Chapter 7: Inquiry

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Chapter 7 Inquiry
ETE566 Technological Change Schools Fall 200X -
Dr. Wang Presented by Robin Langlais
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Inquiry

• To ask questions
• To investigate
• To examine closely

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Question 1
Students start out with natural curiosity. What
happens to it?
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Curiosity Killers

• Possibility of being WRONG
• Only ONE way to get an answer
• Limited expectations
• Teacher as the supreme authority

Curiosity
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Guided Inquiry
Ask questions and use common research strategies
to seek answers for themselves.
This is a process skill that needs to be taught.
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The Process of Inquiry

• EXPLORATION Select a topic and
  collect information from all available resources
• ANALYSIS Examine information objectively using
  critical thinking skills
• SYNTHESIS Discover relationships between ideas
  
• REFLECTION Develop new interpretations that
  are personally meaningful
• COMMUNICATION Design a format to share
  findings with others

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Using Technology

• Offers a wide range of information resources,
  such as
• Electronic encyclopedias
• Online full-text periodical indexes
• Video-based resources
• Taped television programs
• Internet

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Question 2
How can electronic resources be integrated into
the classroom setting?
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Classroom Integration
Example Science classroom

• Use of Video-microscope
• Use of ELMO visual presenter to videotape an
  experiment for future use and/or review
• Use of Videodiscs on a daily basis to enhance
  classroom lectures and discussions

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Classroom Integration
Example Health classroom

• Television connected to VCR, Videodisc player and
  Computer. Teacher can easily switch between
  these different resources.
• VCR - educational videotapes
• Videodisc player - still pictures and short
  videos or animations
• Computer - programs such as A.D.A.M.

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Classroom Integration
Example Art classroom

• Use of ELMO visual presenter which allows
  teachers to demonstrate techniques, display
  prints, slides, or three-dimensional objects.
• Use of videodiscs to view famous artwork

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Classroom Integration
Example Math classroom

• Use of Videodisc programs, such as The
  Adventures of Jasper Woodbury, which
  illustrate and provide examples of everyday
  uses for math
• Use of interactive Stock Market game on the
  internet

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Classroom Integration
Example Foreign Language classroom

• Use of Computer software displayed on the
  television from the computer via scan
  converter
• Use of teacher developed practice games on the
  internet through Quia!

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Classroom Integration
Example Social Studies classroom

• Use of ELMO visual presenter to aide students in
  their presentations to the class

• Use of videotapes to enhance lessons. TIP
  Give students an outline before the videotape
  to focus their attention and engage them in
  the viewing.

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Classroom Integration
How can I get some of these technologies into my
classroom?
Try writing grants! There are a lot of
opportunities. All you need is initiative and a
well thought out goal. Try -- and keep trying.
Your students are worth it!
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Question 3
How has the media center changed with the
increased availability of technology and
electronic resources?
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Media Center Changes
OLD Card Catalog Readers Guide Print
resources 16mm Film Projector Filmstrip
Projector Opaque Projector Overhead Projector
NEW Electronic Catalog Online Periodical
Indexes Electronic Resources Television
VCR Videotapes Videodiscs ELMO Visual
Presenter Computers Digital Projector Interactive
Software Internet
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Online Research
Lets view some examples of how students can use
the process of inquiry to access information from
electronic resources by visiting
center.strongnet.org