Author/Authors :
Mikroyannidis, Alexander Open University - Knowledge Media Institute, Uk , Okada, Alexandra Open University - Knowledge Media Institute, Uk , Scott, Peter Open University - Knowledge Media Institute, Uk , Rusman, Ellen Open Universiteit Valkenburgerweg - Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC), Netherlands , Specht, Marcus Open Universiteit Valkenburgerweg - Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC), Netherlands , Stefanov, Krassen Sofia University - Faculty of Mathematica and Informatics, Bulgaria , Boytchev, Pavel Sofia University - Faculty of Mathematica and Informatics, Bulgaria , Protopsaltis, Aristidis Friedrich-Alexander-Universität - Innovation in Learning Institute (ILI), Germany , Held, Paul Friedrich-Alexander-Universität - Innovation in Learning Institute (ILI), Germany , Hetzner, Sonia Friedrich-Alexander-Universität - Innovation in Learning Institute (ILI), Germany , Kikis-Papadakis, Kathy Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece , Chaimala, Foteini Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece
Abstract :
weSPOT is a new European initiative proposing a novel approach for personal and social inquiry-based learning in secondary and higher education. weSPOT aims at enabling students to create their mash-ups out of cloud-based tools and services in order to perform scientific investigations. Students will also be able to share their inquiry accomplishments in social networks and receive feedback from the learning environment and their peers. This paper presents the research framework of the weSPOT project, as well as the initial inquiry-based learning scenarios that will be piloted by the project in real-life educational settings.
Keywords :
social learning , scientific inquiry , personal learning environment , cloud learning environment , inquiry , based learning.
