ranging collaboration has been devised incorporating nine primary partners. The Teachers' Workplace system aims to support a...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Portfolios, Learning Management Systems

Using the WWW to Build Learning Communities in K-12

Douglas N. Gordin; Louis M. Gomez; Roy D. Pea; Barry J. Fishman

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Vol. 2, No. 3 (1996)

Examines the utility of the World Wide Web (WWW) for aiding in the construction of school-based and work-based learning communities. Surveys current offerings on the WWW. Advances proposals for enhancing the architecture of the WWW to facilitate its ...