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Connecting Schools to Remote Science Labs
Anne-Christin Tannhäuser ScienterNetsEU conference, Oct 2011
UniSchooLabS aims at improving quality in science education in Europe, by promoting collaboration between universities and schools in the provision of remote access to science laboratories for primary and secondary schools through internet-based services.
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Why?Schools fragmented access to science in rural
areas lack of proper equipment and limited
range of possible experimentsTeaching “Chalk and talk” approach Difficulties to engage learners in science
BUTyoung people’s interest in science is
essential to our future prosperity
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Goals quality of science education
Incr
ease
Interest in science also among girls
Problem-solving and inquiry-based approaches
Motivation, analytical thinking, creativity
Use of technologies in the classroom
Teachers
Students
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How do we get there?
Good Practice Report
o Pedagogical scenarios of inquiry-based learning, problem solving, learning practices
o Organizational settings o Collaboration between
schools and science labs o Human and technical
infrastructure required schools versus universities
o Usability issues
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How do we get there?
Lab catalogue9 remote labs
Lab activity editorTeacher create and share online activities for students
Lab notebookStudents „publish“ results of experiments and discussions
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How do we get there?
Pilot studies
o 10 teachers, 200 students use the toolkit in the classroom
Improve
o Interviews with lab owners
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How do we get there?
Building a coordination structure
Connecting schools and university labs - sustainably
Workshops
For teachers&
Policy makers,Lab owners, and
researchers
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Partnership
Coordination
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Your are a teacher and interested in remote labs
Sign up for our toolkit
http://unischoolabs.eun.org
Do not hesitate to ask further questions!
Contact us
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