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It’s Lab Time!
Anne-Christin TannhäuserScienter, Italy
actannhauser@scienter.org
Connecting Schools to Universities’ Remote Laboratories
NEW PERSPECTIVE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION9 March 2012 Florence
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
Remote labs and primary/secondary school classrooms: Existing barriers
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
Remote labs and primary/secondary school classrooms: Existing barriers
The “UniSchooLabS” project approach and using remote labs in the classroom: A toolkit for teachers
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
Remote labs and primary/secondary school classrooms: Existing barriers
The “UniSchooLabS” project approach and using remote labs in the classroom: A toolkit for teachers
What is next? Steps to set up a larger scale provider-school collaboration
UniSchooLabS is funded with support from the European Commission.This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teachingRemote
Run by a university or science center
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teachingRemote
Web cam to observe in real time
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teachingRemote
Learner controls the equipment
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
virtual
Simulation of real-world experimental data
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
virtual
Simulation of real-world experimental data
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teachingscience teaching
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teachingscience teaching
?Why
Increase Access...time and location independent
...with high quality equipment
...meeting safety
require-ments
Increase Access...time and location independent
...with high quality equipment
...meeting safety
require-ments
Increase Access...time and location independent
...with high quality equipment
...meeting safety
require-ments
Increase Access...time and location independent
...with high quality equipment
...meeting safety
require-ments
Remote and virtual laboratories in science teaching
Do students learn less without hands-on experiences
science teaching
?
Klahr, D., Triona, L. M., & Williams, C. (2007). Hands on what? The relative effectiveness of physical versus virtual materials in an engineering design project by middle school children. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44, 183-203.
Experiment with 7th and 8th gradersTheir task:• building toy vehicles with different features!• understand causal variables!• Discovery approach for experimenting with
Experiment with 7th and 8th gradersTheir task:• building toy vehicles with different features!• understand causal variables!• Discovery approach for experimenting with
Physical material
Experiment with 7th and 8th gradersTheir task:• building toy vehicles with different features!• understand causal variables!• Discovery approach for experimenting with
Physical material Virtual programme
Physical material Virtual programme
Results showed no difference in performance(Klahr, D., Triona, L. M., & Williams, C., 2007)
Remote labs and primary/secondary school classrooms
Existing barriers
Lack of awareness about existence & accessibility of labs among science teachers #1
Information which university labs are suitable for use in primary or secondary school teaching hard to find
#2
Most teaching and learning material of remote labs– not geared towards younger students of
a specific age group • Pioneer teachers are not networked.• Demands well-established school
university collaboration.
#3
Most teaching and learning material of remote labs– not geared towards younger students of
a specific age group – not available in many languages.
• Pioneer teachers are not networked.• Demands well-established school
university collaboration.
#3#4
#5Pioneer teachers are not networked
#6Demands well-established school university collaboration.
The “UniSchooLabS” approach
Good Practice AnalysisRemote labs and pedagogical approaches
Technical Development Involving pilot teachers
Ensuring collaboration with laboratory providers
Creating an online toolkit to make access to remote labs easier. Promote inquiry based and problem solving approaches to science education
Test & Improve the Toolkit10 pilot teachers200 students• Questionnaires and focus group• Interviews with laboratory providers
Validated toolkit
Good Practice AnalysisRemote labs and pedagogical approaches
Technical Development Involving pilot teachers
Ensuring collaboration with laboratory providers
Creating an online toolkit to make access to remote labs easier. Promote inquiry based and problem solving approaches to science education
Test & Improve the Toolkit10 pilot teachers200 students• Questionnaires and focus group• Interviews with laboratory providers
Validated toolkit
Good Practice AnalysisRemote labs and pedagogical approaches
Technical Development Involving pilot teachers
Ensuring collaboration with laboratory providers
Creating an online toolkit to make access to remote labs easier. Promote inquiry based and problem solving approaches to science education
Test & Improve the Toolkit10 pilot teachers200 students• Questionnaires and focus group• Interviews with laboratory providers
Validated toolkit
Lab catalogue9 remote labs
Lab activity editorTeacher create and share online activities for students
Lab notebookStudents „publish“ results of experiments and discussions
Lab catalogue9 remote labs
Lab activity editorTeacher create and share online activities for students
Pedagogical approach
Lab activity editorTeacher create and share online activities for students
Inquiry-based science education
IBSE recommended by
Rocard Report
IBSE: Its effects
Curiousity
Motivation
Self-esteem
InclusionBetter effects with disadvantaged students and those with below-average learning outcomes
Interest
IncreaseIncrease
Increase
IBSE: Its effects
Curiousity
Motivation
Self-esteem
InclusionBetter effects with disadvantaged students and those with below-average learning outcomes
Interest
Lab catalogue9 remote labs
Lab activity editorTeacher create and share online activities for students
Lab notebookStudents „publish“ results of experiments and discussions
Train & Present the Toolkit and Collaboration Model
To teachers, lab owners, researchers, science communicators• 3 national workshops• 2 international workshops
Align & CoordinateFeasibility study on a permanent coordination entity
Policy recommendationsEstablishing a closer and mutual collaboration on science education between schools and universities
Community of users and lab providers
Towards a sustainable coordination structure of collaboration between schools and universities
“It’s lab time – Connecting Schools to Universities’ Remote Laboratories”
Workshop organized by SCIENTER in collaboration with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering
University of BolognaBologna, Viale Risorgimento, 2
Friday, March 30thExplore the online toolkit Vision building
Round table discussion on
sustainable collaboration
Anne-Christin Tannhäuser Claudio Dondiactannhauser@scienter.org cdondi@scienter.org
http://unischoolabs.eun.org Try out the toolkit yourself!
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