Journal of Science Education and Technology
August 2007 Volume 16, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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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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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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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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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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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