 This
project is sponsored by the University of Memphis' Technology
Access Fee (TAF) through the Information Technology Division
of the Vice President office for Information Technology and Chief
Information Officer in cooperation with the Provost's office.
PROJECT PERSONNEL
Dr. Michael M. Grant
Assistant Professor of Instructional
Design & Technology
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership Deparment
Email: mgrant2@memphis.edu
Web: http://idt.memphis.edu/~mgrant2
Dr. Shirley G. Key
Associate Professor of Science Education
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership Deparment
Email: skey@memphis.edu
Dr. S. Wali Abdi
Associate Professor of Science Education
Instruction & Curriculum Leadership Deparment
Email: swabdi@memphis.edu
PROPOSAL TITLE
The instructional
uses of live-feed web cameras: Collaborating with Memphis Zoo,
university faculty, K-12 teachers and students.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Through collaborations,
this project’s aim is to explore in what ways live-feed
web cameras can be harnessed for instructional purposes. While
situating this project in a science education context, we will
attempt to engage university students as pre-service teachers,
and subsequently, their students in field experiences and observations
that require sustained reasoning and encourage multiple representations
of knowledge and other technology tools. This will also be the
case for the Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools in-service
teachers who will be participating. We also hope extend the context
beyond a science education setting for university faculty in order
to suggest other uses for live-feed web cameras in elementary,
secondary and university contexts.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Implement a
live-feed web camera with an animal exhibit at Memphis Zoo.
- Develop lesson
plans with Science education faculty, pre-service and in-service
teachers that integrate live-feed web cameras into K-12 classrooms.
- Provide forums
for university faculty to discuss pedagogical uses of live-feed
web cameras in primary, secondary and tertiary classrooms.
- Document the
implementation, integration and collective ideas produced as
a result of this project.
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