In recent years, efforts to create learning environments that promote active engagement with science has led to a revival of interest in project-based pedagogy. The Learning Through Collaborative...
As the Internet, computer networking, and computer-based communication tools gain a foothold in K-12 classrooms, educators need to understand adoption patterns of these technologies among students....
Scaffolding Student Inquiry with Collaborative Visualization Tools (1994)
Daniel Edelson, Louis Gomez, Joseph Polman, Douglas Gordin, Barry Fishman
A well-documented problem with science education is that students are taught science as a set of solved problems from a textbook. They have minimal opportunity to experience the open-ended inquiry...
Media spaces and their application in K-12 and college learning communities (1994)
Organizers Louis Gomez, Barry Fishman, Joseph Polman
The CHI community has grappled with the design of media spaces in white collar settings for the past several years [1, 2]. This forum is intended to challenge the assumptions made by that research in...