Abstract
In this paper, we describe our research investigating design, teaching and learning aspects of the EMBeRS Summer School. In 2016, thirteen graduate Environmental Science students participated in a ten-day Summer School to learn about interdisciplinary approaches to researching socio-environmental systems. Using the Employing Model-Based Reasoning in Socio-Environmental Synthesis (EMBeRS) approach, students learned about wicked problems, team composition, systems thinking and modelling, stakeholder management, and communication. They applied this approach to their own research, as well as to a case study, in order to, ultimately, further the EMBeRS approach in their own institutions. Learning sciences researchers, environmental science instructors and learners collaborated in design, teaching, and learning during the 2016 Summer School in order to co-create and co-configure the tasks, social arrangements, and tools for learning, teaching and design. This paper identifies four examples of connections between the stakeholders (researchers, instructors and learners), the tools that facilitated the connection, and the implications for learning, teaching and design.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computers in Education |
Subtitle of host publication | technology and innovation: computer-based educational systems for the 21st century |
Editors | Wenli Chen, Jie-Chi Yang, Ahmad Fauzi Muhd Ayub, Su Luan Wong, Antonija Mitrovic |
Place of Publication | New Zealand |
Publisher | Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education |
Pages | 210-215 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789869401265 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Nov 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Computers in Education (25th : 2017) - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 4 Dec 2017 → 8 Dec 2017 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Computers in Education (25th : 2017) |
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Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Period | 4/12/17 → 8/12/17 |
Keywords
- interdisciplinary problem-solving
- collaboration
- learning
- design