Chapter 1 Using Technology to Enhance Student Inquiry

Key point 1: Collaboration between the librarian and subject specialist is what made the Nueva Conference on Climate Change (NCCC) project a successful learning experience for the students. The librarian and specialist researched the topic and found useful resources for the students’ to use. They also had the students become part of the process for finding and collaborating with each other to create and construct an understanding of the overall picture of the project.

Key point 2: Planning was another major task that the librarian and specialist had to take into consideration when they came up with the idea. The teachers took the time to plan and set aside enough time for the students to research, experiment, collaborate, present and generate a conclusion of their project. The two teachers were able to “demonstrate the integration of information literacy with subject research and the role of technology in constructing deep understanding” (LeBaron, Collier, 2001).

Key point 3: Purpose for the project and research. I believe that when students can relate to what they are studying, it becomes more interesting for them to learn and apply what they have learned. “The Nueva Conference on Climate was a simulation of the Kyoto Conference in December 1997” (LeBaron, Collier, 2001). This gave the students a purpose to learn and then they were able to apply it during their on simulated conference and after watching the Kyoto Conference they could reflect on what they had learned and accomplished.


References

LeBaron, J., & Collier, C. (2001). Technology in its place: Successful technology infusion in schools.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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