ICLS 2000 Proceedings

Participatory Science via the Internet

Stephanie D. Teasley (Chair)
Thomas A. Finholt (Presenter)
University of Michigan, CREW
1075 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2112
Tel: 734-647-4948, Fax: 734-936-3168
Email: steasley@umich.edu, finholt@umich.edu

Clint S. Potter (Presenter), Bridget Carragher, Liana Carroll, Benjamin Grosser,
Janet Hanlon, Nick Kisseberth, Scott Robinson, and Daniel Weber
Beckman Institute
Charles Conway & David Stone
University High School
Umesh Thakkar
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 244-1958, Fax: (217) 244-6219
Email: cpotter@uiuc.edu

Gregory R. Snow (Presenter) and Daniel R. Claes
University of Nebraska, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
116 Brace Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0111
Tel: 402-472-6279. Fax: 402-472-2879
Email: gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu

James D. Myers (Presenter)
Pacific National Laboratory
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
3335 Q St., Richland, WA 99352
Tel: 509-376-9558, Fax: 509-376-0420
Email: jim.myers@pnl.gov

Abstract: This special session features scientists and developers building innovative interactive virtual environments that can be used for science education from kindergarten through college. The four projects presented in this session focus on different areas of science, from space physics to entomology, but they share a common educational orientation towards participatory learning using Internet access to scientific instruments, data, and expertise.

Keywords: distributed learning environments, science education

Preferred Citation Format:
Teasley, S.D., Finholt, T.A., Potter, C.S., Carragher, B., Carroll, L., Grosser, B., Hanlon, J., Kisseberth, N., Robinson, S., Weber, D., Snow, G.R., Claes, D.R., & Myers, J.D. (2000). Participatory Science via the Internet. In B. Fishman & S. O'Connor-Divelbiss (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 376-383). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

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