In class:
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- Work on measures for each group's study
- Discuss readings, and if time allows, do an overview powerpoint
- Show off cool simulations
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Required Readings:
A week on StarLogo – one of the two most famous, well thought out uses
of simulation in education (the other being by White and Fredrickson).
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Resnick, M. (1996). Decentralized modeling
and decentralized thinking. In W. Feureig and N. Roberts (Eds.)
Modeling and Simulation in Science and Mathematics Education (pp.
114-137). Springer-Verlag: New York.(Download). |
Optional Readings
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Wilensky, U., & Resnick, M. (1996). Thinking
in levels: A dynamic systems approach to making sense of the world.
Journal of Science Education and Technology,
8(1), 3-19. (Download). |
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Klopfer, E., and Yoon, S. (2005). Developing
games and simulations for today and tomorrow's tech savvy youth.
TechTrends 49(3) 33-41. (Download). |
Homework:
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Reminder: All work for the class is to be turned
in electronically so that others in the class may access your work.
Put it on your web-page, on the e-groups, or whichever way you can
make your work publicly visible. Assignments due next Wed
at 11:59 pm. |
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(DUE THIS WEEK OR NEXT)
Find
an example from some domain (other than the ones covered in the
readings) and discuss how simulation has/is/will change or add
to the nature of the discipline you have chosen.
An example might
be weather: Now a lot of predictions are based upon simulations.
This has changed quite a bit the way forecasting used to be done
(now you can't chose weather prediction for your homework).
Chose your domain, talk about the changes brought about (or soon
to be brought about) by simulation and write about them.
(REMINDER:
Connections to readings and course concepts are good
ideas)
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GROUP HOMEWORK:
Further design of measures and procedures for
your study (a more detailed plan will emerge after individual
consultation with your group) |
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Reminder: Look at some other
students work BEFORE you get to class on Thursday. Be prepared to
talk about one other student's theory of mind in depth that you found
particularly interesting or worth discussing. |
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