Sentences with phrase «affordances of»

11 See Miller & Shepherd, supra note 5, at 281 («The affordances of blog hosting sites led many people to believe that they really did want to create public online diaries, a conclusion that few might have reached in the absence of the technology.»)

Working with Sauter, the Art Center presents a group show of new work by the UIC graduate student artists who utilize the affordances of the Art Center's unique media facade in different ways.

Prey is plastered with the affordances of an «action role - playing game» or what you might call a shooter with extra bits.

Job Simulator makes the most out of this contradiction, by re-proposing familiar scenarios distorted by the limited affordances of the technology.

That doesn't mean they are happy with it, but with that recognition came the understanding that the printed text exists within an ecosystem that supports many other ways of reaching readers and takes advantage of the affordances of each.

Affordances of computer - based and physical geoboards in problem - solving activities in the middle grades.

She also studies the affordances of guided inquiry - based science instruction as it relates to the development of scientific literacy.

Join this session to search for overlaps between the affordances of technology and the tenets of PBL and to tackle some of the challenges which arise in the intersections.

Our PD model leveraged affordances of Web 2.0 tools (see Wilson, Wright, Inman, & Matherson, 2011) and facilitated the exchange of ideas and powerful strategies (see Earp et al., 2013).

The goal of restructuring was to use the affordances of technology to counteract this loss of experience by increasing preservice teachers» ability to anticipate and respond to students» struggles in algebra.

In the middle stages of learning to integrate technology, teachers begin to understand the affordances of their available hardware and software.

Teachers can also consider how the particular constraints and affordances of the software they have at their disposal can be configured to maximize learning.

Within PD, teacher learning opportunities are shaped by affordances of design and implementation of the PD.

A few examples of the affordances of existing video include the following:

The purpose of the focus group was to provide additional evaluation information about the affordances of the curriculum materials to provide enhanced geospatial pedagogical practices for student learning.

They found that the physics teachers there made use of the many affordances of the digital technology, providing their students with high - quality tools to explore scientific concepts.

The authors further discuss the affordances of the specific technologies used in creating the learning opportunities for these preservice teachers and implications for teacher education.

Informed by the Good Play research findings, this curriculum emphasizes the ways in which youth can leverage the positive affordances of digital media while protecting themselves and making socially responsible, ethical decisions.

Previously, PD around technology has focused on introducing the affordances of the technology with the assumption that teachers could connect these to their teaching practice (Kopcha, 2012; Matzen & Edmunds, 2007).

Comparing the advantages of interactive whiteboards with the affordances of other low - tech alternatives.

Various affordances of oTPD include high - quality learning opportunities, access to experts at low costs to districts, ample time to reflect prior to interaction, flexibility for teachers who have busy work lives, and personalized learning spaces (Dede et al., 2009; Sprague, 2006).

In addition to reading about and discussing new literacies, teachers composed reading responses using different tools, such as pen and paper, blogs, the online journal Penzu, and wikis — and reflected on the affordances of each.

Juan Gabriel previously taught at a project - and inquiry - based public high school in Philadelphia, where he learned the affordances of encouraging teachers to take both leadership and inquiry stances.

«Throughout the year, he continued to be a thought mentor, critically questioning instructional design, and encouraging everyone to ask: «What are the challenges and affordances of this technology?»»

The game is one of the first to be developed from the ground up specifically for the affordances of the iPad rather than as a digital version of physical games, or a scaled - down version of console games, making it uniquely compelling.

Open Educational Resources (OER) are the ideal tool to leverage on the affordances of technology and the insights of online learning to reduce the inequalities in the Sub-Saharan African countries» education systems.

Turning transfer inside out: The affordances of virtual worlds and mobile devices in real world contexts for teaching about causality across time and distance in ecosystems.

So ok, Facebook wasn't created for educational purposes, but you'd be surprised of how the social affordances of this versatile tool can generate great potentials for social learning.

Both are unhelpful and potentially dangerous misconceptions because we need creative scientists and engineers to work on groundbreaking projects from the Large Hadron Collider to HS2 as well as artists and designers who understand the affordances of materials and the uses of technology.

«This study applies research about how modern humans perceive the throwing affordances of objects, to provide a mathematical analysis of the stones found at the Cave of Hearths and evaluate the of these objects as projectiles for throwing.»

Do think it through from a principled point of view, and do also appreciate the key affordances of the technology, the key factors of the technology and how it behaves in order to have a good critical analysis.

The context includes the prominent roles of adult guidance and the affordance of social opportunities for young children as they engage with interactive technologies.

The affordance of blogging on establishing communities of practice in a preservice elementary teacher education program.

Not exact matches

The team suggests, however, that theirs is the first examination of the network from the perspective of professional development taking into account social, technological and pedagogical affordances.

This is a perceptual task: the person needs to perceive throwing - relevant affordance properties of objects and be able to discriminate between objects that vary in those properties.

Using research on the perception of affordances (the possibility of an action on an object or environment) for maximum distance and therefore maximum speed and damage throwing, the researchers simulated the projectile motions the spheroids would undergo if thrown by an expert.

So how can I create a new and engaging way to approach teaching and learning in the 21st century that allows the learners of today some affordance to the structure and process of their learning whilst also keeping the traditional pedagogy of teaching and learning fully embedded within the model?

This research includes empirical studies to compare the usefulness of AR - based learning with traditional approaches, and follow - up studies to identify their affordances for collaborative learning.

A film or video has none of these simple, but invaluable navigational affordances.

«That would be a design that took advantage of some affordances and patterns of behavior Christine is noticing without trying to commandeer these social networks as a location for structured class work.»

I find it intriguing that we have not fully realised the affordance that technology offers in relation to real - time (just in - time) formative assessment practices that research tells us makes a significant impact on student learning (Wiliam, Black, Hattie) I have a pre-school age child whose school uses a «reporting / communication» tool where daily updates are captured by the educators including work samples, outcomes linked, photos of my child engaged in learning tasks etc..

After reviewing survey results, faculty read and discussed case studies of maker - centered learning, thinking through local affordances and constraints.

The intent of the VideoANT activity in TIN is to provide teachers with a social and technological affordance (Kirschner et al., 2004) for reflecting on past teaching practice by sharing and commenting on a video of their instruction.

The current study extends our analysis of the use of video annotations by examining the technological and social affordances (Kirschner, Strijbos, Kreijns, & Beers, 2004) of the online video annotation tool through consideration of peer response annotations.

The NCSS Network Ning incorporates many of the features and affordances found in other contemporary online teacher networks.

In a review of the literature related to the use of video in teacher education, Sherin (2003) concluded that two affordances emerge when using video: (a) video allows for a permanent record of classroom occurrences that can be viewed repeatedly to ensure capture of classroom complexity and student - teacher interactions, and (b) video provides the opportunity for teachers to develop an «analytic mind set» (p. 13).

Learn about the challenges of developing such settings and the powerful affordances they offer for individuals learning to teach or trying to improve their practice.

Affordances and constraints of learning within this design are explored in relation to student experiences.

The degree to which Colonial Williamsburg's EFTs are structured to engage students in problem - based learning is the focus for the following findings and relates to the overall affordances and constraints of the Colonial Williamsburg EFT model.

The findings of this study highlight the need to ensure that curricula embed and capitalize on the affordances offered by technology at all levels and in a systematic manner.