Bosma, Jari (2022) Opportunities ofdigital environments forinformal science education. Research Project in Science Communication, Science Education and Communication.
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Abstract
The present project’s goal is to design, develop, test, and evaluate a digitalized blended learning module about the ocean batteries and energy farms of Ocean Grazer, a project that the University of Groningen has initiated. Therefore, a digital environment that could be implemented for teaching the main aspects of ‘Ocean Grazer’ in an interactive and collaborative manner was produced using Gather Town. Here, user can freely move his avatar in several rooms of the energy farm and engage collaboratively with peers and instructors about features of the energy farm through inquiry-based activities. To find out what opportunities a digital environment offers for informal science education about the Ocean Grazer project, the developed environment was pilot tested. This was done by conducting a discussion-based interview (n=3) in which the six asked questions were based on aspects from Moore’s educational framework. After conducting the interview, data was analysed using the grounded theory approach. Based on these findings, it could be said that this digital environment offers a good starting point with various opportunities for informal science education about the Ocean Grazer project. However, there are a number of shortcomings that need to be resolved before putting the environment to use. With Moore’s educational framework in mind, further iterations of the environment should include more necessity for intellectual processes in order to aid informal science education.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Project in Science Communication) |
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| Supervisor name: | Avraamidou, L. and Telli, S. |
| Degree programme: | Science Education and Communication |
| Thesis type: | Research Project in Science Communication |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2022 12:54 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2022 12:54 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/28095 |
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