Brian K Smith (bsmith@media.mit.edu)
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:02:38 -0400
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:02:38 -0400 From: Brian K Smith <bsmith@media.mit.edu> Subject: Re: ITS/Ethnographic Film
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> Chris Eliot wrote:
>
> I am trying to understand how educators currently use films in a
> classroom setting and how an intelligent tutoring system could best
> suport this kind of learning. I am also interested in providing
> educational support for a public television audience. This may be a
> distinct problem.
>
> I assume that most educators will show an educational film to a class,
> encourage discussion and try to help students develop theories based
> upon observation of the filmed events. My primary concept is to
> somehow encourage students to engage in a similar mental process by
> interacting with the software.
>
> One way this might be implemented is to link frames in the film with
> observations and then link observations with theories that are
> supported or refuted by the observation. The student would be asked
> if he agrees or disagrees with a theory, and then lead through the
> film evidence for and against the theory.
>
Chris,
This may not be exactly what you're looking for, as it isn't an ITS. But
it worked ok for kids I worked with in high schools. The spirit sounds
the same ... how do you get kids to do interesting things with classroom
video?
http://www.media.mit.edu/explain/papers/CHI98_Landlord.PDF
http://www.media.mit.edu/explain/papers/MM97_Landlord.PDF
- brian
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