9,289 research outputs found
Action! suspense! culture! insight! : reading stories in the classroom
Running title: Reading stories in the classroomAt head of title: Center for the Study of Reading.Bibliography: leaves 32-39Supported in part by the National Institute of Education under contract no. US-HEW-C-400-81-003
Expert systems and developing expertise: Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Education
This paper discusses a few issues in AI research with the aim of understanding whether
the concepts or the tools of AI can be of use in education (see also Green, 1984). Most
of the discussion focuses on natural language understanding, one aspect of the highly
diverse field of AI.published or submitted for publicationis peer reviewe
Network-Based Classrooms
Computer-mediated communication is an increasingly familiar part of the educational experiences of students from elementary school through graduate school. This is not surprising, because electronic mail, bulletin boards, gopher servers, and other forms of telecommunication offer conveniences and exciting new possibilities for learning. The rapid expansion of the Internet, the availability of low-cost modems and high-speed data lines, and a growing awareness of the educational possibilities are leading to major changes in classrooms. The many ways in which network-based classrooms are used highlights questions about the goals and means of education that are too often pushed aside. By affording new ways of communicating, these classrooms ask us to rethink questions such as: What role should the teacher have in the classroom? How can students support each other???s learning? What kinds of writing should students learn to do? How should we accommodate, or balance, student interests with other curricular concerns? What is needed to make a classroom become a true learning community? In addition to raising these questions, they provide us with new possibilities for answering them.published or submitted for publicationis peer reviewe
Communities of Designers: Transforming a Situation into a Unified Whole
A new player, digital technology, has entered into the already variegated
and often contentious world of teaching and teacher education. This new player
promises to disrupt existing practices in some as yet undefined way. It is not
surprising that its eventual impact on learning or on educational equity is
uncertain, when there is still great uncertainty around basic questions such as
which digital tools ought to be considered or what they cost.
The previous chapters in this book make a major contribution to the
conversation about (digital) technology in education. They address three large
questions: How should we integrate technology into learning? What happens
when we do? How do we learn to do it (possibly better than before)?published or submitted for publicationnot peer reviewe
Inquiries into inquiry projects
The projects developed by the research teams foster inquiry and leadership for the improvement of student learning and reflective teaching. They expand conceptions of learning and teaching by linking to the community, crossing disciplinary boundaries, or involving teachers and students in new roles.unpublishe
University Students Promoting Science in the Community
Project SEARCH (Science Education and Research for Children) has brought these
undergraduate students here today. It is an outreach program designed to bring the science
resources of a large research university to classrooms and community centers. For the past 9
years, SEARCH students have spent 4 hours each week doing hands-on-science experiments,
dissecting frogs, demonstrating microscopes, lecturing about the planets, playing computer
games, exploring the World Wide Web, and creating Web pages.published or submitted for publicationis peer reviewe
Using Digital Tools to Foster Critical Inquiry
How do adolescents use digital media as tools in ways that go beyond simply extracting information or playing games to engaging in the literacy practices involved in critical inquiry activities?published or submitted for publicationis peer reviewe
The comprehension revolution : a twenty-year history of process and practice related to reading comprehension
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Dynamic autonomous intelligent control of an asteroid lander
One of the future flagship missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) is the asteroid sample return mission Marco-Polo. Although there have been a number of past missions to asteroids, a sample has never been successfully returned. The return of asteroid regolith to the Earth's surface introduces new technical challenges. This paper develops attitude control algorithms for the descent phase onto an asteroid in micro-gravity conditions and draws a comparison between the algorithms considered. Two studies are also performed regarding the Fault Detection Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) of the control laws considered. The potential of using Direct Adaptive Control (DAC) as a controller for the surface sampling process is also investigated. Use of a DAC controller incorporates increased levels of robustness by allowing realtime variation of control gains. This leads to better response to uncertainties encountered during missions
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