Activity Guide: An Approach to Scripting Inquiry Learning
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@MISC{Mulholl_activityguide:,
author = {Paul Mulholl and Trevor Collins A and Mark Gaved A and Michael Wright B and Mike Sharples B and Chris Greenhalgh B and Cindy Kerawalla A and Eileen Scanlon A and Karen Littleton A},
title = {Activity Guide: An Approach to Scripting Inquiry Learning},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Abstract. Recently, there has been a growing interest in Exploratory Learning Environments (ELEs) in which learning occurs through guided exploration and problem solving [1]. The characteristics of learning with ELEs can be seen to share a number of common issues with inquiry learning, in which students design and carry out investigations in order to acquire knowledge about the domain under investigation [2]. As part of the Personal Inquiry (PI) project, we are developing a software application, called Activity Guide, to support inquiry learning. Activity Guide specifically aims to support: (i) students in defining, organising and carrying out their inquiry, (ii) decision making and progression through the inquiry, (iii) movement between individual, group and class levels, and (iv) authoring and customisation of the inquiry. Decisions made in the evolution of the toolkit have a number of possible implications for ELEs, particularly in terms of task sequencing, collaboration, teacher orchestration and authoring.
