JaneHeinze-Fry,Ph.D.SpecialProgramsDirector

MuseumInstituteforTeachingScience

Today’sPath! Overviewoftheconceptmap

! Thestoryofthedevelopmentofthemap

! Navigationofthemap

! Questions

Overview:theQuickTour! Theresource-linkedconceptmapisweb-based:

! http://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1QFJ88YMG-M7FBBS-5N06/Climate%20Change%20Bite-Sized2.cmap

OriginsoftheIdea:WhyaConceptMap?

CornellUniversityinthe1970sand1980s

Researchtool

Learningtool

1990s:Whatdowelearnfromteachingenvironmentalscience?

“Youknow,Gene,globalwarmingisREALLYcomplex.

Theatmosphere,theoceans,thelandsurfaceareallinteracting.Magnitudeofthecausesisuncertain.Somanyconsequences.

Let’smapit!“

Itstartedasa‘learningtolearnproject.’

Originsoftheidea:Whyaresource-linkedconceptmap?

Confusionin1990sandearly2000s

Evidenceofhumanfingerprint

Theneedsofteachersandlearnersforevidence-basedresources

Whythelayeredlook?! Theoriginalmapwascompletelytext.Cognitiveoverload:needforlayersandvisuals

! Decidedthatthehomepageshouldbeorientedthewaypeoplereadwhilemoredetailedlayerskepttheirhierarchicalstructure

! Neededtoreachaudienceswithdifferentneeds.Peopleenterthisworldthroughdifferentportals.

Whatarethelayers:entrypoints?Thefollowinglayersrespondtodifferentneeds:!  Layer1:“I’mnewatthis.Ineedanoverviewofclimatechange.Causes,impacts,solutions.PLEASEkeepitsimple.”!  Layer2:“Iknowenough.IjustwanttoDOsomething.”!  Layer3:“Iworkintheeducationalsystem.WherearetheresourcesIneedformyjob?”

!  Layer4:“I’mateacherwithspecificresourceneeds.”

Whatarethesourcesoftheresourcelinks?! NAAEE:eeProClimateChange! NSTA:articles,webinars,otherresources! CLEAN:Teleconferencepresentations! MassAudubon,ElizabethDuff! GlobalWarmingSoWhat?GeneFry! CornellUniversityMOOC;MarianneKrasny! Attendanceatprofessionalconferences

! NOTfromagooglesearch

Howdoyounavigatethemap?! Browsingintheforest

! Videocliponhowtonavigate

!  Let’stakealeisurelytourandthentakequestions!

!  http://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1QFJ88YMG-M7FBBS-5N06/Climate%20Change%20Bite-Sized2.cmap

QuesGonsYours?

??QuesGons??Mine

! Howcanthemapbeappliedtoyourprofessionalwork?

! Howcanyoubeempoweredtoeditandupdatethemapforyourownpurposes?

! Whatisthefutureofthemap?CanitcontributetotheemergingideaofaClimateChangeEducationToolbox?

JaneHeinze-Fryjahfry@mits.org