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Concord Concord ConsortiumConsortium
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Prospect and ProblemsProspect and Problems Revolutionary potentials of LT but...Revolutionary potentials of LT but...
Two decades of strong academic R&D on learning Two decades of strong academic R&D on learning technologies has had minimal influences on school technologies has had minimal influences on school practices or industry developmentspractices or industry developments
Fragmented field of LT researchers—uncoordinated Fragmented field of LT researchers—uncoordinated critical mass, differential strengths rarely combinedcritical mass, differential strengths rarely combined
Fragmentation of LT practitioner craft wisdom—Fragmentation of LT practitioner craft wisdom—uncoordinated insights rarely shareduncoordinated insights rarely shared
In sum: weak coupling of research and practiceIn sum: weak coupling of research and practice
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A distributed center for tackling these problems
Seed funding from National Science Foundation Seed funding from National Science Foundation ($1.45 mil@year)($1.45 mil@year)
An open structure for harvesting knowledge and An open structure for harvesting knowledge and leveraging efforts of diverse LT R&D leveraging efforts of diverse LT R&D
Working on “theme teams” in high-priority areasWorking on “theme teams” in high-priority areas
Weaving the web—Creating “virtual critical mass” for Weaving the web—Creating “virtual critical mass” for a distributed learning organization, including industrya distributed learning organization, including industry
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The hub of founding The hub of founding membersmembers
Concord Concord ConsortiumConsortium
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CILT Leadership CILT Leadership CouncilCouncil
Marcia Linn
RoyRoyPeaPea
RobertTinker
Barbara Means
John Bransford
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CILT MissionCILT Mission
(http://cilt.org)(http://cilt.org)
To catalyze the To catalyze the development and development and implementation of implementation of important, technology-important, technology-enabled solutions to enabled solutions to critical problems in K-14 critical problems in K-14 science, mathematics, science, mathematics, engineering, and engineering, and technology learningtechnology learning
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The Central CILT StrategyThe Central CILT Strategy Foster partnerships of research, Foster partnerships of research,
industry, schools, and other industry, schools, and other stakeholders through invitational stakeholders through invitational workshops and “seed fund” CILT workshops and “seed fund” CILT partnership projects that emerge as partnership projects that emerge as priorities for breakthrough priorities for breakthrough developmentsdevelopments
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We provide a socio-technical We provide a socio-technical framework...framework...
For sharing what’s being learned and fostering For sharing what’s being learned and fostering greater synergies of ideas across disciplines, greater synergies of ideas across disciplines, projects, sectors, and funders projects, sectors, and funders
To identify high potential areas for collaborative To identify high potential areas for collaborative R&DR&D
For rapid, flexible funding of promising conceptsFor rapid, flexible funding of promising concepts
For establishing multi-organizational For establishing multi-organizational collaboratories and testbeds for LT R&Dcollaboratories and testbeds for LT R&D
To train multidisciplinary professionalsTo train multidisciplinary professionals
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CILT as a Knowledge CILT as a Knowledge NetworkNetwork
The vision is a coordinated web of The vision is a coordinated web of
organizations, individuals, industries, schools, organizations, individuals, industries, schools,
foundations, government agencies and labs foundations, government agencies and labs
devoted to the production, sharing and use of devoted to the production, sharing and use of
new knowledge about how learning new knowledge about how learning
technologies can dramatically improve the technologies can dramatically improve the
processes and outcomes of learning and processes and outcomes of learning and
teaching.teaching.
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How CILT is organizedHow CILT is organized CILT Leadership CouncilCILT Leadership Council Four R&D Theme TeamsFour R&D Theme Teams Plus Core Center functionsPlus Core Center functions
Industry Alliance ProgramIndustry Alliance Program Communications Program for Knowledge NetworkingCommunications Program for Knowledge Networking Postdoctoral ProgramPostdoctoral Program School Partner and Affiliates ProgramSchool Partner and Affiliates Program Advisory Board Advisory Board Evaluation ProgramEvaluation Program
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CILT Theme TeamsCILT Theme Teams
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How do CILT Theme Teams How do CILT Theme Teams work?work? Identify and recruit team membersIdentify and recruit team members Conduct partnership workshopsConduct partnership workshops Community discussions on prioritiesCommunity discussions on priorities Select prototype projects and technologies with Select prototype projects and technologies with
breakthrough opportunitiesbreakthrough opportunities Foster widespread research and communication Foster widespread research and communication Reflect on progress, re-consider directionsReflect on progress, re-consider directions Provide context for training new professionalsProvide context for training new professionals
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Four 1998 CILT Four 1998 CILT WorkshopsWorkshops 367 attendees (300 individuals)367 attendees (300 individuals)
Over 200 projects Over 200 projects
150 different institutions represented150 different institutions represented
• 81 universities and research organizations81 universities and research organizations
• 59 corporations59 corporations
• 10 schools10 schools
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Marcia LinnMarcia LinnAndy diSessa Andy diSessa Nancy SongerNancy Songer
January 1998, U. California, Berkeley. 86 members, 44 institutions, 50 projects
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John BransfordJohn BransfordBarbara MeansBarbara Means
February 1998: Vanderbilt University.79 members, 31 institutions, 25 projects
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Bob TinkerBob TinkerBob BrodersenBob Brodersen
March 1998: SRI International82 members, 59 institutions, 60 projects
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Roy PeaRoy PeaJeremy RoschelleJeremy Roschelle
May 1998: SRI International120 members, 69 institutions, 60 projects
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CILT Theme Team R&D CILT Theme Team R&D fundingfunding Provides “seed” resources to fund CILT Provides “seed” resources to fund CILT
Partnership Projects, White PapersPartnership Projects, White Papers
CILT Partnership Projects leverage LT CILT Partnership Projects leverage LT research insights from a large proportion of research insights from a large proportion of US-funded work (>$50Mil@Yr)US-funded work (>$50Mil@Yr)
CILT projects may enhance ongoing grants, CILT projects may enhance ongoing grants, lead to new grants, and/or be co-funded by lead to new grants, and/or be co-funded by industryindustry
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Criteria for Defining CILT Criteria for Defining CILT projectsprojects Idea potentialIdea potential
Leverage funding!Leverage funding!
Interdisciplinary collaboration and multiple Interdisciplinary collaboration and multiple institutionsinstitutions
Rapid delivery—developing concepts, toolkits, Rapid delivery—developing concepts, toolkits, environments others can use in under a yearenvironments others can use in under a year
Prospects for successful integration into or impact Prospects for successful integration into or impact on K-14 curriculaon K-14 curricula
Plan for testing, assessmentPlan for testing, assessment
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1998 “CILT Headlines”1998 “CILT Headlines” Workshop model is a vital success; we will Workshop model is a vital success; we will
consolidate in one annual meeting (April 29-consolidate in one annual meeting (April 29-May 2, San Jose CA)May 2, San Jose CA)
Participants expressed tremendous need Participants expressed tremendous need for a forum and process like CILTfor a forum and process like CILT
20 partnership projects approved20 partnership projects approved
Particular value to junior faculty, smaller Particular value to junior faculty, smaller institutionsinstitutions
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Some CILT Partnership Some CILT Partnership ProjectsProjects
Virtual Reality Solar SystemVirtual Reality Solar System (Ken Hay, U.Ga. (Ken Hay, U.Ga. and Sasha Barab, Indiana U.)and Sasha Barab, Indiana U.)
Visualizing the Amazonian Rain ForestVisualizing the Amazonian Rain Forest (Douglas Gordin, MSU-SRI and Quinn McLaughlin, (Douglas Gordin, MSU-SRI and Quinn McLaughlin, Osiris)Osiris)
Exploring Self-Explanatory Simulators for Exploring Self-Explanatory Simulators for Middle-School-Science Middle-School-Science (Ken Forbus, (Ken Forbus, Northwestern U., and Jim Slotta, U.C. Berkeley)Northwestern U., and Jim Slotta, U.C. Berkeley)
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Some CILT Partnership Some CILT Partnership ProjectsProjects
Technology Support for Assessment book (NEA, Vanderbilt, SRI, CILT presenters; broader community through Knowledge Mining)
CILT knowledge networkCILT knowledge network (Chris Hoadley, SRI; (Chris Hoadley, SRI; Vanderbilt, Concord, U. California, Berkeley; UM; NWU and Vanderbilt, Concord, U. California, Berkeley; UM; NWU and others)others)
Teacher Education and Professional Teacher Education and Professional Development: A systemic conversation among Development: A systemic conversation among diverse institutionsdiverse institutions (Mark Schlager, SRI; Therese (Mark Schlager, SRI; Therese Laferriere, Universite Laval; Margaret Honey CCT; LA Unified Laferriere, Universite Laval; Margaret Honey CCT; LA Unified Schools; Ray Rose, Concord Consortium; others)Schools; Ray Rose, Concord Consortium; others)
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Some CILT Partnership Some CILT Partnership ProjectsProjects
Scenarios for interoperable components for Scenarios for interoperable components for shared active representationsshared active representations (Dan Suthers, U. Hawaii, (Dan Suthers, U. Hawaii, and SRI, UM, CMU, NWU, MIT, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, schools, and SRI, UM, CMU, NWU, MIT, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, schools, and more)and more)
K-12 collaborative learning requirementsK-12 collaborative learning requirements (Geoffrey (Geoffrey Fox, Syracuse U., Denis Newman, IMS and a large group)Fox, Syracuse U., Denis Newman, IMS and a large group)
Envisioning a Future Product Line of Low-cost Envisioning a Future Product Line of Low-cost ComputersComputers ( (Michael Mills, IDEO; Jeremy Rochelle and Roy Michael Mills, IDEO; Jeremy Rochelle and Roy Pea, SRI; Robbie Berg, MIT; Charlie Patton, TI-83 inventor; Nick Pea, SRI; Robbie Berg, MIT; Charlie Patton, TI-83 inventor; Nick Jackiw, Key Curriculum Press; Yasmin Kafai, UCLA)...Jackiw, Key Curriculum Press; Yasmin Kafai, UCLA)...
Sonar Ranger Application to the Palm PilotSonar Ranger Application to the Palm Pilot ((Stephen Bannasch, Concord Consortium; Evan Weis, MIT)Stephen Bannasch, Concord Consortium; Evan Weis, MIT)
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Ubiquitous ComputingUbiquitous Computing Current computing and communications products, developed primarily
for business and research, have a combination of price, performance, and features that are sub-optimal for education and are a significant source of unacceptable inequities.
Desktop computers do not meet students’ requirements for mobility and fail to empower students with personal ownership of their inquiry tools.
Conjecture that major learning breakthroughs are possible when every learner has regular access to even limited computing, can use a computer anywhere, can easily access the Web
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Ubiquitous Ubiquitous TechnologiesTechnologies
For use in schools, homes, museums, and on For use in schools, homes, museums, and on the move.the move.
Inexpensive mobile computersInexpensive mobile computers Real-time data inputReal-time data input Wireless networkingWireless networking Interoperable component softwareInteroperable component software
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What functionality is What functionality is needed?needed? Fast interactivity Connections to the real world: probeware, actuators, force
feedback Scaffolded learning environments Special representations for SMET: graphs, symbols,
spreadsheets Communications tools including text, sketching, portfolios
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Research NeededResearch Needed Engineering: System and UI design. Interface
development. Cost containment.
Cognition: What MST topics can be learned readily in this new environment?
Pedagogy: How do we connect experiential and formal learning?
Education: How do we impact the school curriculum and the informal sector such as homes and museums?
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Learning appliancesLearning appliances
Palm Pilot hits the “form-function” sweet Palm Pilot hits the “form-function” sweet spot (63% global market)spot (63% global market)
Fastest adopted HH computing device Fastest adopted HH computing device of all time: Over 2 million so farof all time: Over 2 million so far
10,000 developers using the Palm OS10,000 developers using the Palm OS
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Concord Consortium Concord Consortium Sonar Ranger (CCSR): Sonar Ranger (CCSR): CILT ProjectCILT Project
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Goals of the CILT Industry Alliance Goals of the CILT Industry Alliance ProgramProgram
Significant contributions of cash and in-kind for CILT Significant contributions of cash and in-kind for CILT project supportproject support
Access to state-of-the-art developments for advancing Access to state-of-the-art developments for advancing CILT partnership projects CILT partnership projects
To influence developments in learning technologies for To influence developments in learning technologies for key industries key industries
Good working relationships with key companiesGood working relationships with key companies First Alliance Partners: Intel, NetSchoolsFirst Alliance Partners: Intel, NetSchools Negotiating: Sun Microsystems, Oracle, 3COM, In-Negotiating: Sun Microsystems, Oracle, 3COM, In-
FocusFocus
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Center for Innovative Center for Innovative Learning TechnologiesLearning Technologies
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