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National Research Council
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Center for Education
Committee for Learning Science: Computer Games, Simulations, and Education
2-DAY WORKSHOP
October 6-7, 2009
National Academy of Sciences Building
Auditorium
2100 C St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Please note that the presentations below may be subject to copyright restrictions of the individual presenters.
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Tuesday, October 6
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8:30 a.m.
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Welcome, Introduction of the Committee, and Overview of Workshop
(breakfast available)
Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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9:30 a.m.
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Connections to Past and Future Board on Science Education Studies |
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Heidi Schweingruber, Deputy Director, Board on Science Education |
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Martin Storksdieck, Director, Board on Science Education |
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9:50 a.m.
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State of the Evidence: What Kinds of Games and Simulations Support Science Learning, and Why? |
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Douglas Clark, Vanderbilt University |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Diane Ketelhut, Temple University |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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10:50 a.m.
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Break
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11:05 a.m.
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State of the Evidence: How can Games and Simulations be Used to Increase Science Learning? |
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Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania |
Bio
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Presentation
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Ton De Jong, University of Twente |
Bio
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Presentation
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Jan Plass, New York University |
Bio
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Presentation
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12:15 p.m.
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Participant Working Lunch |
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Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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Guiding Questions for Participants (2 questions will be assigned to each group):
Participants break into 10 groups of 12-14, designated by packet color.
If the participant packet code is green:
1. What are the different genres of games and simulations for science education?
2. How are these genres relevant to support science learning?
If the participant packet code is orange:
3. What formal science education opportunities with games and simulations might be realized?
4. What informal science education opportunities with games and simulations might be realized?
If the participant packet code is blue:
5. How could games and simulations be used to support all students, regardless of individual differences (such as gender, low income), to succeed in science?
6. What new games and simulations in science education should be built? Why?
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1:15 p.m.
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Report Out from Participants |
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2:00 p.m.
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State of the Evidence: What Evidence is Available from the Cognitive Sciences about Science Learning through Games and Simulations? |
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Daphne Bavelier, University of Rochester |
Bio
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Presentation
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Ellen Wartella, University of California, Riverside |
Bio
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Presentation
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Robert Goldstone, Indiana University |
Bio
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Presentation
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Dexter Fletcher, Institute of Defense Analyses |
Bio
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Presentation
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3:00 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.
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Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Formal Environments |
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Christopher Dede, Harvard University |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Katherine Culp, Education Development Center |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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4:15 p.m.
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Panel Discussion of Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Formal Environments |
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Rich Halverson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Bio
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Presentation
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Paul Horwitz, Concord Consortium |
Bio
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Presentation
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Nancy Songer, University of Michigan |
Bio
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Presentation
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5:15 p.m.
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Closing Comments of Day 1 |
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Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday October 7, 2009
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8:30 a.m.
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Discuss Agenda for the Day and Committee Comments (breakfast available)
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Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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9:00 a.m.
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Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Informal Environments |
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Kurt Squire, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Mimi Ito, University of California, Irvine |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Committee Discussion
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10:00 a.m.
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Panel Discussion of Learning Context: Gaming, Simulations, and Science Learning in Informal Environments |
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Sasha Barab, Indiana University |
Bio
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Presentation
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Reed Stevens, Northwestern University |
Bio
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Presentation
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Daniel Edelson, National Geographic Society |
Bio
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Presentation
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11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:15 a.m.
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Assessment Issues for K-16 Science Learning in Simulations and Games: Measuring Performance Dynamically and Using Simulations/Games as Assessment Devices |
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Edys Quellmalz, Michael Timms,
& Steve Schneider, WestEd |
Bio
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Paper
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Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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12:15 p.m.
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Participant Working Lunch |
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Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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Guiding Questions for Participants:
Respondents will consider these questions:
1. Where is there need for assessments, embedded in gaming and simulations, to guide and improve science learning?
2. Based on what has been discussed in all the previous sessions, are there additional sources of evidence the committee should be paying attention to? Are you aware of any citations or people whose work we should be paying attention to?
3. What ideas from yesterday and this morning have the most potential for science learning? Why?
Responses will be collected and given to a moderator, who will explain the major ideas from across the groups. |
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1:15 p.m.
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Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Needed Assessments with Gaming and Simulations for Science Learning in K-16 Education |
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Ron Stevens, University of California, Los Angeles |
Bio
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Presentation
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Valerie Shute, Florida State University |
Bio
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Presentation
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Eva Baker, University of California, Los Angeles |
Bio
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Presentation
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2:15 p.m.
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Moderator Report Out: Valuable Findings from Workshop Participants about Assessment with Gaming and Simulations for Science Learning and New Ideas (on Yesterday’s Breakout Questions) |
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Jan Cannon-Bowers, University of Central Florida, Moderator |
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2:30 p.m.
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Challenges of Bringing Gaming and Simulations to Scale for Science Learning |
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Merrilea Mayo, Kauffman Foundation |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Alan Gershenfeld, E-Line Ventures |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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Scot Osterweil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Bio
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Paper
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Presentation
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3:30 p.m.
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3:45 p.m.
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Panel Discussion: Challenges of Bringing Gaming and Simulations to Scale for Science Learning |
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Alex Chisholm, Learning Games Network |
Bio
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Presentation
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Susan Zelman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
Bio
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Presentation
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John Hight, Sony Computer Entertainment of America |
Bio
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Presentation
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4:45 p.m.
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Committee Report-Out: Takeaways and Next Steps |
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5:15 p.m.
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Final Closing Comments of the Workshop |
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Margaret Honey, Committee Chair, New York Hall of Science |
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5:30 p.m.
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This meeting is being held to gather information to help the committee conduct its study. This committee will examine the information and material obtained during this, and other public meetings, in an effort to inform its work. Although opinions may be stated and lively discussion may ensue, no conclusions are being drawn at this time; no recommendations will be made. In fact, the committee will deliberate thoroughly before writing its summary of the workshop and final project report. Moreover, once the draft summary is written, it must go through a rigorous review by experts who are anonymous to the committee, and the committee then must respond to this review with appropriate revisions that adequately satisfy the Academy's Report Review committee and the chair of the NRC before it is considered an NRC report. Therefore, observers who draw conclusions about the committee's work based on today's discussions will be doing so prematurely.
Furthermore, individual committee members often engage in discussion and questioning for the specific purpose of probing an issue and sharpening an argument. The comments of any given committee member may not necessarily reflect the position he or she may actually hold on the subject under discussion, to say nothing of that person's future position as it may evolve in the course of the project. Any inferences about an individual’s position regarding findings or recommendations in the final report are therefore also premature.
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