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Environmental Challenges: Making a Difference in the Classroom.

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Title: Environmental Challenges: Making a Difference in the Classroom.
Language: English
Authors: Griffiths, David, Owen, Martin
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 1997
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Ecology, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Learning Strategies, Multimedia Materials, Science and Society, Secondary Education
Geographic Terms: Spain
Abstract: This paper describes the Environmental Challenges Project which will culminate in the production of a CD-ROM for use in environmental education in secondary schools. Disk contents include case studies of environmental problems and programs to facilitate learners' discussion of the issues raised. The constructivist pedagogy that informs the project is outlined with emphasis placed on two concepts: (1) scaffolding, which involves the provision of a conceptual framework within which learners can build their own understanding; and (2) a concept which involves the transformation of raw data into information using Stafford Beer's definition of information. A description of the functionality of the programs on the disk, "Making Choices" and "Bubble Dialogs", and the way in which these support the pedagogical approach of the project is provided. (Author/DDR)
Notes: In: Proceedings of the Computer Assisted Learning (CAL97) Conference (March, 1997).
Journal Code: RIEJUL1998
Entry Date: 1998
Accession Number: ED417085
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper describes the Environmental Challenges Project which will culminate in the production of a CD-ROM for use in environmental education in secondary schools. Disk contents include case studies of environmental problems and programs to facilitate learners' discussion of the issues raised. The constructivist pedagogy that informs the project is outlined with emphasis placed on two concepts: (1) scaffolding, which involves the provision of a conceptual framework within which learners can build their own understanding; and (2) a concept which involves the transformation of raw data into information using Stafford Beer's definition of information. A description of the functionality of the programs on the disk, "Making Choices" and "Bubble Dialogs", and the way in which these support the pedagogical approach of the project is provided. (Author/DDR)