Title :
A New Type of Learning Experience in Nomadic Inquiry: Use of Zydeco in the Science Center
Author :
Lo, Wan-Tzu ; Delen, Ibrahim ; Cahill, C. ; Kuhn, Alex ; Schmoll, Shannon ; Quintana, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Educ., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Zydeco is a mobile and web based system that allows students to collect and annotate multi-modal data. With the support of Zydeco, students are expected to connect their learning experiences across different learning settings. In this case study, we shadowed four 7th grade students with different achievement levels from a science class and observed how they utilized Zydeco in a science center. We analyzed their data collected with Zydeco and their final project posters to explain how students connect learning experiences in nomadic inquiry.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; information retrieval; mobile computing; natural sciences computing; 7th grade students; Web based system; Zydeco; learning experience; learning settings; mobile system; multimodal data annotation; multimodal data collection; nomadic inquiry; science center; science class; Education; Electricity; Generators; Portable media players; Reflection; Shadow mapping; Videos; informal learning; mobile learning; nomadic inquiry;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education (WMUTE), 2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0884-7
DOI :
10.1109/WMUTE.2012.16
