CILT@NECC98 Roy Pea. CILT@NECC98 Problems Revolutionary potentials of LT but... Revolutionary potentials of LT but... Two decades of strong academic R&D

CILT@NECC98CILT@NECC98

Roy PeaRoy Pea


Problems Revolutionary potentials of LT but...Revolutionary potentials of LT but... Two decades of strong academic R&D on learning Two decades of strong academic R&D on learning

technologies has had minimal influences on school technologies has had minimal influences on school practices or industry developmentspractices or industry developments

Fragmented field of LT researchers—uncoordinated Fragmented field of LT researchers—uncoordinated critical mass, differential strengths rarely combinedcritical mass, differential strengths rarely combined

Fragmentation of LT practitioner craft wisdom—Fragmentation of LT practitioner craft wisdom—uncoordinated insights rarely shareduncoordinated insights rarely shared

In sum: weak coupling of research and practiceIn sum: weak coupling of research and practice


A distributed center for tackling these problems

Seed funding from National Science Foundation Seed funding from National Science Foundation ($1.5 mil@year)($1.5 mil@year)

An open structure for harvesting knowledge and An open structure for harvesting knowledge and leveraging efforts of diverse LT R&D leveraging efforts of diverse LT R&D

Working on “theme teams” in high-priority areasWorking on “theme teams” in high-priority areas

Weaving the web—Creating “virtual critical mass” for Weaving the web—Creating “virtual critical mass” for a distributed learning organizationa distributed learning organization


The hub of founding The hub of founding membersmembers

Concord Concord ConsortiumConsortium


CILT Leadership Council

Marcia Linn

RoyRoyPeaPea

BobTinker

Barbara Means

John Bransford


Why our four Why our four institutions?institutions? Long-term common theoretical concerns about learning and its Long-term common theoretical concerns about learning and its

augmentation with technologyaugmentation with technology Robust history of collaborationRobust history of collaboration Devoted to using collaboration and virtual learning community Devoted to using collaboration and virtual learning community

tools for our work, and to engage others to advance the field as tools for our work, and to engage others to advance the field as a wholea whole

Complementarity of strengthsComplementarity of strengths• Geographical distribution (CA, TN, MA)Geographical distribution (CA, TN, MA)

• Disciplinary emphases, tool-building, research and evaluation Disciplinary emphases, tool-building, research and evaluation expertise, school partnershipsexpertise, school partnerships

• University plus non-profit offers greater flexibility for Industry University plus non-profit offers greater flexibility for Industry Program support Program support


Perspective: innovative technologies for learning

New representational systems provide cognitive power and New representational systems provide cognitive power and have social consequences (e.g., writing, algebra, graphing, have social consequences (e.g., writing, algebra, graphing, computer models)computer models)

““Distributed intelligence” in human-technology systems. Distributed intelligence” in human-technology systems. Design of tools embodying human activity support.Design of tools embodying human activity support.• ““Cognitive” technologies: to see, design, build, what’s more Cognitive” technologies: to see, design, build, what’s more

difficult, error-prone, impossible without them.difficult, error-prone, impossible without them.• ““Social” technologies: Enable collective activity such as Social” technologies: Enable collective activity such as

collaborations that would be more difficult without them.collaborations that would be more difficult without them.

Enabling new problems to be posed, not only solvedEnabling new problems to be posed, not only solved Leads to re-structuring of Leads to re-structuring of what it means to know and what it means to know and

understand understand in a disciplinein a discipline


CILT Mission

To catalyze the To catalyze the development and development and implementation of implementation of important, technology-important, technology-enabled solutions to enabled solutions to critical problems in K-14 critical problems in K-14 science, mathematics, science, mathematics, engineering, and engineering, and technology learningtechnology learning


CILT Overview National contextNational context NSF’s KDI initiative and the LIS NSF’s KDI initiative and the LIS

program that funds CILTprogram that funds CILT How our work is organizedHow our work is organized How we are doing distributed R&D How we are doing distributed R&D

theme teamstheme teams How we could use your helpHow we could use your help


CILT in National Context

President Clinton’s “4 pillars”—computers, President Clinton’s “4 pillars”—computers, connectivity, teacher prep, hi-quality learning tools connectivity, teacher prep, hi-quality learning tools and resources (1996)and resources (1996)

1997 PCAST Report to the President, follow-on plans1997 PCAST Report to the President, follow-on plans FCC “E-Rate” discounts worth billions over next 4 FCC “E-Rate” discounts worth billions over next 4

years; DOE’s Technology Literacy Challenge Fund years; DOE’s Technology Literacy Challenge Fund ($200 Mil in 97-98)($200 Mil in 97-98)

National Science Foundation’s learning and National Science Foundation’s learning and technology initiativestechnology initiatives


President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

Panel on Educational Technology: Panel on Educational Technology: Report to Report to the President on the Use of Technology to the President on the Use of Technology to Strengthen K-12 Education in the United Strengthen K-12 Education in the United StatesStates (March 1997) (March 1997)

Near-release of implementation planNear-release of implementation plan


NSF’s KDI announced in February 98(Knowledge & Distributed Intelligence) ““NSF-wide effort that draws on past advances made NSF-wide effort that draws on past advances made

in networking, supercomputing, and learning and in networking, supercomputing, and learning and intelligent systems” (FY98)intelligent systems” (FY98)

““The coming age is perhaps best described as an era The coming age is perhaps best described as an era of ‘knowledge and distributed intelligence’ -- an era in of ‘knowledge and distributed intelligence’ -- an era in which knowledge is available to anyone, located which knowledge is available to anyone, located anywhere, at any time, and an era in which power, anywhere, at any time, and an era in which power, information, and control move away from centralized information, and control move away from centralized systems to the individual.” (NSF Director, Neal Lane)systems to the individual.” (NSF Director, Neal Lane)

Includes the LIS Program (Learning and Intelligent Includes the LIS Program (Learning and Intelligent Systems) which funds CILTSystems) which funds CILT


NSF’s LIS Program seeks... ““Centers for Collaborative Research on Centers for Collaborative Research on

Learning Technologies (CRLT) to.....Learning Technologies (CRLT) to..... undertake larger collaborative projectsundertake larger collaborative projects act as a technology transfer mechanism act as a technology transfer mechanism train new researcherstrain new researchers serve as an evaluation center for learning serve as an evaluation center for learning

technology research”technology research”


LIS Research...

““is intended to lead to advances in is intended to lead to advances in science and engineering that can foster science and engineering that can foster rapid and radical rapid and radical (as opposed to (as opposed to incremental) incremental) growthgrowth in the ability to in the ability to understand and support learning”understand and support learning”


CILT aims to provide a socio-technical infrastructure for:

Identification of high-potential areas for collaborative Identification of high-potential areas for collaborative development of learning technology R&Ddevelopment of learning technology R&D

Greater aggregation of ideas across disciplines, Greater aggregation of ideas across disciplines, projects, sectors, and fundersprojects, sectors, and funders

Rapid, flexible funding of promising learning Rapid, flexible funding of promising learning technology ideastechnology ideas

On-line interactions that create content while On-line interactions that create content while promoting communication forumspromoting communication forums

Training of multidisciplinary professionals for this fieldTraining of multidisciplinary professionals for this field


CILT as a Knowledge CILT as a Knowledge NetworkNetwork

The vision is a coordinated web of The vision is a coordinated web of

organizations, individuals, industries, organizations, individuals, industries,

schools, foundations, government agencies schools, foundations, government agencies

and labs devoted to the production, sharing and labs devoted to the production, sharing

and use of new knowledge about how and use of new knowledge about how

learning technologies can dramatically learning technologies can dramatically

improve the processes and outcomes of improve the processes and outcomes of

learning and teaching.learning and teaching.


CILT as a Knowledge Network

An infrastructure for sharing what’s being learned and An infrastructure for sharing what’s being learned and fostering partnership projectsfostering partnership projects

A communication forum to advance work, debate A communication forum to advance work, debate directions, invite practitioners to share experiencesdirections, invite practitioners to share experiences

A vehicle for bringing researchers, practitioners, and A vehicle for bringing researchers, practitioners, and industry into a virtual space togetherindustry into a virtual space together

Experimentation in user-profiling and defining Experimentation in user-profiling and defining communities of interestcommunities of interest

Establishing multi-organizational collaboratories and Establishing multi-organizational collaboratories and testbeds for LT R&Dtestbeds for LT R&D



““Knowledge applied to tasks that Knowledge applied to tasks that are new and different is are new and different is INNOVATION” INNOVATION” (Drucker, 1992)(Drucker, 1992)

CILT provide an “open” support system to foster CILT provide an “open” support system to foster innovation across the learning technologies R&D fieldinnovation across the learning technologies R&D field

Process of innovation: Inclusive, coordinated and Process of innovation: Inclusive, coordinated and focused on breakthrough opportunities focused on breakthrough opportunities

We seek multiple types of innovation We seek multiple types of innovation • Fusion of technological opportunity, developments in the Fusion of technological opportunity, developments in the

sciences of learningsciences of learning

• Creativity from community-based synergiesCreativity from community-based synergies

• Refinement of LT projects by “critical friends”Refinement of LT projects by “critical friends”


Different flavors of LT R&D Technology-driven proof of concept User-centered proof of concept, small user studies Design experiments: small-scale reform work in a few

classrooms, real teachers, iterative methods Testbeds of diverse schools, teachers and learners

for medium-scale iterative development of LT innovations

Large-scale program evaluation studies of LT implementations (NIH model, PCAST ‘push’)


How CILT is organized Four R&D Theme Teams Core Center functions

• Industry Alliance Program• Communications Program for Knowledge

Networking• Postdoctoral Program• School Partner and Affiliates Program• Evaluation Program• Advisory Board


Initial CILT Theme Teams


How do CILT Theme Teams work? Identify and recruit team membersIdentify and recruit team members Conduct partnership “breeding” workshopsConduct partnership “breeding” workshops Community discussions on prioritiesCommunity discussions on priorities Select prototype projects and technologies with Select prototype projects and technologies with

breakthrough opportunitiesbreakthrough opportunities Foster widespread research and communication Foster widespread research and communication Reflect on progress, re-consider directionsReflect on progress, re-consider directions Provide context for training new professionalsProvide context for training new professionals


Marcia LinnMarcia LinnAndy diSessa Andy diSessa Nancy SongerNancy Songer

January 1998, U. California, Berkeley. 80 members, nearly 40 institutions, 45 projects


John BransfordJohn BransfordBarbara MeansBarbara Means

February 1998: Vanderbilt University.75 members, 30 institutions, 25 projects


Bob TinkerBob TinkerBob BrodersenBob Brodersen

March 1998: SRI International100+ members, 40 institutions, 60+ projects


Roy PeaRoy PeaJeremy RoschelleJeremy Roschelle

May 1998: SRI International125 members, 50 institutions, 60 projects


CILT Postdoctoral Fellows1998-2000

Sean BrophySean BrophySherry HsiSherry HsiEric BaumgartenEric Baumgarten……more to comemore to come


Theme Team R&D funding Provides “seed” resources (~$250K per team) Provides “seed” resources (~$250K per team)

for pilot partnership projectsfor pilot partnership projects CILT Partnership Projects will leverage CILT Partnership Projects will leverage

insights from ongoing LT research from a insights from ongoing LT research from a large proportion of funded worklarge proportion of funded work

CILT projects may lead to new grants, and/or CILT projects may lead to new grants, and/or be co-funded by industry, or re-direct ongoing be co-funded by industry, or re-direct ongoing grantsgrants


1998 CILT Project Examples Visualizing the Amazonian Rain ForestVisualizing the Amazonian Rain Forest Virtual Reality Solar SystemVirtual Reality Solar System White paper: White paper: Cognitively Informed Learning Tools for

Inquiry Learning Environments State of the art on technology and assessment (NEA State of the art on technology and assessment (NEA

co-funded monograph) co-funded monograph) Connecting TIMSS, NCTM Standards and Math ILEsConnecting TIMSS, NCTM Standards and Math ILEs Sonic Ranger application for the 3COM PalmPilotSonic Ranger application for the 3COM PalmPilot Haptic devices for learning math and scienceHaptic devices for learning math and science


1998 CILT Project Examples Concepts and Scenarios for “Datagotchis” Requirements for a Common Framework for

Collaborative Learning Community Tools ““Knowledge Mining” on technology and education Knowledge Mining” on technology and education

reformreform Consortium for Teacher Professional Development

using TLC Supports GOAT: Learning Technologies Knowledge Network


Criteria for CILT projects Idea potentialIdea potential

Leverage fundingLeverage funding

Interdisciplinary collaboration and multiple Interdisciplinary collaboration and multiple institutionsinstitutions

Rapid delivery—developing concepts, toolkits, Rapid delivery—developing concepts, toolkits, environments others can use in under a yearenvironments others can use in under a year

Prospects for successful integration into or impact Prospects for successful integration into or impact on K-14 curriculaon K-14 curricula

Plan for testing, assessmentPlan for testing, assessment


Marcia LinnMarcia LinnAndy diSessa Andy diSessa Nancy SongerNancy Songer

January 1998, U. California, Berkeley. 80 members, nearly 40 institutions, 45 projects


John BransfordJohn BransfordBarbara MeansBarbara Means

February 1998: Vanderbilt University.75 members, 30 institutions, 25 projects


Bob TinkerBob TinkerBob BrodersenBob Brodersen

March 1998: SRI International100+ members, 40 institutions, 60+ projects


Roy PeaRoy PeaJeremy RoschelleJeremy Roschelle

May 1998: SRI International125 members, 50 institutions, 60 projects


CILT activities are unearthing a huge need to form a LT knowledge network

... to create web-based communities of interest that can grow ... to create web-based communities of interest that can grow around strategic communication objectives, with: around strategic communication objectives, with:

Web-based access to socially-filtered contentWeb-based access to socially-filtered content Personalized content viewsPersonalized content views User context-making functions: can add, comment, rateUser context-making functions: can add, comment, rate Document and topic-based threaded discussionsDocument and topic-based threaded discussions Notification services for participants based on profilesNotification services for participants based on profiles Powerful search for relevant resourcesPowerful search for relevant resources User-controllable security modelUser-controllable security model Working with dka to explore how their knowledge-management Working with dka to explore how their knowledge-management

tools may meet these needstools may meet these needs


LT knowledge network areas

CILT Theme Teams CILT Theme Teams People by ProfilePeople by Profile Research Labs Research Labs Research Projects Research Projects Project Funding Sources Project Funding Sources Research Scholarship (reports, books, journals, societies, Research Scholarship (reports, books, journals, societies,

conferences)conferences) LT Graduate Programs, SyllabiLT Graduate Programs, Syllabi LT Innovating SchoolsLT Innovating Schools LT Software, Services and Other ResourcesLT Software, Services and Other Resources LT Companies LT Companies LT in the NewsLT in the News LT Glossary of Technical Terms and AcronymsLT Glossary of Technical Terms and Acronyms


Please come to

C I L T. O R G

REGISTER WITH US REGISTER WITH US

AND WE WILL BRING YOUAND WE WILL BRING YOU

INTO THIS CONVERSATION!INTO THIS CONVERSATION!


Inter-Theme Team Synergies: Toward Inter-Theme Team Synergies: Toward a “Grand Challenge” unifying focusa “Grand Challenge” unifying focus

Middle school levelMiddle school level Modeling and interactive visualization-rich Modeling and interactive visualization-rich

activities integrating mathematics and scienceactivities integrating mathematics and science Strong assessment framework linked to standardsStrong assessment framework linked to standards Pedagogy—from problem-based learning to open Pedagogy—from problem-based learning to open

project-based learningproject-based learning Field-based inquiry involving ubiquitous computingField-based inquiry involving ubiquitous computing Collaborative learning and virtual learning Collaborative learning and virtual learning

community involvementcommunity involvement Teacher development support materials, activitiesTeacher development support materials, activities


Building a vibrant Industry Alliance Program will be critical to success Aim: over 100 industry partners from diverse sectors Collaborate in design and development of prototypes

using industry tools and talent Contribute to technology transfer for CILT prototypes Enable schools to participate more fully in innovative

research (help with infrastructure, teacher support) Amplify influence of CILT work—broad-scale

dissemination and marketing help Help academic community better understand industry

needs in collaborative research


What does “success” look like? Growing participation in the CILT knowledge Growing participation in the CILT knowledge

network and demand for its activitiesnetwork and demand for its activities Wide distribution of knowledge about creating Wide distribution of knowledge about creating

and using LTs to CILT stakeholder communitiesand using LTs to CILT stakeholder communities Increased interaction and dialogue between Increased interaction and dialogue between

these target communities and CILTthese target communities and CILT Broad-scale implementation of these findings Broad-scale implementation of these findings

and products in K-14 classrooms and other and products in K-14 classrooms and other learning settingslearning settings


Please join us at CILT.ORG

The art of growing on-line The art of growing on-line community requires distributed community requires distributed

leadership!leadership!


THANKS!THANKS!


Documents

CILT@NECC98 Roy Pea. CILT@NECC98 Problems Revolutionary potentials of LT but... Revolutionary potentials of LT but... Two decades of strong academic R&D