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Fostering inquiry-based learning in technology-rich learning environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellows Program

Comstock, Sharon; Harnisch, Delwyn; Bruce, Bertram C.; Mehra, Bharat

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/16548

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Title
Fostering inquiry-based learning in technology-rich learning environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellows Program
Author(s)
  • Comstock, Sharon
  • Harnisch, Delwyn
  • Bruce, Bertram C.
  • Mehra, Bharat
Issue Date
2002-06
Keyword(s)
  • Evaluation
  • GK-12
  • Inquiry Page
  • inquiry-based learning
  • Inquiry unit
Abstract
This paper analyzes the uses of the Inquiry Page (www.inquiry.uiuc.edu) in the National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship Program*, where scientist-fellows and K-12 teachers partner to integrate the use of computer-based modeling, scientific visualization, and informatics in science and mathematics education. The Inquiry Page is a web-based, knowledge-building tool that facilitates and fosters real-world application of inquiry-based learning. By creating “Inquiry Units” teachers and learners collaboratively engage in the inquiry path, building new knowledge as well as a resource for other teachers and learners. By offering structures for inquiry teaching and learning, a-synchronous community-building is occurring with teachers/learners being able to draw upon and share their own applications of inquiry-based teaching. The Inquiry Page, then, becomes the nexus between theory and application. It emerges as a “portal” for the scientist-fellow, teacher, and students in the classroom; facilitates communication between the teacher/scientist team and other educators both at the school and in the larger education community; supports inquiry-based teaching in the real world of the classroom; and nurtures the development and professional growth of the teacher and scientist/fellow by engaging in reflective educational theory and practice. *The EdGrid GK-12 Fellowship Program supports annual teaching fellowships for graduate student scientists from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is administered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/16548
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
National Science Foundation Grant/Contract # 0086455

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