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| Abstract Title: | Dignifying the human condition. How PhET sim design respects student agency. |
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| Abstract: | As a researcher, I place a high value on feeling empowered as a key agent of my own learning. As an educator, I place a high value on empowering students as agents of their own learning. In this poster I will ask: how can educational tools be designed and used such that students take credit for what they do and learn? I will use PhET interactive simulations as an example. Educational tools re-structure the world in order to make student learning more efficient. There is always a balance between how much re-structuring is pre-determined for students, and how much is left to student choice. My theoretical bias aims to help students feel both responsible for and capable of exploring and re-structuring the world, hence seeing themselves as key agents of their own learning. I will describe this theoretical framework and how it aligns with my values and respects student agency. |
| Abstract Type: | Targeted Poster |
| Targeted Session: | The influence of theoretical frameworks on researchers' attitudes towards students |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Noah Podolefsky University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Physics 390 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0390 Phone: 303-641-8217 |
