Title
Technologies and Educational Activities for Supporting and Implementing Challenge-Based Learning
Abstract
Our Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) method can be described as a special form of problem-based learning, in which the problems are of realistic, open-ended nature. Additionally, CBL contains features of experiential and project-based learning approaches. CBL is supported by the provision of Digital Experimentation Toolkits (DExTs) which comprise materials, initial instructions, references to web resources and specific software tools. Technological challenges lie in the ease of use in accessing these data and in communicating the learners' requests and specifications to the remote sites. Within this article we describe several classroom scenarios for the usage of DexTs in schools. Examples are the calculation of the epicenter of an earthquake, the calculation of lunar heights and the definition of strategies for navigation in a maze. The activities described in this paper were conducted within the framework of our COLDEX project (Collaborative Learning and Distributed Experimentation, http://www.coldex. info).
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1007/978-0-387-34731-8_2
International Federation for Information Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
ease of use,collaborative learning
Educational technology,Experiential learning,Web resource,Collaborative learning,Computer science,Usability,Software,Multimedia
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
210
1571-5736
6
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.64
5
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nelson A. Baloian18412.03
Kay Hoeksema27410.98
Heinz Ulrich Hoppe3750174.04
Marcelo Milrad4675111.89