Tapped In
Tapped In is a Web-based learning environment created by SRI International to transform teacher professional development (TPD) for professional development providers and educators.
URL: http://tappedin.org
Project Type: Web Application, Online Community
Technology: Java, Expresso, JSP/HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL, Resin
Development Tools: Intellij IDEA, Ant, CVS, Morebot
Client: NSF, community tenants
Team: 7 including 3 part-time developers and 1 graphic designer
Role: Co-principle investigator, technology director; design, implementation, user testing, reporting
Collaborators: Mark Schlager, Judi Fusco, Zaz Harris, Melissa Koch, Larry Hamel, Aaron Becker
CLTNet
CLTNet is an online community developed to support the NSF-funded Centers for Learning and Teaching, which aim to enrich and diversify the national infrastructure for instruction in K-12, undergraduate, and graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
URL: http://cltnet.org
Project Type: Web Application, Online Community & Digital Library
Technology: Java, Expresso, JSP/HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL, Resin
Development Tools: Intellij IDEA, Ant, CVS, Morebot
Client: NSF
Team: 7 including 3 part-time developers and 1 graphic designer
Role: Technology director; design, implementation, user testing, reporting
Collaborators: Mark Schlager, Judi Fusco, Zaz Harris, Melissa Koch, Larry Hamel, Aaron Becker
Group Scribbles
The Group Scribbles project is building a general use collaborative application that is based on the familiar Post-It note metaphor. Software inspired by Post-Its have long been used to support individual work in desktop computing and some systems for large screen displays support the posting of public information via Post-It-like widgets. Our research focuses on employing the Post-It metaphor to support emergent collaborative activity across connected, co-located machines to enable high-performance, synchronous, face-to-face collaborative experiences.
URL: http://groupscribbles.sri.com
Project Type: Desktop/Tablet/Handheld Application
Technology: Version 2: Flash/Flex; Version 1: Java, Swing, SWT
Development Tools: Eclipse, CVS
Client: NSF
Team: 8 including 1 full-time developer and 3 part-time
Role: Design, user testing, some development, reporting
Collaborators: Nathan Dwyer, Jeremy Roschelle, Chris Digiano, Zaz Harris, Jasmine Lopez, John Brecht, Raj Chaudhury
NanoSense
The NanoSense project is creating, classroom testing, and disseminating curriculum units to help high school students and teachers understand nanoscale science and integrate these concepts with traditional curricula. We also convened two national workshops to bring together experts and practitioners in nanoscience and learning science to clarify learning goals for nanoscience, as well as teacher training workshops at SJSU.
URL: http://nanosense.org
Project Type: Curriculum, Animations
Technology: Flash, HTML, CSS, ChemSense
Development Tools: Flash, CVS
Client: NSF
Team: 5 including 1 part-time graphic designer
Role: Principle investigator; design, evaluation, workshop management, reporting
Collaborators: Tina Stanford, Anders Rosenquist, Alyssa Wise, Vera Michalchik, Joe Krajcik, Aaron Becker
ChemSense
The ChemSense project developed software and curriculum activities to help students understand chemical concepts through the use of tools that help them visualize the world of molecular entities and reactions. Multiple design studies and implementation studies were conducted to refine the software and document changes in students' and teachers' representational and discursive practices, as well as the value of visualizations for enhancing students' understanding of the behavior of particulate entities.
URL: http://chemsense.org
Project Type: Desktop Application (Cross-platform)
Technology: Java, Swing, Expresso, JSP/HTML, CSS, MySQL, Tomcat
Development Tools: Intellij IDEA, CVS
Client: NSF
Team: 5 including 2 part-time developers
Role: Principle Investigator, technology director; design, user testing, lead developer, evaluation, reporting
Collaborators: Robert Kozma Brian Coppola, Anders Rosenquist, Vera Michalchik, Tina Stanford, Aaron Becker
Calipers
The Calipers project developed and evaluated simulation-based assessments to provide high-quality evidence of complex performances in science tests for both accountability and formative goals. Assessments were developed in the areas of forces and motion (physical science) and populations and ecosystems (life science).
Project Type: Desktop Application (Cross-platform)
Technology: Java, Javascript
Development Tools: Intellij IDEA, Ant, CVS
Client: NSF
Team: 7 including 3 part-time developers and 1 graphic designer
Role: Technology director; design, lead developer, reporting
Collaborators: Edys Quellmalz Angela Haydel DeBarger, Geneva Haertel, Aaron Becker