Search results for author:"James Slotta"
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Innovative Teacher Education Using the Web-based Integrated Science Environment (WISE)
James Monaghan; James Slotta
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2901–2906
We present the design, testing, and implementation of a professional development model that uses three essential components: a successful Web-based curriculum environment (the Web-based Integrated Science Environment: WISE); a virtual community of...
Topics: Integration, Curriculum, Professional Development, Computer Sciences, Virtual Environments
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Designing a Web-Based Design Curriculum for Middle School Science: The WISE "Houses in the Desert" Project. Research Report
Alex Cuthbert; James Slotta
International Journal of Science Education Vol. 26, No. 7 (Jun 04, 2004) pp. 821–844
Design activities allow students to create their own solutions, drawing upon a personal understanding of science principles and examples. We created the 'Houses in the Desert' project to engage middle school students in designing a passive solar...
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In Defense of Chi's Ontological Incompatibility Hypothesis
James D. Slotta
Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 20, No. 1 (2011) pp. 151–162
This article responds to an article by A. Gupta, D. Hammer, and E. F. Redish (2010) that asserts that M. T. H. Chi's (1992, 2005) hypothesis of an "ontological commitment" in conceptual development is fundamentally flawed. In this article, I argue...
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The Web-based Integrated Science Environment (WISE): Connecting to the World
Jeff Morrow; James D. Slotta
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) p. 1736
We will present an ambitious extension of the WISE Project in which we adapt the WISE technology and curriculum for use in school systems around the world. Educators from several nations have expressed an interest in having their students,...
Topics: Curriculum, Professional Development, Schools, Collaboration
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Saying Yes to Online Learning: A First-Time Experience Teaching an Online Graduate Course in Literacy Education
Shelley Stagg Peterson; James Slotta
Literacy Research and Instruction Vol. 48, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 120–136
A literacy education professor teams up with a colleague whose specialization is technology and education to analyze students' contributions to a graduate course taught online for the first time. This article explains the modifications that the...
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Immersive Simulations for Smart Classrooms: Exploring Evolutionary Concepts in Secondary Science
Michelle Lui; James D. Slotta
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 23, No. 1 (2014) pp. 57–80
This article presents the design of an immersive simulation and inquiry activity for technology-enhanced classrooms. Using a co-design method, researchers worked with a high school biology teacher to create a rainforest simulation, distributed...
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Supporting Communities of Learners in the Elementary Classroom: The Common Knowledge Learning Environment
Cresencia Fong; James D. Slotta
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 46, No. 4 (2018) pp. 533–561
We report on a multi-year design study of a technology environment called Common Knowledge (CK), designed to support learning communities in K-12 classrooms. Students represent their ideas in the form of notes, add their ideas to a collective...
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High-tech Learning Environments for Low-tech Classrooms
Jeff Morrow; James D. Slotta
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1832–1833
As increasing numbers of classrooms throughout the United States and the world become Internet-ready, educational content providers must be aware of the particular technological issues faced in these classrooms. In many cases, the result of recent ...
Topics: Internet, Graphics, Classrooms, Middle School Education
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Helping Students Understand Challenging Topics in Science through Ontology Training
James D. Slotta; Michelene T. H. Chi
Cognition and Instruction Vol. 24, No. 2 (2006) pp. 261–289
Chi (2005) proposed that students experience difficulty in learning about physics concepts such as light, heat, or electric current because they attribute to these concepts an inappropriate ontological status of material substances rather than the...
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WISE Science
Marcia C. Linn; James D. Slotta
Educational Leadership Vol. 58, No. 2 (2000) pp. 29–32
Groups of teachers and schools can bridge the theory-practice gap by using the Web-based Integrated Science Environment (WISE) project library. The WISE learning environment promotes lifelong learning along with language and technology literacy by...
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Internal and external scripts in computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning
Ingo Kollar; Frank Fischer; James D. Slotta
Learning and Instruction Vol. 17, No. 6 (December 2007) pp. 708–721
We investigated how differently structured external scripts interact with learners' internal scripts with respect to individual knowledge acquisition in a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment. Ninety students from two secondary...
Language: English
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Design of Web-based Learning Environments: Integrating curriculum, technology, and professional development approaches
James D. Slotta; Marcia C. Linn; Philip Bell
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1860–1863
An increasing number of learning environments are successfully engaging students in authentic inquiry while also promoting meaningful learning about central concepts in a discipline. These efforts are characterized by some common characteristics: ...
Topics: Computers, Teachers, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Professional Development
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Organizing Principals for Science Education Partnerships: Case Studies of Students' Learning about "Rats in Space" and "Deformed Frogs."
Marcia C. Linn; Linda Shear; Philip Bell; James D. Slotta
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 47, No. 2 (1999) pp. 61–84
Describes how science education partnerships composed of educational researchers, technologists, classroom teachers, natural scientists, and pedagogy experts can create effective instructional innovations using Internet technologies. Illustrates how ...
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WISE Design for Knowledge Integration
Marcia C. Linn; Douglas Clark; James D. Slotta
Science Education Vol. 87, No. 4 (2003) pp. 517–38
Examines the implementation of Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE), which can incorporate modeling tools and hand-held devices. Describes WISE design team practices, features of the WISE learning environment, and patterns of feature use in...