Learning by creating and exchanging objects: The SCY experience

Science Created by You (SCY) is a project on learning in science and technology domains. SCY uses a pedagogical approach that centres around products, called ‘emerging learning objects’ (ELOs) that are created by students. Students work individually and collaboratively in SCY‐Lab (the general SCY le...

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Published in:	British journal of educational technology Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 909 - 921
Main Authors:	De Jong, Ton, Van Joolingen, Wouter R., Giemza, Adam, Girault, Isabelle, Hoppe, Ulrich, Kindermann, Jörg, Kluge, Anders, Lazonder, Ard W., Vold, Vibeke, Weinberger, Armin, Weinbrenner, Stefan, Wichmann, Astrid, Anjewierden, Anjo, Bodin, Marjolaine, Bollen, Lars, D′Ham, Cédric, Dolonen, Jan, Engler, Jan, Geraedts, Caspar, Grosskreutz, Henrik, Hovardas, Tasos, Julien, Rachel, Lechner, Judith, Ludvigsen, Sten, Matteman, Yuri, Meistadt, Øyvind, Næss, Bjørge, Ney, Muriel, Pedaste, Margus, Perritano, Anthony, Rinket, Marieke, Von Schlanbusch, Henrik, Sarapuu, Tago, Schulz, Florian, Sikken, Jakob, Slotta, Jim, Toussaint, Jeremy, Verkade, Alex, Wajeman, Claire, Wasson, Barbara, Zacharia, Zacharias C., Van Der Zanden, Martine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-11-2010 Wiley-Blackwell Wiley
Subjects:	Active Learning Biology CAI Computer assisted instruction Computer Science Cooperative Learning Education Educational Environment Educational technology Exchanging Games Humanities and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Approach Laboratories Learning Learning Activities Learning Processes Learning Strategies Mathematical analysis Missions Program Descriptions Scaffolds Science Education Student Projects Students Teaching methods Technology Education Technology for Human Learning
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Summary:	Science Created by You (SCY) is a project on learning in science and technology domains. SCY uses a pedagogical approach that centres around products, called ‘emerging learning objects’ (ELOs) that are created by students. Students work individually and collaboratively in SCY‐Lab (the general SCY learning environment) on ‘missions’ that are guided by socio‐scientific questions (for example ‘How can we design a CO2‐friendly house?’). Fulfilling SCY missions requires a combination of knowledge from different content areas (eg, physics, mathematics, biology, as well as social sciences). While on a SCY mission, students perform several types of learning activities that can be characterised as productive processes (experiment, game, share, explain, design, etc), they encounter multiple resources, collaborate with varying coalitions of peers and use changing constellations of tools and scaffolds. The configuration of SCY‐Lab is adaptive to the actual learning situation and may provide advice to students on appropriate learning activities, resources, tools and scaffolds, or peer students who can support the learning process. The SCY project aims at students between 12 and 18 years old. In the course of the project, a total of four SCY missions will be developed, of which one is currently available.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/WNG-6NRGT4T7-Z ArticleID:BJET1121 istex:5473F15849069744921353CE88F2AFF591C00749 Ton de Jong is full professor of educational psychology at the department of Instructional Technology of the University of Twente. His main interest is in inquiry learning from computer simulations. He is coordinator of the SCY project. Wouter van Joolingen is full professor of computational modeling. His main research focus is on modeling as a learning approach. He is technical coordinator of the SCY project. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1
ISSN:	0007-1013 1467-8535
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01121.x