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Design of tools to promote reflection and collaboration |
Reference
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Hur,
J. W., Tan, A., Brush, T., Saye, J., & Chen, L. (2005).
Redesigning the Persistent Issues in History Network (PIHnet)
online forum and journal to promote interaction and reflection.
Tech Trends, 49(6), 63-68. |
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Abstract
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This
article describes and explains the design and development of
a collaborative tool and a reflective tool for the Persistent
Issues in History Network (PIHnet). Researchers and instructional
designers relied on survey and interview data as well as their
knowledge on current online tools to create discussion forum
and journal tools. These tools, their critical functions, and
design rationales are described in the article. |
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Background
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The
PIHnet team consists of about 10 individuals who provide various
highly customized online tools and resources for PIHnet participants.
These participants include social studies and history teachers,
teacher educators, and researchers. |
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Purpose
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This
article describes and explains the evolution of two of the PIHnet
tools that were developed to promote collaboration and reflection.
As co-author, my goal was to let readers know the rationales
behind the design of the journal and why a tool for teacher
reflection was important. |
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Authorship
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I
co-authored this article with one other primary co-author, J.W.
Hur. The other individuals mentioned were the principle investigators
and a computer programmer. While my co-author focused on the
online forum tool, I wrote about the online journal that I had
designed for PIHnet. I also edited the entire article for precision
and coherency. |
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Research
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The
research conducted prior to publishing this paper included
collecting and analyzing survey and interview data of ten
PIHnet participants. This was done to determine the needs
of the participants and to make improvements to the online
tools.
In
designing the journal tool, I had to compare the affordances
of various blog tools determine how to incorporate the most
critical features in the PIHnet journal. |
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Links
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of article in print] [PIHnet] |
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