Inquiry Learning, Instructional Design & Educational Technology

On behalf of the REASON program at the Munich Center of the Learning Sciences (MCLS) we are very happy to announce the upcoming visit and event series held by:

Prof. Dr. Marcia C. Linn
Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley

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Guest lecture "Using Inquiry Learning to Promote Revision" 

Thursday 13.06.2019, 14:00 c.t. – 16:00, Leopoldstr. 13, Room 1305

Abstract

Revision is central to the practice of science yet challenging and often frustrating to authors. Effective revision involves integrating ideas by adding to and modifying the original argument. Motivating students to seek new ideas and question existing ideas aligns with the goals of inquiry learning. Revision requires reorganizing the connections between ideas. Students may need to conduct investigations to add or refine their ideas, test connections between ideas, or critique evidence they initially valued. Using tools such as natural language processing to diagnose the quality of a response, we have explored a range of designs for guiding revision to promote knowledge integration. Our findings attest to the challenges of revision while also offering promising directions for design of inquiry activities that engage students in productive revision.

Workshop "Instructional Design & Educational Technology"

Tuesday, 11.06.2019, 13:00 – 16:00
Wednesday, 12.06.2019, 10:00 – 13:00
Friday, 14.06.2019, 10:00 – 13:00
Leopoldstr. 13, Room 3223 (House 3, 2nd floor)

Workshop Objectives
This three-day workshop on instructional design and educational technologies explores factors that contribute to effective designs of technology-enhanced instruction. Students will develop foundational skills to engage in the critique, evaluation, investigation, and development of technology designs for education. We will read and discuss reviews of research and intriguing investigations of technology-enhanced learning to become aware of the theoretical and practical issues of learning and instruction that concern the design and integration of technology designs into educational practices. We will put a technology-based learning unit to the test and critically evaluate two core aspects of technology design for education: Alignment to the learning goals (Are the intended learning goals relevant, critical, and meaningful? How well do the designers address the key challenges of learning the content material? What do users actually learn? How do we know they learn?) and fidelity to the underlying theory (What is the theoretical basis (explicit or implicit) of the design approach? How well is the theory implemented (e.g., if it is inquiry-based, is there support for inquiry?)? How well does the design align with our current understanding of how people learn?). We will further tackle the challenge of designing learning experiences for varied audiences and different environments. Workshop participants will design a (mini) learning experience around global climate change for a Museum setting (informal), present and discuss it with the class.

Short Bio
Marcia C. Linn is Professor of Development and Cognition, specializing in science and technology in the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley. Linn earned her Ph. D. at Stanford University where she worked with Lee Cronbach. She spent a year in Geneva working with Jean Piaget, a year in Israel as a Fulbright Professor, and a year in London at University College. She has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences three times. Her books include Computers, Teachers, Peers (2000), Internet Environments for Science Education (2004), Designing Coherent Science Education (2008), WISE Science (2009), and Science Teaching and Learning: Taking Advantage of Technology to Promote Knowledge Integration (2011). She chairs the Technology, Education—Connections (TEC) series for Teachers College Press. Awards include the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Award for Lifelong Distinguished Contributions to Science Education, the American Educational Research Association Willystine Goodsell Award, and the Council of Scientific Society Presidents first award for Excellence in Educational Research.

For questions and registration please contact Sarah Bichler at Sarah.Bichler@psy.lmu.de

We are looking forward to welcoming many interested participants!