The learner as a co-The learner as a co-creator through creator through

collaborative task-based collaborative task-based learning of a hands-on learning of a hands-on

experimental apparatus, experimental apparatus, and potential mediaand potential media

Sarantos OikonomidisSarantos OikonomidisVassilis GrigoriouVassilis Grigoriou

Dimitrios SotiropoulosDimitrios SotiropoulosVasiliki SerepaVasiliki Serepa

George KalkanisGeorge Kalkanis

University of Athens University of Athens Pedagogical DepartmentPedagogical Department

Laboratory of Science Technology and EnvironmentLaboratory of Science Technology and Environment13a Navarinou St. Athens GR-106 8013a Navarinou St. Athens GR-106 80

IntroductionIntroduction

• The new education emphasizes The new education emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking and collaboration, critical thinking and creative problem solving.creative problem solving.

• In our postmodern world, In our postmodern world, successful students create to learn, successful students create to learn, and learn to create.and learn to create.

• Students can develop remarkable Students can develop remarkable products with various forms of ICT.products with various forms of ICT.

ActivitiesActivities

• CollectCollect• Co-operateCo-operate• Co-createCo-create• Co-presentCo-present

• The students solve the problem and The students solve the problem and create useful products, such ascreate useful products, such as:: experimental apparatus, and experimental apparatus, and potential media.potential media.

• The teacher has the role of The teacher has the role of companion in the transaction of companion in the transaction of assigned task.assigned task.

Readers

Classmates andteachers

Team members and teachers

Student

Problem solving

informationideasdataplansbrainstorming problem IDrefining solution

informationassistancecritiquesdrafts

informationapply solutionfinal reports

Samples of Student Samples of Student worksworks

First issueFirst issue ““The dependence The dependence

from the pressure from the pressure of water boiling of water boiling point. Cold boil.”point. Cold boil.”

• Group A Group A

• Group B

Second issueSecond issue“Simulate the function of “Simulate the function of

a wing”a wing”

Third issueThird issue• Measuring the Poisson constant of

the air

Interface

Switch key

Pressure sensor

Temperaturesensor

Forth and fifth issuesForth and fifth issues

““Measuring the Measuring the moment of inertia of moment of inertia of a bar”a bar”

““Pulley’s moment of Pulley’s moment of inertia measurement”inertia measurement”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative

expression and knowledge.”

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) Motto for the astronomy building of

Junior College Pasadena, California