Planning Year Outcomes
The project has tested and investigated how alternative collaborative co-creative authoring and social software educational environments created by ICT technologies within the framework of PPBL changes and improves teaching and learning in cultural heritage. In the Philosophical Stages summer program, pre-program and post-program surveys and questionnaires, interviews, and class observation--all conducted by the School of Education at Stanford--yielded substantial quantitative and qualitative data sets for the effective uses of Performance-Based Learning and social software in collaborative learning environments: PS2006 Wiki Results and PS2006 PBL Results. This methodology and these findings have provided templates for future evaluative work.
- Fall 2006. Philosophical Stages 2006 evaluated: entrance and exit surveys compiled, interviews and observation by School of Education analyzed
2007-08 Project Timeline
- April - May 2007. Evaluation of IHUM Fall 2006 course "Human and Machine" complete.
- July-Aug 2007. Philosophical Stages Summer 2007. Second implementation and evaluation of ICT collaborative and co-creative authoring environments and social software. Scientific papers completed and sent to various archaeological and pedagogical journals. Planning of the continuance of the joint co-operation between the departments of Classics, Philosophy, Drama, and the School of Education.
- Sept 2007-April 2008. Implementation of “Behind the locked door” – a course run with Cantor Arts Center Stanford involving a collaborative exhibition and wiki web site. Students range from 8th to 12th grade to life-long learners. Target 50 participants.
- Aug-Sept 2007. Project Patrimonio implemented and evaluated. A week long undergraduate-organized class about Classical heritage for pre-college students in northern Italy.
- Aug-Sept 2007. Refinement of pedagogical strategies to be used in related courses. Plan participation in WGLN conferences. Plan the writing of reports and scientific papers to archaeological and pedagogical journals.
- Sept-Dec 2007. Five new courses offered and observed. AE 1111 Archaeology: Introductory course. AE 1222 Archaeology: Intermediate course. H2KOM Cultural Heritage and Modernity. Fall workshops for Philosophical Stages alumni.
- Dec 2007-Feb 2008. Feedback and interviews from Fall courses. Mid course evaluations. Start writing the background to the main WGLN report as well as scientific papers to archaeological and pedagogical journals. Project meeting at Stanford.
- March-June 2008. Philosophical Stages curriculum, evaluations, and database of PPBL techniques to be published. Evaluation of the three Göteborg courses: AE 1111 Archaeology, AE 1222 Archaeology, and H2KOM. Evaluation of “Behind the locked door”. Start of the general evaluation and consolidation of all courses, as well as the general evaluation of the WGLN project.
- June-Aug 2008. Philosophical Stages Summer 2008. Third implementation and evaluation of ICT collaborative and co-creative authoring environments and social software. The general evaluation of all courses, finished. The general evaluation of the project, finished. Report ready for deliverance to WGLN. Scientific papers finished and sent to various archaeological and pedagogical journals. Planning of the continuance and institutionalization of this collaborative and interdisciplinary project.
The milestones listed above indicate how this project addresses the WGLN goals of enabling collaboration between Sweden and Stanford, of fostering evidence-based research leading to new techniques and new technologies - customized wiki environments and performance/project-based learning.
Posted at Mar 18/2007 02:52PM:
admin: Added to the proposal category.
