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STEM2012 Keynote speakers
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Promoting Neuroeducation as a Trans-disciplinary Field
Abstract:
The Pilot Project “Learning By Doing (LBD)” is an Inquiry Based Science Education and Learning(IBSE) in Kindergartens and Primary Schools (5-12years) in China,which has been co-initiated by Ministry of Education and China Association for Science and Technology in Aug. 2001, aimed at promoting the children’s science education as well as their holistic development and wellbeing. After 10 years’ practice, LBD reach out to 22 provinces and benefiting over 200,000 students and Thousands teachers. LBD has become a sound foundation for revising the National Standard of Science Education in Primary Schools and promoting the national policy changing on early child development. LBD has got Purkwa Price in 2006 and the First Class Award of Education Research from MOE, China in 2010. The unique character of LBD is to apply the research of Neuroeducation to IBSE. Just one year later to initiating LBD, in 2002 Research Center of Learning Science has been founded at Southeast University. The trans-disciplinary research on Neuroeducation not only can support the pedagogy of IBSE but also create scientific tools applying to measuring learning outcome in classroom practices. Four series of instruments and software are being developed in our center: (1) Multiuser On-line Assessment and Record System for Inquiry-Based Education, its core technology includes Inquiry-Based Teaching Pedagogy, teaching and learning materials. The system can provide the response opportunity to over 40 learners (students or teachers in training, see the attached picture), the teacher can record the answers from all learners at same time and analysis it on-line in order to know the learners’ cognitive outcomes and learning progression to provide the prompt teaching and learning contents with suitable Inquiry-Based Education methods. (2) Social Emotional Competence Assessment System, in which the recent research will be focused on empathy and communication. In addition to the traditional questionnaire, this system will also utilize the physiological signal analysis, behavior analysis and the facial expression recognition, such that the assessment of empathy as well as the related social emotional competence becomes more reliable. (3) Evaluating Executive Function System. Virtual reality created by computer and the wearable EEG senor measuring connected to database form the major parts of the system. (4) Estimating key concept proficiency system. Virtual reality created by computer and the EEG/ERP technology are combined together. All above measuring is aimed to support education pedagogy changing with evidence based data, which may record the development pathway of learners and reflect the progress of learners during IBSE activities. Such Systems can be accessed also via internet. |
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Investigations of STEM '5L' Teaching Method
Abstract:
The report introduces the research, practice and achievements of the investigations on STEM educational methods at School of Engineering and Technology of BNUZ in the last six years. Conclusions include three parts, as shown below: 1) Introduction of '5L' teaching method. '5L' is the abbreviation of ‘Learning by playing, learning by observing, learning by travelling, learning by practice, learning by research.’ The report analyzed functions for each one of 5L and it also concluded the model. 2) In the report, environments of education were provided such as laboratories, instruments, as well as soft environments. They are the keys taking the '5L' teaching methods available into practice. The school has been cooperated with AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China) and built high level lab system which core is three national level laboratories More than ten training bases were built outside school as well. 3) Under the directions of '5L' teaching method, great successes are shown by the undergraduate students in technical researches, product inventions and matches and competitions. The faculties also have a series of breakthroughs in designing key equipments for STEM labs. All above measuring is aimed to support education pedagogy changing with evidence based data, which may record the development pathway of learners and reflect the progress of learners during IBSE activities. Such Systems can be accessed also via internet. |
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Preparing Future STEM Teachers: a holistic approach
Abstract:
Many countries have been developing “new” STEM education programs. The vision implicit in most of these programs is one where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as all students (and not just those majoring in STEM) apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, and work. Many of the “new” STEM programs place much emphasis on design and problem-solving in “intellectually messy” learning situations that weave together within and between the disciplines. However, a review of the literature indicates this vision is far from being realized; more often than not what is happening is the grafting of “technology” and “engineering” layers onto standard science and mathematics curricula. So how do we get discipline experts from different faculties to work together? If the vision implicit in most “new” STEM reforms is to be realized then a radical re-think of initial teacher education for STEM teachers is needed. Successful change requires more than good ideas; it requires a coherent set of ideas about change. Therefore, a proposed model for change is presented here and subsumed within this model are guiding principles (and strategies for their implementation) for reforming the recruitment, retention and pre-service preparation of future STEM teachers and policies for implementation. |