Welcome to My Domain(s)

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Welcome to My Domain(s)

• Diana Musante Higgins
• September 7, 2004

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The Original Idea

• A Physics teacher with really low self-esteem
  (caused by a
• few students who continually sleep through class)
  is
• excited because hes starting his lecture on
  Newtons Laws
• of Motion, and how could anyone sleep through
  that.
• Newtons Laws are so fascinating, right? Partway
  through class,
• unexplained chaos breaks out and further
  demonstrates
• Newtons Laws. The sleeping students never wake
  up,
• because bodies at rest will remain at rest.

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Domains

• High School Science Curriculum
• -Physics
• Learning Style Models

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National Science Education Standards

• Life Sciences Physical Sciences
• -the cell -structure of atoms
• -molecular basis of heredity -structure and
  properties of matter
• -biological evolution -chemical reactions
• -interdependence of organisms -motion and
  forces
• -matter, energy and organization -conservation
  of energy and increase
• living systems in disorder
• -behavior of organisms -interactions of energy
  and matter
• Earth Sciences
• -energy in the earth system
• -geochemical cycles
• -origins and evolution of the earth
  system -origin and evolution of the universe

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Physics

• Physics 2000
• Computer Animations of Physical Processes

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Learning Style Models

• Four learning style models commonly applied to
• engineering education
• -The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• -Kolbs Learning Style Model
• -Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument
• -Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model

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Learning Style Models

• The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• -Extraverts/Introverts
• -Sensors/Intuitors
• -Thinkers/Feelers
• -Judgers/Perceivers

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Learning Style Models

• Kolbs Learning Style Model
• -concrete, reflective
• -abstract, reflective
• -abstract, active
• -concrete, active

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Learning Style Models

• Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument
• -left brain, cerebral
• -left brain, limbic
• -right brain, limbic
• -right brain, cerebral

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Learning Style Models

• Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model
• -sensing/intuitive
• -visual/verbal
• -inductive/deductive
• -active/reflective
• -sequential/global

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Current Thesis Inquiry

• How can fictional narrative, animation and
  interaction be
• used to effectively demonstrate and teach high
  school
• science curriculum to students of all learning
  styles while
• being engaging?