NDLI: Earth science learning in SMALLab: A design experiment for mixed reality

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Author	Birchfield, David Megowan Romawicz, Colleen
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Conversational technologies such as email, chat rooms, and blogs have made the transition from novel communication technologies to powerful tools for learning. Currently virtual worlds are undergoing the same transition. We argue that the next wave of innovation is at the level of the computer interface, and that mixed-reality environments offer important advantages over prior technologies. Thus, mixed reality is positioned to have a broad impact on the future of K-12 collaborative learning. We propose three design imperatives that arise from our ongoing work in this area grounded in research from the learning sciences and human-computer interaction. By way of example, we present one such platform, the Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Lab [SMALLab]. SMALLab is a mixed-reality environment that affords face-to-face interaction by colocated participants within a mediated space. We present a recent design experiment that involved the development of a new SMALLab learning scenario and a collaborative student participation framework for a 3-day intervention for 72 high school earth science students. We analyzed student and teacher exchanges from classroom sessions both during the intervention and during regular classroom instruction and found significant increases in the number of student-driven exchanges within SMALLab. We also found that students made significant achievement gains. We conclude that mixed reality can have a positive impact on collaborative learning and that it is poised for broad dissemination into mainstream K-12 contexts.
Starting Page	403
Ending Page	421
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15561607
Journal	International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15561615
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-09-15
Publisher Institution	International Society of the Learning Sciences
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	K-12 learning Mixed reality Collaboration Teaching experiment Social computing Human-computer interaction Science learning Cognitive Psychology Computers and Education User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Learning & Instruction Educational Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Human-Computer Interaction

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