Hi Stephen, >>> I was disappointed in what seemed to be a lack of interest in the LOOPS technologies by the Berkeley developers. This was a key time to get a much deeper understanding of what we are trying to accomplish and the technologies we are using.
The Berkeley developers are interested in the LOOPS technology; it affects the technology that our Berkeley researchers will be using. We think that we got a sense of the LOOPS technology at the retreat. We'd be happy to meet again and discuss things in greater depth. Please suggest a time and method (e.g. iChat, Skype) to meet. Thanks, Hiroki On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Stephen Bannasch < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not interested in a retreat to talk about collaboration. > > I am interested in a retreat where we work to either make different > technologies work together or advance an existing technology to serve more > needs. > > I am specifically interested in working on extending the LOOPS reporting > technologies with a researcher and developer (with both Java and Ruby > development skills) from Toronto. > > LOOPS isn't about running TELS-Wise projects in the TELS-Wise portal (see > the LOOPS proposal and answers to questions). > > I think the LOOPS demo activity and reports went very well at the TELS > retreat. > > I was disappointed in what seemed to be a lack of interest in the LOOPS > technologies by the Berkeley developers. This was a key time to get a much > deeper understanding of what we are trying to accomplish and the > technologies we are using. > > There is no funding in LOOPS for technology development at Berkeley. The > Berkeley funding is all for research. There is a small amount of funding for > technology development in Toronto. > > At 10:41 PM -0400 8/14/08, Jim Slotta wrote: > >As a LOOPS and CLEAR PI in charge of delivering the technology > > Concord is prime on the LOOPS project, the vast majority of technical > development resources for LOOPS are being spent at Concord and I am leading > the LOOPS technology development at Concord. > > Looking at CC overall we have over 4M this year in projects all using end > extending SAIL/OTrunk technologies and I am leading that effort. > > Jim, I thought we made this clear last year ... you are not in charge of > delivering the technology for LOOPS, I am. > > I need you to hire a 50% time Java and Ruby developer in Toronto and to > start working with me to understand and to start extending the LOOPS > reporting technologies. > > Unless this person is hired and on-board I don't see much use in a retreat > in November. > > Stephen (who has been on vacation in Cape Cod this week). > > More about LOOPS > > If anybody wants to know more about LOOPS and what we are working to > accomplish I suggest reading through some of the materials on the project > wiki including the proposal and answers to NSF's questions: > > http://confluence.concord.org/display/LOOPS/Home > > From the initial section of the proposal: > > The Project Goal. > > Formative evaluation of teaching and student learning offers an untapped > po- > tential for improving teacher practice and student outcomes (Black and > Wiliam, 1999). In a busy > classroom using computer-based materials it is hard for a teacher to > distinguish between a stu- > dent who is learning intently by exploring a model or experiment and one > who is just going > through the motions or is confused. Outwardly, these two students look > similar, but one needs at- > tention. As materials get more sophisticated, it is increasingly difficult > for teachers to play an active role in planning their delivery and enacting > it in the classroom. LOOPS will address this > challenge by providing teachers with timely formative feedback that > provides insights into stu- > dent learning and gives teachers instructional options that are > data-driven. > > Project Objectives. > > The project will put teachers squarely in feedback LOOPS based on a variety > of data streams that inform their choices of assessments, actions, and > curriculum customiza- > tions. These feedback loops will be classroom-tested with materials focused > on eighth grade > physical science standards. The principles derived from this research will > inform design of new > materials and supporting technologies. These will be general and portable, > so that our approach > will have immediate connections with other STEM resources. Specifically, > LOOPS will: > > Develop LOOPS technology. > > This project will develop software that unobtrusively monitors > student choices and actions while they are engaged in inquiry using probes > and models. > These data, plus data from student assessments, teacher goals, and science > standards, will > be summarized for teachers to give them a detailed picture of student > progress. Teachers > will use these data to inform instructional decisions. > > Integrate technology with existing materials. > > LOOPS will develop two curriculum units > that are integrated with this technology: Force and Motion and Chemical > Reactions. > These will match the 8th grade California content and inquiry standards, > representing > about 50% of the science required for that year. To develop materials, > LOOPS will sub- > stantially re-configure classroom-tested activities from prior NSF-funded > projects. > > Study inquiry learning. > > The project will work closely with three teacher-developers from > low-income districts who will test the approach in 15 classes during the > first three years. > Project research will expand to include at least 14 additional teachers and > 1,500 students > including low-income districts supported by North Carolina Central > University by year > five. We will also study teachers who spontaneously adopt the materials, > available online. > Project research will characterize the information teachers want, how > teachers use infor- > mation provided in four distinct time frames, the kinds of data-driven > changes they make, > and the impact of the changes on students' knowledge integration and > inquiry skills. > > Develop professional development strategies. > > The project will study teacher trajectories us- > ing LOOPS technology, starting with the three teacher-developers. We will > assess beliefs, > knowledge required for effective enactments, and changing practices over > two to four > years of using LOOPS. These findings will shape the design of teacher > workshops and > online mentoring that will be used and tested in the expansion stages. > > Disseminate the materials and approach. > > To stimulate implementation and further research > and development, the materials and teacher resources needed to implement > the project > will be available electronically. The software will be open source and the > learning materi- > als released under the Creative Commons license. Reports, articles, and > presentations will > reach all relevant educators. Business experts will participate in the > project to help ensure > commercialization potential that could lead to wide distribution. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAIL-Dev" group. 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