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Fostering Inquiry-based Learning in Technology-rich Learning Environments The Inquiry Page in the NSF GK-12 Fellows Program

What is “GK-12”? NSF-funded, nation-wide program, Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Partners advanced graduate students in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) with K-12 teachers Integrates computer-based modeling, scientific visualization, and informatics in science and mathematics education.

Key Components Create sustainable relationships between the scientific and education communities Grow in our understanding of teaching and learning in the SMET disciplines; particularly via technology

Inquiry and Technology: The Role of the Inquiry Page Web-based teaching/learning tool that facilitates inquiry-based learning in  the classroom Acts as a resource, curriculum map, artifact, and community www.inquiry.uiuc.edu

Inquiry Page Resources Benson, A. P., & Bruce, B. C. (2001, August). Using the web to promote inquiry and collaboration: A snapshot of the Inquiry Page's development. Teaching Education, 12(2), 153-163. Bruce, B.C. (2001). The Inquiry Page: A collaboratory for curricular innovation. Learning Technology, 3(1). Bruce, B. C., & Bishop, A. P. (2001). Using the web to support inquiry-based language learning. In Y.-S. Chuang & S.-T. Li (Eds.), Proceedings of ROCMELIA 2001, the Fifth International Conference on Multimedia Language Instruction. Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Multimedia English Learning and Instruction Association in the Republic of China, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology. Bruce, B. C., & Easley, J. A., Jr. (2000). Emerging communities of practice: Collaboration and communication in action research. Educational Action Research, 8 (2), 243-259. Robins, J. (2000). The Inquiry Page: A K-12 collaboratory using socially intelligent agents. Paper presented at the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Fall Symposium, 'Socially Intelligent Agents - The Human in the Loop,' November 3-5, North Falmouth, MA.