Live linking of fieldwork to the laboratory increases students inquiry based reflections

Adams, Anne; Coughlan, Tim; Rogers, Yvonne; Collins, Trevor; Davies, Sarah-Jane; Blake, Canan and Lea, John (2011). Live linking of fieldwork to the laboratory increases students inquiry based reflections. In: CSCL 2011: International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 04-08 Jul 2011, Hong Kong.

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Abstract

The role of distributed co-reflection and collaboration within inquiry based learning has been poorly understood. The Out There In Here (OTIH) system sought to examine this and other processes through supporting geology students ‘live’ distributed collaboration through field based mobile technology (e.g. smartphones, ipads, laptops) and laboratory static technologies (e.g. tabletop, large screen displays, PCs). A series of OTIH evaluation trials were conducted with 23 students involved in a pilot and two full day in situ evaluations. Video and log analysis, questionnaires, focus groups and scenario sorting exercises identified how situated technologies supported hypothesis generation procedures through 3 types of collaborative reflection; remote sharing, dialogic and comparative information reflection.Implications for inquiry based learning are commented upon.

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