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Journal of Science Education and Technology

August 2007 Volume 16, Number 4

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Number of articles: 5

  1. Lessons Learned: Findings from MIT Initiatives in Educational Technology (2000-2005)

    Lori Breslow

    Since 1999, MIT has undertaken an extensive effort in creating and implementing educational technology. Broadly speaking, there have been two kinds of efforts: developing web-based services for... More

    pp. 283-297

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  2. How Much Have They Retained? Making Unseen Concepts Seen in a Freshman Electromagnetism Course at MIT

    Yehudit Judy Dori, Erin Hult, Lori Breslow & John W. Belcher

    The introductory freshmen electromagnetism course at MIT has been taught since 2000 using a studio physics format entitled TEAL--Technology Enabled Active Learning. TEAL has created a collaborative... More

    pp. 299-323

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  3. Transforming an Introductory Programming Course: From Lectures to Active Learning via Wireless Laptops

    Miri Barak, Judson Harward, George Kocur & Steven Lerman

    Within the framework of MIT's course 1.00: Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, this paper describes an innovative project entitled: "Studio 1.00" that integrates lectures... More

    pp. 325-336

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  4. Inquiry-Learning with WebLab: Undergraduate Attitudes and Experiences

    Judith Fischer, Rudolph Mitchell & Jesus del Alamo

    The Microelectronics WebLab at MIT allows students to do actual (not simulated) laboratory research on state-of-the art equipment through the Internet. This study assesses the use of WebLab in a... More

    pp. 337-348

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  5. Students' Perceptions of Terrascope, a Project-Based Freshman Learning Community

    Alberta Lipson, Ari W. Epstein, Rafael Bras & Kip Hodges

    We present a descriptive case study of Terrascope, an innovative, year-long, project-based learning community at MIT. Each year, Terrascope students study a particular environmental or Earth-system... More

    pp. 349-364

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