Changing Learning Through Invention Research and Connection Eva

Changing Learning Through Invention, Research, and Connection Eva L. Baker National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, & Student Testing Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association The Ecology of Human Growth and Sustainable Societal Development: Contributions from Educational Research and Innovations Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 November 2010 APERA 1 © Regents of the University of California

Learning Is a Social Activity with New Implications in the Shrinking World Interdependencies • Shared learning is and competition change Accelerated rates of • Important knowledge and change skills Intrusive values global community • to maintain personal, familial, community identity APERA 2 © Regents of the University of California

Finding the Balance for Joyful Learning Exploration Independence Activity Safety Comfort Calm APERA 3 © Regents of the University of California

World Education Research Association • How can we pursue these tasks? • Do we know what and how to share? • Growth and development, intellectual, emotional, economic, geographic • Trustworthy evidence to guide practice APERA 4 © Regents of the University of California

Essential Goals for Future personal learning for specific desires and needs strong and resilient shared values APERA 5 © Regents of the University of California

Presentation Structure learning invention research evidence connection APERA 6 © Regents of the University of California

Two Perspectives on Inventions Invented artifacts Innovation Conditions and State of mind APERA 7 © Regents of the University of California

Invention Targets • New goals, new solution • Old goals, new solution • Solve, ameliorate, transform • Direct to user or tools to mediate inventions • Reproducible results APERA 8 © Regents of the University of California

Invention Targets New solutions (Cont’d) Old goals Tools New goals APERA 9 © Regents of the University of California

Sources of Invention Requirements -Pull Technology. Push APERA 10 © Regents of the University of California

Requirements-Pull Requirements Specifications APERA 11 Innovation © Regents of the University of California

Technology-Push • Inductive process • Invention meets new purposes • Spinning out options • Tape • Medications • Games • Relaxing constraints APERA 12 © Regents of the University of California

New Generations of Inventions • Intelligent tutoring systems • Mobile computing • Computing “in the wild” • Social networks • f. MRI findings APERA 13 © Regents of the University of California

Criteria for Learning Inventions 1. Intuitive attractiveness 2. Addressing a new goal, to enhance individual or community capacity, including Innovation and invention as a goal to be pursued 3. A solution or tool that is feasible for use in the intended setting applying adapted or invented strategies to meet current and future requirements APERA 14 © Regents of the University of California

More Criteria for Learning 4. Embedded in an articulated conceptual framework or theory rather than being a one-off artifact—extensible 5. Modifiable for ranges of learners and settings, that is, adaptable 6. Acceptable to users—feasible and useful 7. Evidence of effectiveness APERA 15 © Regents of the University of California

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Failure as a Context for Invention • Professor Baker at play • Graduate Student Baker at work • Thomas A. Edison APERA 17 © Regents of the University of California

Try and Try Again I will not say I failed 1000 times. I will say that I discovered there a 1000 ways that can cause failure. http: //www. picturesdepot. com/quotes/4963/thomas+edison+failure. html http: //www. buzzle. com/articles/facts-on-thomas-edison. html APERA 18 © Regents of the University of California

Failure and Success 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Failure Success APERA 19 © Regents of the University of California

Research Considerations for Proactive, Integrative, and Anticipatory Learning http: //www. google. com/imgres? imgurl=http: //english. peopledaily. com. cn/200407/30/images/0729_B 35. jpg&imgrefurl=http: //english. peopledaily. com. cn/200407/30/eng 20040730_151311. html&h= 418&w=280&sz=55&tbnid=T 60 LMEh. Ykfqc. PM: &tbnh=274&tbnw= 184&prev=/images%3 Fq%3 Dmalaysian%2 Bchildren&zoom=1&q= malaysian+children&hl=en&usg=___ct. UORpiu. WW 1 PNg. WIVsev PFm 1 y. M=&sa=X&ei=2 fm 9 TJGKK 4 a 6 s. QOAnb. XGBA&sqi=2&ved= 0 CBYQ 9 QEw. Ag APERA 20 © Regents of the University of California

Dealing with Differences • Individual traits • Cultural and linguistic factors • Cognitive readiness http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File: Rhinoceros_hornbill_national_aviary. jpg APERA 21 © Regents of the University of California

Cognitive Readiness: Preparation for the Unknown • Problem-Solving • Adaptation • Risk-Assessment • Decision-Making • Situation Awareness • Collaboration • Teamwork • Communication APERA 22 © Regents of the University of California

Goals of Cognitive Readiness • Flexibility • Integration • Transfer • High function in new situations • Competence and resilience with rapidly changing constraints APERA 23 © Regents of the University of California

Integrating Invention and Research with Games: The River City Project http: //muve. gse. harvard. edu/rivercityproject/images/screen_skyline 2. jpg APERA 24 © Regents of the University of California

Impact of Games • Targeted learning • Brain functions • Visualization • Verbal trade-offs • Accelerated learning • Re-norming of intelligence tests • Collective mental models APERA 25 © Regents of the University of California

Evidence • To understand phenomena • Attainment and growth • Extended performance across content and context • Assessment and accountability • Amazon user votes • Reliability, comparability • Validity integration • New psychometrics APERA 26 © Regents of the University of California

On Connection • APERA and WERA membership • Model high quality scholarship and collective conclusions • Recommendations to influence world-wide approaches to learning research, invention, and practice • Learning and sharing, building a new tradition APERA 27 © Regents of the University of California

Summary “The best way to predict the future is to invent it. ” -----Alan Kay http: //en. wikiquote. org/wiki/Alan_Kay; http: //www. viewpointsresearch. org/html/people/founders. htm APERA 28 © Regents of the University of California

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