STEM Education Institute Announcement: Tuesday Talk info

[Stem Account <stem@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Institute
presents:

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 4 PM
Hasbrouck Lab, Room 138, University of Massachusetts Amherst

"Collaborative Dialogic Inquiry: Tracing the Development of a Creative
Solution in a Small Group Problem-solving Session"

Florence Sullivan
School of Education, University of Massachusetts

Collaborative creativity is a phenomenon of increasing interest for
learning sciences researchers. In this presentation, I offer the results
of a study that examines the development of a creative solution in a small
group interaction.  In this paper, I present a micro-genetic analysis of
the trajectory of the development of a creative idea arrived at by
students working collaboratively to solve a robotics problem in a sixth
grade science classroom.  Results of the analysis indicate the
significance of the development of three key conceptual understandings and
four dialogic classroom conditions that enabled the development of the
creative idea in this group. I will discuss the implications of this
research for classroom practice as well as directions for future
collaborative creativity research.

The program begins at 4 PM; refreshments at 3:45 PM.
Parking available at the Campus Center Garage.
For more information, contact STEM Ed Institute at 545-0453

Next talk:  February 16, 2010, Allan Collins, School of Education and
Social Policy, Northwestern University,  "Rethinking Education in the Age
of Technology"