DIGITAL LIBRARY
EXPERD, THE ‘SWISS’ ARMY KNIFE’ FOR LABORATORY EDUCATION
1 Kryt B.V. (NETHERLANDS)
2 Wageningen University (NETHERLANDS)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN15 Proceedings
Publication year: 2015
Pages: 4098-4106
ISBN: 978-84-606-8243-1
ISSN: 2340-1117
Conference name: 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 6-8 July, 2015
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Abstract:
In higher education, higher order cognitive skills, like designing experiments, are important learning outcomes in natural science and engineering curricula. The open source e-learning tool ExperD supports students in learning how to design experiments and processes. Because ExperD runs in the web browser, the tool is easily deployable in both campus-based and distance education. In this paper we describe various scenarios for using ExperD: “worked examples”, “fill the gaps”, “teacher led design discussions”, “guided inquiry design”, and “open-ended inquiry design”. We will show how these scenarios fit within instructional design models, such as the Four Component instructional design model, the Cognitive Model of Multimedia learning and the ARCS model of motivational design. Hence, we position ExperD as a multitool for modern education.
Keywords:
Electronic performance support system, laboratory education, group work