Bridging public discourse and knowledge building discourse in science classrooms with the IdeaMagnets tool

Bodong Chen, Yu Hui Chang, David Groos

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Abstract

We designed the IdeaMagnets tool to bridge Knowledge Forum, an established knowledge-building environment, with the open web via web annotation. With the tool, we conducted a classroom intervention in science classes where students studied energy in connection with public discourse on the Green New Deal. Preliminary findings suggested that students developed a culture of working with public sources via the IdeaMagnets tool and incorporated their collective web annotations to improve ideas in Knowledge Forum. This work has strong implications for the design of future knowledge-building environments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationThe Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings
EditorsMelissa Gresalfi, Ilana Seidel Horn
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages863-864
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781732467262
StatePublished - 2020
Event14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Nashville, United States
Duration: Jun 19 2020Jun 23 2020

Publication series

NameComputer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1573-4552

Conference

Conference14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period6/19/206/23/20

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The reported project was funded by the NSF CRII and Cyberlearning programs (Award # 1657009).

Publisher Copyright:
© ISLS.

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