ED41C:
Education through Exploration: Research and Practice through Digital Platforms I

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Session ID#: 16530

Session Description:
The teaching of formal and informal science in online virtual learning environments is ever growing and is increasing opportunities to bring data rich and interactive experiences to new audiences. These learning platforms and related technologies offer access to copious real-time analytical data on knowledge and behaviors that can enable assessment and research studies to better understand diverse populations of users.  We invite presentations from designers, instructors, evaluators, and researchers on experiences, best practices, and lessons learned related to teaching and outreach through digital platforms. We welcome presentations that focus on curriculum and instruction and assessment.
Primary Convener:  Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Ariel D Anbar, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration and School of Molecular Sciences, Tempe, AZ, United States and Steven Semken, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States
Chairs:  Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States and Steven Semken, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • P - Planetary Sciences
  • SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
0845 Instructional tools [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Understanding Digital Learning and Its Variable Effects (Invited) (167305)
Barbara Means, SRI International Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Assessing Complex Learning Objectives through Analytics (129140)
Lev Horodyskyj1,2, Chris Mead3, Sanlyn Buxner4, Steven Semken1 and Ariel D Anbar5, (1)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (2)Arizona State University, Education Through eXploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (3)Arizona State University, Center for Education Through Exploration, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (4)Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States, (5)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration and School of Molecular Sciences, Tempe, AZ, United States
Different behavioral patterns of success for men and women in an online introductory science course: Addressing the course grade gender gap (125197)
Chris Mead1, Lev Horodyskyj1, Sanlyn Buxner2, Steven Semken3 and Ariel D Anbar4,5, (1)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (2)Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, United States, (4)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration and School of Molecular Sciences, Tempe, AZ, United States, (5)Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Tempe, AZ, United States
The power of videogame-like experiences for explanatory storytelling in science, education, and healthcare. (Invited) (195305)
David A Sarno, Lighthaus Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States and Jacqui Hayes, Smart Sparrow, San Francsico, CA, United States
Virtual Reality: Bringing the Awe of Our Science into The Classroom with VR (188246)
Robin Elizabeth Bell1, Margie Turrin2, Nicholas Frearson3, Alexandra Boghosian1, Vicki Lynn Ferrini4 and Frances Simpson5, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)LDEO of Columbia University, Marine & Polar Geophysics, Palisades, United States, (3)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States, (5)Lamont -Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States
Key Ideas for Making and Using Virtual Fieldwork Experiences (199605)
Don Haas and Robert M Ross, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY, United States
From Geocaching to Virtual Reality: Technology tools that can transform courses into interactive learning expeditions (197638)
Stephen M Moysey, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States, Kelly Lazar, Clemson University, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson, United States, D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University, Eugene T. Moore School of Education, Clemson, SC, United States, Catherine Mobley, Clemson University, Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson, SC, United States and Victoria Sellers, Clemson University, Environmental Engineering and Earth Science, Clemson, SC, United States

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