“The real job of science is to produce better explanations -and no matter how they are formulated, explanations are structures of ideas. Everything else is secondary. Myth, common sense, and imagination also produce explanations. Continue reading »
This is a video in which a group of elementary school students are having a discussion about the earth and the ferris wheel.
“…Many educators have had reservations about calling students’ non-canonical beliefs “misconceptions.” (3) They point out that Continue reading »
The starting point for knowledge-building in Knowledge Forum is a view. Figure 4.1 shows a view co-constructed by a Grade 1 teacher, her students, and a teacher-researcher to launch a year-long study of the topics that provincial guidelines specified for Grade 1 science. A view may contain notes or pointers to other views.
This is a slideshow showing the use of knowledge building in a healthcare environment.
This example will show you continual improvement in implementation and evaluation of best practice guidelines pushing the healthcare community to move beyond best practice. Continue reading »
This is a link to a slide show showing a Grade 1 Knowledge Forum Database. The topic was dinosaurs and it shows the basic use of Knowledge Forum -how to create a view, how to create a note, how to do a build-on, and many other functions.