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Workshop Agenda
LEARNING SCIENCE: GAMING, SIMULATIONS, AND EDUCATION
OCTOBER 6-7, 2009
October 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome, Introduction of the Committee, and Overview of Workshop |
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Margaret Honey, President and CEO, New York Hall of Science |
9:30 a.m. |
Connections to Past and Future Board on Science Education Studies |
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Heidi Schweingruber, Deputy Director, BOSE Martin Storksdieck, Director, BOSE |
9:50 a.m. |
State of the Evidence: What Kinds of Games and Simulations Support Science Learning, and Why? |
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Author: Douglas Clark, Vanderbilt University Respondent Author: Diane Ketelhut, Temple University Committee discussion will follow. |
10:50 a.m. |
Break |
11:05 a.m. |
State of the Evidence: How Can Games and Simulations Be Used to Increase Science Learning? |
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Panel: Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania Ton de Jong-Evidence of Learning, University of Twente Jan Plass, New York University Committee discussion will follow. |
12:15 p.m. |
Participant Working Lunch |
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Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science |
Guiding Questions for Participants (2 questions will be assigned to each group): If the participant packet code is green:
If the participant packet code is orange:
If the participant packet code is blue:
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1:15 p.m. |
Report Out from Participants |
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Committee discussion will follow. |
2:00 p.m. |
State of the Evidence: What Evidence Is Available from the Cognitive Sciences About Science Learning Through Games and Simulations? |
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Panel: Daphne Bavelier, University of Rochester Ellen Wartella, University of California, Riverside Robert Goldstone, Indiana University Dexter Fletcher, Institute of Defense Analyses Committee discussion will follow. |
3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. |
Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Formal Environments |
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Author: Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education Respondent Author: Katherine Culp, Education Development Center Committee discussion will follow. |
4:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion of Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Formal Environments |
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Panel: Paul Horwitz, The Concord Consortium Nancy Songer, University of Michigan School of Education Rich Halverson, University of Wisconsin, Madison Committee discussion will follow. |
5:15 p.m. |
Closing Comments of Day 1 |
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Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science |
5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
October 7, 2009
8:30 a.m. |
Discuss Agenda for the Day and Committee Comments |
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Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science |
9:00 a.m. |
Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Informal Environments |
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Author: Kurt Squire, University of Wisconsin, Madison Respondent Author: Mizuko Ito, University of California, Irvine Committee discussion will follow. |
10:00 a.m. |
Panel Discussion of Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Informal Environments |
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Panel: Sasha Barab, Indiana University Reed Stevens, Northwestern University Daniel Edelson, National Geographic Committee discussion will follow. |
11:00 a.m. |
Break |
11:15 a.m. |
Assessment Issues for K-16 Science Learning in Simulations and Games: Measuring Performance Dynamically and Using Simulations/Games as Assessment Devices |
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Authors: Edys Quellmalz, Michael Timms, and Steven Schneider, WestEd Respondent Author: John Behrens, Cisco Networking Academy |
12:15 p.m. |
Participant Working Lunch |
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Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science |
Guiding Questions for Participants: Respondents will consider these questions: |
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Responses will be collected and given to a moderator, who will explain the major ideas from across the groups. |
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1:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Needed Assessments with Gaming and Simulations for Science Learning in K-16 Education |
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Panel: Ron Stevens, University of California, Los Angeles Valerie Shute, Florida State University Eva Baker, University of California, Los Angeles |
2:15 p.m |
Moderator Report Out: Valuable Findings from Workshop Participants About Assessment with Gaming and Simulations for Science Learning and New Ideas (on yesterday’s breakout questions) |
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Moderator: Jan Cannon-Bowers, University of Central Florida |
2:30 p.m. |
Challenges of Bringing Gaming and Simulations to Scale for Science Learning |
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Author: Merrilea Mayo, Kauffman Foundation Respondent Author: Alan Gershenfeld, E-Line Ventures Respondent Author: Scot Osterweil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Committee discussion will follow. |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:45 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Challenges of Bringing Gaming and Simulations to Scale for Science Learning |
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Panel: Alex Chisolm, Learning Games Network Susan Zelman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting John Hight, Sony Computer Entertainment of America Committee discussion will follow. |
4:45 p.m. |
Committee Report Out: Takeaways and Next Steps |
5:15 p.m. |
Final Closing Comments of the Workshop |
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Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science |