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Three forms of Representation: Anatomy, Inquiry, and Montage

Beyond the “class anatomy”, one can imagine the development of numerous other forms of web-based representations, at least some of which may build on the conventions and methods of disciplines in both the humanities and the sciences, and, perhaps, the conventions of newspapers, documentaries, movie “trailers”, and other media.
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Hutchinson’s anatomy shows how a single class unfolds

Jacobs' inquiry shares the results of his research into the use of cooperative learning in an undergraduate introductory chemistry class.

Lyons' montage documents a culminating event in her 5th grade project on the Harlem Renaissance

For examples of a wide range of other websites that document teaching in K-12 and Higher Education see the Gallery of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Images of Practice at NCREST (the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching.
 
An exhibition slide show and accompanying discussion (pdf) address 3 questions:

  • What aspects of teaching and learning can best be represented using multimedia? 
  • How can those aspects be represented with multimedia most effectively?
  • How can multimedia representations of teaching and learning be used to support teachers’ development?
VIEW/READ THE COMMENTS OF A NUMBER OF INVITED REVIEWERS
 

Many of the websites included in this exhibition make use of the Quicktime, Acrobat Reader, Windows Media, and Flash plugins.

This page was last updated on 11/21/06