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On Location Learning: Authentic Applied Science with Networked Augmented Realities
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Rosenbaum, Eric; Klopfer, Eric; Perry, Judy – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The learning of science can be made more like the practice of science through authentic simulated experiences. We have created a networked handheld Augmented Reality environment that combines the authentic role-playing of Augmented Realities and the underlying models of Participatory Simulations. This game, known as Outbreak @ The Institute, is…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Simulated Environment
Computing and the Social Organization of Academic Work.
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Shields, Mark A.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Discusses the academic computing movement during the 1980s, focusing on the Faculty Workstations Project at Brown University. Six departments are compared: chemistry, cognitive and linguistic sciences, geology, music, neural science, and sociology. Discusses the theoretical implications of the study for conceptualizing the relationship of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation
Linking for Learning: Computer-and-Communications Network Support for Nationwide Innovation.
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Hunter, Beverly – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Describes National Science Foundation efforts to support the work of educators and technologists in building national communications-based infrastructures in education. Explains educational needs and technological opportunities; characterizes the current status of educational networking; identifies challenges in laying a national computer network;…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change
Building the Open Road: The NREN as a Test-Bed for the National Public Network.
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Kapor, Mitchell; Berman, Jerry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Presents a vision of the impact of the National Public Network and offers seven recommendations for its evolution and implementation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation