ISiS: an intention-oriented model to help teachers in learning scenarios design

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ISiS an intention-oriented model to help
teachers in learning scenarios design
Research Context

• Research Fields TEL Engineering, Learning
  scenarios
• Computer Science Associated Research Fields
  Model Driven Engineering, Requirements
  Engineering, Business process Engineering
• Scientific Question Educational Modelling
  Languages (EMLs) aim to provide interoperable
  descriptions (called learning scenarios ) of
  organization and time scheduling of a learning
  unit. These languages are to complex to be
  directly manipulated by teachers or designers. ?
  need to provide languages and tools close to
  teachers or designers usual work
• Goals provide models, methods and tools to
  sustain design and to favour sharing and reuse
  practices for non computer specialists of
  learning scenarios using Information and
  Communication Technology. Using common formalism
  and elicitation of intentions to afford a better
  understanding and context adaptation of learning
  scenarios within a community of practice.

An example LearnElec Scenario
ISiS Conceptual Model
We illustrate our model with an example based on
a collaborative scenario, LearnElec Scenario
dedicated to the concept of power of a light
bulb in electricity domain at secondary school.
This scenario have been designed by searchers of
LIG MeTAH Team, in collaboration with physics
teachers in the context of MATES (Materials ans
Tools for Experimentation Scenario) initiative
from Kaleidoscope european network of excellence.
Lejeune, A., David, J.P., Martel, C., Michelet,
S., Vezian, N. To set up pedagogical experiments
in a virtual lab methodology and first results,
International Conference ICL, September 2007,
Villach Austria (2007)
LearnElec Scenario ISiS and ScenEdit
illustration
In LearnElec-MATES Scenario, the first intention
of the teacher is to destabilize a frequent
misconception of students which is that the
proximity of the battery has an influence on
current intensity ISiS formulation intention
(formulator teacher, subject student,
operation destabilize a misconception, object
proximity of the battery has an influence on
current intensity ). This didactical intention
will be implemented with a specific didactical
strategy called scientific investigation
composed of four phases hypothesis elaboration,
solution elaboration, hypothesis testing and
conclusion.
Extract of LearnElec Scenario
For each phase, an abstract interactional
situation is defined Individual proposal on a
wiki and Argued debate on a forum with
consensus. During these two phases the teacher
has an activity of Group management symbolized
by an abstract interactional situation called
Group management.
ScenEdit authoring environment
Intention and strategy implemented with ISiS model
ScenEdit is a specific authoring environment
dedicated to teachers-designers based on ISiS
model. Currently on experimentation with
teachers-designers, ScenEdit will offer patterns
of various levels (intentions, strategies,
situations patterns).
Each phase can be performed through various
pedagogical modes and can be refined for example
by a pedagogical intention according to type of
activity, available computer services, etc. For
instance, the phase hypothesis elaboration is
refined by a second intention increase ability
to work in a collaborative way (formulator
teacher, subject student groups, operation
increase ability to, object work in a
collaborative way).
Contact
Jean-Philippe Pernin , - Valérie Emin ,
- Viviane Guéraud Laboratoire Informatique
de Grenoble - MeTAH Team
http//www.liglab.fr Institut National de
Recherche Pédagogique - EducTice
http//eductice.inrp.fr/EducTice/projets/sc
enario