Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f42J17f16028; Wed, 2 May 2001 15:01:08 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 15:01:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <00ac01c0d339$f46db140$8a3bc8cd@ann> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Ann Haney" <ahaney@mb.sympatico.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1756] VIRUS X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: RO Content-Length: 3701 Lines: 80 Please do not open any attachments sent to you by me! They contain a virus which sends emails to your address book (I think). I got this virus from someone on this list serv yesterday - his computer sent me a message telling me to check the email and like a fool I clicked on it. I have cleaned it with McAfee and hopefully that will take care of it. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathryn DiPietro" <kdipietr@utk.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 1:02 PM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1753] RE: very short content needed for very beg > This is in response to Virgina's post: "Kathryn I would be interested in > what you have done in the science area." > > For the last few years (this is my third year), I have been working with > Dr. Claudia Melear here at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in a very > unique course which situates science and elementary educators in a > naturalistic setting (on Ossabaw Island) for a week. The course is not only > unique in that most of the classes are help on island, but there is also a > technology component which has evolved over the past few years. Initially, > the focus was on using the technology to support the development of > multidisciplinary units and lessons. However, after working with these > teachers, the pre-service teachers in my Instructional Technology course, > as well as reading related research, the technology component has changed. > The focus is now on using inquiry-based teaching methods which can be > supported by a WebQuest. However, one does not have to use a WebQuest to > use inquiry methods. This focus on constructivist inquiry methods seems to > be more relevant to the teachers i.e. they want to know how to teach...the > technology becomes secondary to the teaching. Then when we learn to use a > web-editor and other software related to creating a WebQuest, they have a > purpose upfront and learn the tech skills as they create. > > I am giving you the URL of the Ossabaw website so you can take a look at > it and hope you will check back after this summer so that you can see the > difference in products taught using a skills based approach (first two > years) and an approach that focuses on methodology. > > http://web.utk.edu/~ctmelear/ossabaw/ > > Also, let me share with you my course site. To see some of the WebQuests > that were developed by 1st semester preservice teachers is most impressive > not because their websites are outstanding, but because the methods they > use in their webquests make use of some excellent teaching strategies that > move students to higher cognitive levels. Click on external links and then > class webquests. Many of these are science related. They are all tied to > multidisciplinary units. > > http://online.utk.edu/courses/52995/ login: guest password: guest > > One more website. For this one you will need the Flash plugin which you can > get at http://www.macromedia.com. I have worked with Dr. Counts for the > past two years employing a very constructivist approach to working with > grad level students, Again, no focus on teaching the technology > skills..focus on concepts. The student products are most impressive. Once > you get there, you may want to look at the Mountains projects, which was a > concept we developed as a course and linked to the Tennessee State > Curriculum Frameworks. Most of the students have had no prior experience > with Flash (which is a very high level piece of software). > > http://coe337.coe.utk.edu/itg/kdipietr/interactive2.swf > > Thanks for your interest, > --Kathryn > > > > > > >
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