Moodle Generating Science Inquiry Activities - Dr. Mingming Diao

Presenter: Dr. Mingming Diao

Lead Educational Designer

Opening Real Science: Authentic Mathematics and Science Education for Australia

Moodle Generating Science Inquiry Activities

2014 Moodlemoot AU Conference – Evolution

Cairns 30 June – 2 July

Opening Real Science Project

Co-authors and Affiliations

Prof. John Hedberg

A/Prof. Joanne Mulligan

Dr. Katherine Stewart

Dr. Rod Lane

A/Prof. Helen Pask

Opening Real Science: Authentic Mathematics and Science Education for Australia

Macquarie University

University of Western Sydney

Charles Sturt University

Australian Catholic University

University of Canberra

University of Notre Dame Australia

Edith Cowan University

Australian Astronomical Observatory

CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescopes

Office for Learning and Teaching

Enhancing the Training of Mathematics and Science Teachers


ORS Central Team

Project Director, Assoc Prof Joanne Mulligan, Macquarie University

Project Leader Assoc Prof Carmel Coady, UWS

Project Leader Prof John Hedberg, Macquarie University

Project Leader Prof Quentin Parker, Macquarie University

Dr Kathy Stewart, Project Academic Developer, Macquarie University

Dr MingMing Diao, Lead Educational Designer, Macquarie University


Opening Real Science

“The issue is that science is not taught as it is actually

practised: hypothesis, experimentation, observation,

interpretation and debate”.

• Opening Real Science is a unique national partnership

between leading teacher educators, scientists,

mathematicians and ICT experts to bring real relevant

science to Australia’s classrooms

(Joanne Mulligan & Katherine Stewart, 2014)


ETMST Project Outcomes

Opening Real Science will advance quality teaching and learning in mathematics

and science by:

Developing and delivering sets of modules, equivalent to eight university

semester units, embodying the real science approach in:

a) Mathematics (including statistics and financial literacy)

b) Physical Sciences (including Astronomy and earth/space science)

c) Chemical Sciences (including biochemistry)

d) Biological sciences (including bioethics, genetics, and medicine)



ETMST Project Outcomes (cont)

• Identifying and building a network of outstanding school mentors –

exceptional, inspiring teachers in our schools.

• Developing and implementing a new model of professional experience

(practicum) enabling students to work collaboratively with school mentors.

• Dissemination: researching the development of these initiatives

• Building and maintaining a network of mathematicians, scientists (within

and outside the university



Exemplar Module - Tropical Cyclones

Students use the context of

tropical cyclones to question their

ideas and build their

understandings about weather.

The module takes students

through a series of investigations

culminating in their planning and

presenting their own explanations

for weather phenomena.


Module Leader - Dr. Rod Lane

Exemplar Module - Consumer Chemistry This module is

designed to assist

students to conduct

their own inquiries.

While becoming more

comfortable with the

processes and

concepts of chemistry,

students will plan and

design their own

chemistry

demonstration.

http://jenniferwolfchemistry.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/ph-indicator-from-red-cabbage/


Module Leader - Dr. Kathy Stewart










Exemplar Module - Sound

Students conduct a number of

practical activities designed to

build their understandings of

sound. They then design their

own activity to explain questions

they have posed about sound.


Module Leader - A/Prof. Helen Pask

Design Framework


Traditional scientific approach

1.Ask questions answerable through a scientific

approach.

2.Design strategies to pursue and collect data-

based evidence.

3.Communicate and defend conclusions based on

collected evidence.

(John Hedberg, In Press)

“Normal” Science educational design

The “Big Picture”

The “enabling”

concepts

How they relate to

each other

How they interact with

each other

Start

End


(David H. McKinnon, 2014)

Design Framework


Backward Faded Scaffolding

1.Communicate and defend conclusions based on

collected evidence, then

2.Design strategies to pursue and collect data-

based evidence, then

3.Ask questions answerable through a scientific

approach.

(John Hedberg, In Press)

Design Framework


Backward faded scaffolding schema

Sequence Research

Question Source

Research

Method Source

Data and

Evidence Source

Conclusion Source

1 Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher

2 Teacher Teacher Teacher Student

3 Teacher Teacher Student Student

4 Teacher Student Student Student

5 Student Student Student Student

The Educational Design Model - 6E model


(Image used with Permission: Hedberg, In Press)

Science Inquiries and Moodle Activities - 1




ScienceInquiries MoodleTools Application Comment

Assessmentofunderstandingrealscienceconceptsandshareexperimentalresults/evidence(Explain,ExploreandElucidate)

DiscussionForumUseformanytypesoflearningactivities

-Setupadiscussionform,whichwillallowstudentsto:communicatewithpeersandteachingstaff;collaboratewiththeirpeersforexperiments;

dialoguetheirunderstandingofrealscienceconcepts

-Eachstudentmaybeinvolvedintovariousdiscussionfora-Noindividual

portfolio

Wringalearningdiaryorlog;Evaluatingtheunderstatingofrealscienceconcepts;reportingexperiments;sharingstudy

experience(Explain,Explore,Elaborate,EvaluateandElucidate)

OUBlogAllowsforcreationofblogswithinaunit(theseareseparatetothecoreMoodleblogsystem).Youcan

haveunit-wideblogs(everyoneintheunitpoststothesameblog),groupblogs,orindividualblogs.

-Studentswillbeaskedtocreatetheirownblogattheverybeginning-Studentsusetheirblogtoexplain,explore,elaborateandevaluate

-Blogsneedtobesetupforunit-wide,grouporindividual-Blogscannotbe

exportedasapackage-Studentswillloseaccesstotheirblogsaftergraduation

• Scientific Activity Instruction – Page, Label and URL

Examples of Moodle Activity Design


http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/course/view.php?id=563

• Scientific Activity Instruction – Page, Label and URL (cont.)




• Scientific Activity Instruction – Page, Label and URL (cont.)



http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=18442

• Experimental Results and Explanation - Quiz



http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/quiz/attempt.php?attempt=2542&page=1

http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/quiz/attempt.php?attempt=2583

• Experiment Report - Forum



http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=20347

• Scientific Activity Record and Reflection - Learning Diary (i.e. Blog)





• Scientific Conception Summary - Wiki



http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=20306

Notre Dame Trial July 2014

The initial trial of the concept of online modules to support primary teacher

education in science is being held at Notre Dame University.

We are looking forward the valuable feedback from Notre Dame

University to improve the online modules.

Real time cross over

• “Teaching Diary or Log” and “Learning Diary or Log”

A combination of Blog, Wiki, Discussion Forum and e-Portfolio, which will

be used to record the teaching and learning process (e.g. record the

experimental results including images, words and video, share with peers,

and send a report to teacher

The diary or log might allow both individual and group work/contribution;

allow feedback; allow export to other social media platform (as a package)

when students graduate (e.g. use as an e-Portfolio)

Suggestions to Moodle




• Enhancement of Quiz

- Using quiz to record students’

experimental results in a table

- Using quiz to check students’

learning process and

understanding of scientific

concepts

http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/quiz/attempt.php?attempt=2561



• Enhancement of Wiki

- Better appearance (e.g.

table)

- Allow individual wiki page

space, page tree, page

restriction, and import from

and export to PDF, Word

Document or others.

http://educmoodle.ltc.mq.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=20306

Questions and Feedback


Contact

Mingming Diao, PhD

[email protected]

+61 2 9850 1946

Lead Educational Designer

Opening Real Science: Authentic Mathematics and Science

Education for Australia

School of Education

Faculty of Human Sciences

Macquarie University North Ryde

Sydney NSW AUSTRALIA 2109

mailto:[email protected]

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