go-lab: scenarios

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ScenariosWhat they are and how you use them

04-06-2016Ellen Wassink-KampHenny Leemkuil

What is a scenario A Go-Lab scenario describes, in a domain

independent way, all activities, materials, and interactions for teachers and learners that comprise a complete (online and offline) Go-Lab inquiry learning experience.

Blueprint for an ILS How an ILS fits in a wider classroom

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A Go-Lab scenario describes, in a domain independent way, all activities, materials, and interactions for teachers and learners that comprise a complete (online and offline) Go-Lab inquiry learning experience.

Blueprint for an ILSHow an ILS fits in a wider classroom

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How do they differ

Scenarios differ • Phases in the ILS• The activities included• Combination between offline and online

activities • Individual or collaborative work• Focus on skills


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What do they contain

The goal in each specific phase Suggestion for activities Suggestions for tools Additional tips Link to an example ILS


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Where can you find them


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Why use them

Helps you to focus on specific skills• Collaborative skills• Reflection• critical thinking• Etc.

Tells you how to organise your lesson around an ILS

Helps you to change things up once in a while© Go-Lab Project - Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School Co-funded by EU (7th Framework Programme)

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Six scenarios

The basic scenario The jigsaw approach Six changing hats Learning by critiquing Find the mistake Structured controversy


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Basic scenario


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Basic scenario

The one most of you have been using The familiar five phases fundamental inquiry tasks • identifying variables• making predictions• conducting experiments• drawing evidence-based conclusions


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Jigsaw


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Jigsaw

A form of group learning where each student needs to cooperate with his or her peers to achieve learning goals

Each student's contribution is necessary for the preparation of the final outcome

Students• Learn to present information to their

classmates• Practice in arguing their case• Gain collaborative skills


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Jigsaw


Expert group 1

Expert group 2

Expert group 3

OrientateFormulate hypotheses/question

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Draw conclusionsreflect

Investigate variable 1



Group 1 Group 3Group 2

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Six thinking hats


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Six thinking hats

Edward de Bono’s (1999) Students wear imaginative hats

representing a mode of thinking By switching hats participants students

refocus or redirect their thoughts and interactions

Students• Are stimulated to be more creative• Gain problem solving skills• Are stimulated in diversity of thoughts and

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Six thinking hats


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Six thinking hats

Formulating an hypothesis

Put your white hat on. What do you already know?

Put your red hat on. What does your intuition say, how will it work?


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Six thinking hats

Reflection

Put your yellow hat on. What did you do very well?

Put your black hat on. What should you do differently.

Put your green hat on. How could you use these conclusion in daily life?


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Learning by critiquing


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Students judge the quality of an experimental set-up

For older students Students learn to• Judge information• Judge validity and reliability of an experiment• Present and defend opinions


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Students judge based on a set of criteria given by the teacher

Come up with a better experiment Write a report Judge the report of other students

Extra phases: • General orientation and a specific orientation• Critical reflection


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Find the mistake


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Find the mistake

Spotting mistakes of other (fictitious) students on a specific subject

Suitable for younger students Students• Clear up some common misconceptions• Work more focused in their inquiry• Gain more conceptual knowledge


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Find the mistake

Wrong idea is presented by a fictitious character

Students translate this idea in a hypothesis

Perform an experiment and draw conclusions

Another option is to let students find out who is right and who got it wrong


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Structured controversy


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Uses a controversial socio-scientific issue to engage students

Pairs inquiry-based science education with civic responsibility

Students• Gain skills to evaluate science critically • Gain kills to participate in constructive

dialogue about socio-scientific issues


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First lessonStudents work individually in the ILS to acquire content knowledge and collect empirical evidence to support their argument Second lessonStudent are split into 2 opposing teams to argue the topic. After the debate there will be a collaborative group discussion searching for a compromise solution


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How do you choose

Skills you want to focus on Collaboration or work individual Skills and knowledge of your students Time available


Let’s try it out

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What are you going to do

Everyone will choose a scenario two work with

You will all work with the same lab You will design a lesson around the lesson

following the scenario of your choice You can use Graasp, but it might be

easier to make a plan on paper or in Word In the end we will compare differences

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The lab

My Suggestion:

Splash: Virtual Buoyancy Laboratory

Other suggestions are welcome


http://go-lab.gw.utwente.nl/production/splash/build/splash.html?preview

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Example ILS

An example of ILS using the basic scenario:

Splash (by Ellen Wassink-Kamp)


http://graasp.eu/ils/56e169975829e7041c101081/?lang=en

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To get you started

The scenarios:• The jigsaw approach• Six changing hats• Learning by critiquing


• Find the mistake• Structured

controversy

The labSplash: Virtual Buoyancy Laboratory

Example ILSSplash (by Ellen Wassink-Kamp)

http://www.golabz.eu/

http://www.golabz.eu/

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