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In this episode we’re talking with Professor Janet Kolodner about a series of resources, and really a teaching approach, that was developed by Janet and her team over the course of about 10 years. In the last ERRR episode, I spoke with John Larmer from PBL Works, and this episode builds on and extends that conversation to get into the nitty gritty of how both skills and knowledge can be built in tandem through project based learning. We discuss the main challenges, (sequencing, getting to the science, and getting to a classroom culture), that Janet and her team faced in developing the Project Based Inquiry Science curriculum. The micro-and macro inquiry cycles that occur throughout the PBIS units. The impact of the PBIS units on how students see themselves as learners and people, and the mechanisms by which learning can take place in a project-based environment. If you’d like to support the Education Research Reading Room podcast, please check out the ERRR Patreon page to explore this option. Any donation, even $1 per month, is greatly appreciated.   As both a cognitive scientist and a learning scientist, Professor Janet Kolodner has had a long and illustrious career exploring learning, memory, and problem solving, as they relate to both computers and people! She pioneered the case-based reasoning method , which allows a computer to reason and learn from its experiences and has extended that work into designing learning resources, and experiences. Janet is a retired Regents’ Professor at the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Was Founding Editor in Chief of the journal of the learning sciences, was founding executive officer of the international society of the learning sciences, and is now a visiting professor at the lynch school of education, at Boston college. Links/resources mentioned in the show  Check out Activate Learning is the publisher who now carries the Project Based Inquiry Science resources Janet's Keynote at the International Society of the Learning Sciences' National Conference, Sydney, 2012 (link) – Thanks to Nordin Zuber (@enzuber) for tweeting this one to me : )  Janet's talk starts at about the 9 minute mark. Journal of the Learning Sciences Here are some leaders in the Learning Sciences area Alan Collins – Cognitive Apprenticeship Jim Greeno Roger Schank John Bransford Sasha Barab   Howard Barrows – Inventor of problem-based learning (in medicine) Nichole Pinkard – Out of school activities in Chicago … Nasser- Identity Development Tammy Clegg – Identity Development International Conference of the Learning Sciences Educational Games – What can we learn from these, what roles do games play in learning? Course: Masters of Learning Engineering – run by Janet Na'ilah Suad Nasir &lt;- Janet said she does great work on identity   Research on Project Based Inquiry Science – Janet writes: The last one is the evaluation of the curriculum; the others discuss how to develop assessment questions used as part of such an evaluation and practices for providing professional development.  Allen, C. D. &amp; Penuel, W. R.. “Studying teachers' sense making to investigate teachers' responses to professional development focused on new standards,” Journal of Teacher Education, v.66, 2015, p. 136. doi:10.1177/0022487114560646 DeBarger, A. H., Penuel, W. R., Harris, C. J., &amp; Kennedy, C. A.. “Building an assessment argument to design and use next generation science assessments in efficacy studies of curriculum interventions,” American Journal of Evaluation, 2015. doi:10.1177/1098214015581707 Penuel, W. R., Harris, C. J. &amp; DeBarger, A. H.. “Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards,” Phi Delta Kappan, v.96, 2015, p. 45. doi:10.1177/0031721715575299 Harris, C. J., Penuel W. R., D?Angelo, C., DeBarger, A. H., Gallagher, L. P., Kennedy, C., Cheng, B. H., &amp; Krajcik, J S.. “Impact of project-based curriculum materials on student learning in science: Results of a randomized controlled trial,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v.52, 2015.    Listen to all past episodes of the ERRR podcast here. The post ERRR #033. Janet Kolodner on Project Based Inquiry Science appeared first on Ollie Lovell.

In this episode we’re talking with <a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/faculty-research/faculty-directory/janet-kolodner.html/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Janet Kolodner</a> about a series of resources, and really a teaching approach, that was developed by Janet and her team over the course of about 10 years. In the last ERRR episode, I spoke with John Larmer from PBL Works, and this episode builds on and extends that conversation to get into the nitty gritty of how both skills and knowledge can be built in tandem through project based learning. We discuss the main challenges, (sequencing, getting to the science, and getting to a classroom culture), that Janet and her team faced in developing the Project Based Inquiry Science curriculum. The micro-and macro inquiry cycles that occur throughout the PBIS units. The impact of the PBIS units on how students see themselves as learners and people, and the mechanisms by which learning can take place in a project-based environment. If you’d like to support the Education Research Reading Room podcast, please check out the ERRR <a href="https://www.patreon.com/errr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon page</a> to explore this option. Any donation, even $1 per month, is greatly appreciated.  As both a cognitive scientist and a learning scientist, Professor Janet Kolodner has had a long and illustrious career exploring learning, memory, and problem solving, as they relate to both computers and people! She pioneered the case-based reasoning method , which allows a computer to reason and learn from its experiences and has extended that work into designing learning resources, and experiences. Janet is a retired Regents’ Professor at the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Was Founding Editor in Chief of the journal of the learning sciences, was founding executive officer of the international society of the learning sciences, and is now a visiting professor at the lynch school of education, at Boston college. Links/resources mentioned in the show <ul> <li>Check out <ul> <li><a href="https://activatelearning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Activate Learning</a> is the publisher who now carries the Project Based Inquiry Science resources</li> <li>Janet's Keynote at the International Society of the Learning Sciences' National Conference, Sydney, 2012 (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmMhzj0PTRk&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>) – Thanks to Nordin Zuber (@enzuber) for tweeting this one to me : )  Janet's talk starts at about the 9 minute mark.</li> <li>Journal of the Learning Sciences</li> <li>Here are some leaders in the Learning Sciences area <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_M._Collins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Collins</a> – Cognitive Apprenticeship</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Greeno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Greeno</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Schank#Works" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Schank</a></li> <li><a href="https://faculty.washington.edu/bransj/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Bransford</a></li> <li><a href="https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/1764530" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sasha Barab</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Howard Barrows – Inventor of problem-based learning (in medicine)</li> <li><a href="http://digitalyouthnetwork.org/staff/nichole-pinkard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nichole Pinkard – Out of school activities in Chicago</a></li> <li>… Nasser- Identity Development</li> <li><a href="https://ischool.umd.edu/faculty-staff/tamara-clegg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tammy Clegg – Identity Development</a></li> <li>International Conference of the Learning Sciences</li> <li>Educational Games – What can we learn from these, what roles do games play in learning?</li> <li>Course: <a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/departments/idpg/ma-learning-engineering.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masters of Learning Engineering</a> – run by Janet</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/profnai?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Na'ilah Suad Nasir</a> &lt;- Janet said she does great work on identity</li> </ul> </li> <li>Research on Project Based Inquiry Science – Janet writes: The last one is the evaluation of the curriculum; the others discuss how to develop assessment questions used as part of such an evaluation and practices for providing professional development. <ul> <li>Allen, C. D. &amp; Penuel, W. R.. “Studying teachers' sense making to investigate teachers' responses to professional development focused on new standards,” Journal of Teacher Education, v.66, 2015, p. 136. <a>doi:10.1177/0022487114560646</a></li> <li>DeBarger, A. H., Penuel, W. R., Harris, C. J., &amp; Kennedy, C. A.. “Building an assessment argument to design and use next generation science assessments in efficacy studies of curriculum interventions,” American Journal of Evaluation, 2015. <a>doi:10.1177/1098214015581707</a></li> <li>Penuel, W. R., Harris, C. J. &amp; DeBarger, A. H.. “Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards,” Phi Delta Kappan, v.96, 2015, p. 45. <a>doi:10.1177/0031721715575299</a></li> <li>Harris, C. J., Penuel W. R., D?Angelo, C., DeBarger, A. H., Gallagher, L. P., Kennedy, C., Cheng, B. H., &amp; Krajcik, J S.. “Impact of project-based curriculum materials on student learning in science: Results of a randomized controlled trial,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v.52, 2015.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Listen to all past episodes of the ERRR podcast <a href="http://www.ollielovell.com/podcast-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The post <a href="https://www.ollielovell.com/janetkolodner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ERRR #033. Janet Kolodner on Project Based Inquiry Science</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.ollielovell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ollie Lovell</a>.

ERRR #033. Janet Kolodner on Project Based Inquiry Science

Ten years ago, I realized that case-based reasoning, an approach to designing computer programs that could reason based on their experiences, suggested ways of promoting productive learning in people. Based on that insight and on CBR's implied cognitive model, my research group and I have designed a project-based inquiry approach to middle school science called Learning by Design. LBD takes into account the cognitive model proposed by CBR as well as the constraints and opportunities afforded by middle-school classrooms and students. By studying the strengths and weaknesses of the approach as it has been implemented in a variety of venues in the Atlanta area, we've discovered opportunities for designing and integrating several kinds of technology appropriate not just to LBD classrooms, but to project-based inquiry classrooms more generally.

Janet Kolodner, Georgia Institute of Technology

By facilitating the growth of a culture of collaboration and rigorous scientific thinking in middle school science classrooms, we've been able to promote significant learning of and engagement in scientific reasoning. I present some of what we've learned about how to promote a classroom culture and the learning that ensues from it.