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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
Date of Ingest
2010-07-06T22:01:14Z
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
Genre of Resource
Book Chapter
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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