Workshop 6 (May 13th 2000)

Earth View Explorer

EarthView Explorer is an interactive, CD-ROM computer-based, learning tool developed collaboratively by scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and  Science Faculty at Teachers College Columbia University.  This sequence of two Saturday morning sessions will explore the educational theory, scientific rationale, and curriculum applications of EarthView Explorer. The participants are O. Roger  Anderson (Biology and Science Education), John Armbruster (Geosciences), Kevin, Griffin, (Plant Physiology), Mike Passow (Earth Sciences Education) and Ray Sambrotto (Biological Oceanography).

Session 1

Earth View Explorer (EV) is a novel, computer-based learning application based on constructivist principles that encourages students to explore data, invent hypotheses and test them, and in many respects inquire about their environments as do scientists. The EV application contains four units: 1. Geosphere, 2. Hydrosphere, 3. Atmosphere and 4. Biosphere. In the first session, we will introduce the basic rationale for this curriculum innovation and its use, and through group, hands-on, experience develop with the workshop participants how to use the first two modules in teaching. All participants will receive a free copy of the CD-ROM disk.

• Instructors: O. Roger  Anderson (Biology and Science Education), John Armbruster (Geosciences), Kevin, Griffin, (Plant Physiology), Mike Passow (Earth Sciences Education) and Ray Sambrotto (Biological Oceanography)., LDEO, Columbia University, NY, NY
• Date/Time: May 13th, 2000/9:00AM-12:00PM
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