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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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...