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OUTLINE: A Major  E-learning Project to  Renovate Science Learning Environment in Taiwan

PURPOSE: To provide a summary of the article A Major  E-learning Project to Renovate Science Learning Environment in Taiwan    by  Chun-Yen Chang and Greg Lee

THESIS STATEMENT: The creation of the Centre for excellence in e-Learning Sciences aims at renovating the Science learning environment and classroom work as is known at present.

AUDIENCE: science education teachers, all teachers

1. ABSTRACT

1.1 Project goals

     1.1.1 Initiation of the centre Excellence in E-Learning Sciences

     1.1.2 Development of an innovative Science learning environment

           1.1.3 Three major projects

       1.1.3.1 Project classroom 2.0

       1.1.3.2 Project mobile 2.0

       1.1.3.3 Project testing 2.0  

1.1.4 Four major changes

       1.1.4.1 Teachers’ training approaches

       1.1.1.2 Students’ learning strategies

       1.1.4.3 Student-teacher interactions

       1.1.4.4 Student-science learning outcomes

    2. BACKGROUND

          2.1 Science Learning Environments

                  2.1.1 Classroom

                  2.1.2 Laboratory

                  2.1.3 Outdoors

         2.2 Instructional methods

                  2.2.1 Traditional or objectivist

                     2.2.1.1 Reproduction oriented

                     2.2.1.2 Teacher centred

                     2.2.2 Modern or constructivist

                        2.2.2.1 Constructive oriented

                        2.2.2.2 Student centred

         2.3 Establishment of CeeLS

                     2.3.1 Classroom 2.0

                       2.3.1.1 Intelligent

                       2.3.1.2 Interactive

                       2.3.1.3 Individualized

                       2.3.1.4 Integrated

                     2.3.2 Mobile 2.0

                       2.3.2.1 Research in automatic computing of handheld devices

                       2.3.2.2 Research in adaptive rate control techniques for data transmition

                        2.3.2.3 Research in network security techniques

             2.4 Testing 2.0

                        2.4.1 Two lines of research

                           2.4.1.1 Development of interactive and intelligent tools

                           2.4.1.2 Investigation of machine translation technologies

  3. PROJECT FRAMEWORK   

             3.1 Four major stages

                    3.1.1 Development

                       3.1.1 Development of a future innovative science learning environment

                    3.1.2 Collaborations

                        3.1.2.1 Design of new materials and exchange of ideas between NTNU

                          and other prestigious institutions.

                    3.1.3 Implementations

                        3.1.3.1 Development of assessment tools

                        3.1.3.2 Administration of instruments   

                           3.1.3.2.1 TTA

                           3.1.3.2.2 SLS

                           3.1.3.2.3 STI

                           3.1.3.2.4 SLO

                   3.1.4 Test it

                      3.1.4.1 Framework for future design of an innovative learning environment

                      3.1.4.2 Teachers’ customization of instruction styles in future courses

                    3.1.5 Outreach Programs

                        3.1.5.1 New development and instructional implications

 

  4. ANTICIPATED RESULTS

             4.1 Publication of high-quality papers

             4.2 Formation of research centre

             4.3 Exertion of positive influences

             4.4 International conferences

             4.5 Patents in Taiwan and Mainland

             4.6. Framework for future innovative designs

             4.7 Application to courses in different educational levels

 5. CONCLUSION

            5.1 Summary of the proposal

                 5.1.1 Innovative learning environment

                 5.1.1.1 Integration of modern technologies

                 5.1.1.2 Individualized and interactive learning materials

            5.1.2 Three major projects

                 5.1.2.1 Classroom 2.0

                 5.1.2.2 Mobile 2.0

                 5.1.2.3 Testing 2.0

            5.1.3 Evaluation and investigation of  major changes

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