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Modeling and Visualization Workshop Agenda

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1. Workshop format for first day

9:00-9:30 am

Registration (continental breakfast, network access available)

9:30-10:15 am

Welcome and Introductions

    Lisa Bievenue, Elizabeth VanderPutten (NSF), Lavona Grow (DoEd)

10:15-11:00 am

Setting the Stage

    Chris Dede

11:00-11:30

Break

11:30-noon

What is computational science and computer-based modeling?

    Bob Panoff

noon-12:30 pm

What is scientific visualization?

    Bob Wilhelmson
  12:30-1:00 pm

Panel Summaries: Cognitive and Social Context of Learning

    Cognitive Issues Panel
Ken Forbus, Mary Hegarty, Jim Kaput, Richard Lehrer, Leona Schauble
    Social Context of Learning Panel
Chip Bruce, Allan Collins, Doug Gordin, Nancy Songer
  1:00 Lunch

1:30-3:00 pm

Parallel Panel Break-Out Groups

    4-6 small groups will discuss specific issues and questions presented by the panels. Each group will have a different set of issues/questions.
  3:15-4:00pm Working Groups report
    (Note: Participants provide feedback for 2nd day Working Groups.)
     
  4:15-5:00pm Concurrent Demonstrations

 

(45 minute sessions, electronic poster style, wine and cheese reception):

 

 

 

 

Modeling And Simulation Tools for Education Reform

 

 

Bob Gotwals, http://www.shodor.org/master

 

Biology Workbench

 

 

Eric Jakobsson, http://bioweb.ncsa.uiuc.edu/educwb/

 

Modeling in StarLogo

 

 

Eric Klopfer , http://www.media.mit.edu/starlogo

 

The Garden of Knowledge

 

 

Ambjörn Naeve, http://cid.nada.kth.se/il/gok/default.html

 

Projective Drawing Board (PDB)

 

 

Ambjörn Naeve

 

Project Interactivate

 

 

Bob Panoff, http://www.shodor.org/interactivate

 

ChemViz

 

 

Barry Rowe, http://chemviz.ncsa.uiuc.edu

 

RiverWeb: Water Quality Simulator

 

 

Mary Ellen Verona, http://mvhs1.mbhs.edu/riverweb

 

Participatory Simulations: Connecting learners to computer simulations though networked devices

 

 

Uri Wilensky, http://www.ccl.sesp.northwestern.edu/ps/newdata.html

 

5:15-6:00pm

Concurrent Demonstrations (Continued):

 

EarthKAM - Investigating Earth From Space

 

 

Dan Barstow, http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/

 

The Inquiry Page

 

 

Chip Bruce, http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu

 

Supportive software environments for geographic data visualization and analysis

 

 

Danny Edelson, http://www.worldwatcher.nwu.edu/

 

Modeling and Visualizing the Math of Change & Variation Using Diverse Device Types

 

 

Jim Kaput, http://tango.mth.umassd.edu/

 

Investigation Station/ Model-It

 

 

Joe Krajcik, http://hi-ce.org/

 

VisIT

 

 

Jim Levin, http://visit1.vp.uiuc.edu/

 

Conceptual navigation and exploration with Conzilla

 

 

Ambjörn Naeve, http://cid.nada.kth.se/il/conzilla/default.html

 

Bridging Use and Design of Simulations: AgentSheets

 

 

Alex Repenning, http://www.agentsheets.com

 

Modeling Emergent Phenomena with NetLogo

 

 

Uri Wilensky

7:00-8:30 pm Dinner and Invited Speaker
 
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