RE: Web Content and Change in Teacher Practice
Barry L. Chad (chadb@clpgh.org)
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 09:26:54 EST
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From: baumann@fi.edu
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Can web "content" or the context within which web "content" is presented
assist in changing teacher practice?
Ben Franklin built a wonderful musical instrument called an armonica. See it
at http://www.fi.edu/franklin/musician/images/armonica.jpg
We created an interactive which allows an online visitor to "play" sounds
from the armonica. http://www.fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica.html
We also created a quicktime movie with Ben (he's a hard guy to nail down
these days) playing a replica of the armonica.
http://www.fi.edu/franklin/musician/video.armonica.mov
***It seems like this is what a science center should be--not just an
electronic online handbill.
What will teachers do with this "content?" In many instances they will have
their students visit the pages and play the movie and interactive. They will
then ask their students when it was made or how does it work.
***The two educational components in the site seem to be 1. how was the site
itself constructed and 2. what do I learn from the content of the site.
This impresses me as science online.
How do we get teachers to use this content in creative and pedagogically
exciting ways? We want students to be inspired by this content and then be
encouraged to go off and create their own musical instruments. We want
students to investigate sound and the variation in sound caused by use of
similar materials (glass, wood, plastic, etc.) in different configurations.
We want students to present what they have learned in ways that use new
media and demonstrate their authentic learning.
***I am afraid that, for the teacher, it means time to learn the technology and
for the school it means Technical Support.
This I believe is the challenge of presenting content over the network. What
elements must comprise "content" so that it encourages teachers to teach in
a different way?
***That is tough to say. I think that, very simply, a light has to go on in
the person's head and the teacher has to then say, "I wonder if it is possible
to do such and such and, if so, how...."
Steve
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Stephen H. Baumann (baumann@fi.edu) Director of Educational
The Franklin Institute Science Museum Technology Programs
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 (fax) 215-448-1274
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