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Improving Animation Tutorials by Integrating Simulation, Assessment, and Feedback to Promote Active Learning
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2007:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2007:1
A multidisciplinary team of biologists, media programmers and educators have been constructing detailed animated tutorials describing complex biological processes to facilitate students' understanding in the Modern Biology and Biochemistry courses...
Using Embedded Interactive Feedback Devices to Change the Classroom Dynamic in a Large Lecture Hall.
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2006:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2006:1
By embedding interactive feedback devices within the online course we are building, we hope to change the classroom dynamic of the large lecture classroom for freshman Modern Biology from one of unprepared students listening passively to the...
Constructing Computer Models to Provide Accurate Visualizations and Authentic Online Laboratory Experiences in an Introductory Biochemistry Course
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2006:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2006:1
The goal of science courses is to aid the students in understanding the underlying physical laws that are responsible for observed phenomena. Meeting this goal is especially challenging in biology courses due to the complexity of the systems...
Inventing the Digital Dashboard for Learning
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2007:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2007:1
Carnegie Mellon is creating a Digital Dashboard for Learning (DDL) to enable faculty and students to tune their immediate actions (lectures, assignments, study) based on rapid feedback on student progress in learning. The DDL will provide faculty...
Deploying and Assessing TeamCMU – A Web Based Toolset For Student Project Teams
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet(WEBNETC)2000:1
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet(WEBNETC)2000:1
Team-based project courses offer many challenges to both faculty and students.
Coordinating schedules, synchronizing work products, and communicating between faculty and
students, between student team members, and between teams and clients...
Improving the Feedback Cycle to Improve Learning in Introductory Biology Using the Digital Dashboard
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2006:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2006:1
At Carnegie Mellon we are integrating timely and targeted feedback for the students and real-time student progress reports for the instructor to create an online learning environment that engages the student, improves learning and allows immediate...
Implementing Embedded Assessment to Provide Feedback to Student and Instructor.
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
This interactive poster session will demonstrate how we are embedding assessment activities within online STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) course materials in such a way as to provide immediate feedback to students as well as...
Tools for Constructing Targeted Feedback in Online Instruction
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
This paper describes a new assessment software platform which provides assessment authors the ability to more tightly integrate content with assessment along with significant flexibility evaluating assessments according to criteria specified by the...
Advantages and Challenges in Adopting Open Learning Initiative (OLI) materials to Supplement a Lecture Course in Biochemistry: Instructor’s Perspective.
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2010:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2010:1
Our presentation briefly describes the advantages of integrating highly interactive online materials with embedded assessment activities and feedback into a junior/senior level Biochemistry/Biotechnology class. We then focus on the challenges faced...
Molecular Visualization in STEM Education: Leveraging Jmol in an Integrated Assessment Platform
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2010:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2010:1
This paper describes a new initiative in an ongoing project to embed web-based molecular visualizations in pedagogically effective modular virtual learning environments (VLEs). The VLEs will support independent student learning, provide actionable...
TeamCMU: An Electronic Toolset For Collaborative Development Projects
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2000:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2000:1
TeamCMU is an electronic toolset developed to support team collaboration and
learning in team oriented, project based university level courses. It was developed to meet the
needs of student teams and instructors efficiently and at low cost....
Building Cognitively Informed Simulators Utilizing Multiple, Linked Representations Which Explain Core Concepts in Modern Biology
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2005:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2005:1
The purpose of this paper is to describe the process and products of a simulation/tutorial environment for use in the Modern Biology course. The course is being developed using the "cognitively informed" principles of the Open Learning Initiative,...
Authentic Learning and Assessments: Major Components in Transforming Superficial Understanding into Knowledge-Applications to Introductory Biochemistry
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2005:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2005:1
Abstract: Many cognitive and educational researchers agree that hypermedia and multimedia content, if designed correctly, can assist students in understanding the complex scientific systems which are part of our world. Contextualized, authentic...
An Online Tool to Improve Writer's Judgment About Their Audience
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2007:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2007:1
In this paper, we describe and evaluate an online tool designed to alleviate a common writing problem that occurs when experts write to novices. It is widely believed that writers with specialized knowledge confuse readers because they fail to...
Using Online Materials to Supplement a Lecture Course in Biochemistry: Student Attitudes and Student Success.
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2010:1
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications(EDMEDIA)2010:1
This session describes an instructor’s experience integrating online materials developed by the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) in a life sciences course. The online materials include interactive tools designed to provide feedback to students and the ...
Assessment and Instruction: Two Sides of the Same Coin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2008:1
In this paper we describe our research and development efforts to integrate assessment and instruction in ways that provide immediate feedback to students and meaningful data for our Digital Dashboard for Learning (DDL). The DDL is an instructional...
Building an online Biochemistry course with assessment and feedback
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2009:1
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education(ELEARN)2009:1
Abstract: This interactive poster session will demonstrate how we are embedding assessment activities within online STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) course materials in such a way as to provide immediate feedback to students...