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Márta Turcsányi-Szabó(coordinator)
Eötvös Loránd UniversityInformatics Methodology Group
31.1.2005 matchsz.inf.elte.hu/Colabs/
Partners
HU: Eötvös Loránd University (Co-ordinator)
SK: Comenius University
UK: Logotron Ltd.
PT: Cnotinfor- Center of New Technologies of Information, Ltd.
PL: Center for Informatics and Technology in Education
BR: Cnotinfor Brazil Education and Technology
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Background
Equipment Internet Guidelines Training ODL
HU: Y Y Y Y YSK: Y Y Y Y need
UK: Y Y Y Y YPT: Y Y Y need need
PL: Y Y Y Y need
BR: Y Y Y need need
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History
Logo community
Comenius Logo
Localisation
MATCh EU project
Imagine
Playground EU project
NETLogo EU project
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Imagine
• Constructivism
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Simplified animation
• Object-oriented metaphor
• Multiple dynamic inheritance
• Extended turtles’ behaviour
• Programmable shapes
• Parallel independent processes
• Imagine interface built into Logo
• Pages, embedded panes
• Tools for direct manipulationsand direct painting
• Internet: access, uploading,co-operation plug-in
• Strong multimedia support.
• Voice input & output
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Objectives
• With whom?
• How?
• What kinds of learning?
• Support
• Transferability
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Process
Imagine
Localised versions
Microworlds
Know-how
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Time-line
TASK 2002 2003 2004
Defining learning strategies for CoLabs
Developing e-learning platform
Developing ‘active web’ material
Local experiments and evaluation
International experiments and evaluation
Guidelines for users
Guidelines for teachers
Localisation
Dissemination
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Themes
4-10 age: Mathematics, music, visual arts, writing
9-10 age: Fractions
10-14 age: Creative Communications
12-18 age: Mathematics, modelling
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Creative Writing
Fractions
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Colabs Portal
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Secondary Maths
Aims
• Overcome language difficulties
• Needs of different age groups
• Themes for different interest
• Multiplyer effect
• Equal oportunities
• Promote language learning
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Evaluation
Imagine
Localised versions
Microworlds
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WITH WHOM?
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Children, teachers, parents, mentors
• Children with each other
• Children with mentors
• Teachers with each other
• „Community of practice”
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WHAT?
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Games, stories, communication, modelling
• Creating stories and completing workbooks
• Exerimenting with digitaly tangible Fractions
• Simple&exchange games – Imagine course
• Creative Communication & self expression
• Modelling on Mathematics and Art toopics
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HOW?
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Whiteboards, networked real&virtual
• Using interactive whiteboards
• Networked in classroom
• Asynchronous – Forums
• Synchronous connections
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HOW TO SUPPORT?
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• Teachers, parents involved
• Good examples (Demo, Gallery)
• Exchange Forums
• Tutorials
• Mentors on-line
• Monitoring (assignments, log, cognitive maps)
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Transferability
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• Plug-in can run any version on web
• Localised versions of Imagine – switch to English
• They can open any language version
• Translator program
• Asynchronous add-on features
• Synchronous – send Imagine objects to another
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Dissemination
Imagine
Localised versions
Microworlds
Know-how
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