Exploring Domain Models Feb-8-07 Adaptive Learning Environments 1 1. Building Domain Models.pdf

ALE 2/8/07 Lecture 1, Introduction 1 L e c t u r e 5 : B u i l d i n g a n d E x p l o r i n g D o m a i n M o d e l s C o n t e n t s 1. Building D omain Models 2. LOGO experience - model building 3. Intermodeller 4. C onception 5. Simulation Authoring Tools: R ID ES 6. Pedagogical Agents 1 . B u i l d i n g D o m a i n M o d e l s L e a r n i n g t h r o u g h M o d e l B u i l d i n g A s s u m e s le a r n e r is a c t iv e a n d s e e k in g s t im u la t io n M a k i n g k n o w l e d g e e x p l i c i t : ? g e t le a r n e r t o c o m m u n ic a t e b e lie f s ? g e t le a r n e r t o m o d e l t h e o r ie s a n d t e s t t h e m ? g e t le a r n e r t o r e f le c t o n le a r n in g L e a r n i n g t h r o u g h c o n f r o n t a t i o n : ? s t u d e n t h a s b e lie f o f w h a t h a p p e n s in e n v ir o n m e n t ? t e s t s b e lie f - > c o n s e q u e n c e s in e n v ir o n m e n t ? if c o n s e q u e n c e s d o n ' t m a t c h b e lie f , t h e n ( h o p e ) ? c a u s e s t u d e n t t o r e v ie w b e lie f ( = le a r n ) B u t , a r e a l l c o n f r o n t a t i o n s b e n e f i c i a l ? ALE 2/8/07 Lecture 1, Introduction 2 Quote from Mark E lsom -C ook r . e . d is c o v e r y le a r n in g e n v ir o n m e n t s in g e n e r a l: “ T h e p r o c e s s o f e x t e r n a lis a t io n [ m a k in g e x p lic it t h e le a r n e r ' s m o d e l o