2. CoolHub is a cloud-based platform for
collaborative innovation in STEM. The
platform provides all the tools needed for doing
collaborative projects, including:
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wikis
blogs
video conferencing
threaded discussion boards
shared documents and images
web content pages
3. designed for iGen
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introduced to technology, literally at birth
constant media diet
adeptness at multitasking
fervor for communication technologies
love virtual social worlds and anything internet-related
ability to use technology to create a vast array of content
unique learning style
need for constant motivation
closeness to family
confidence
openness to change
need for collective reflection
desire for immediacy
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4. CoolHub design
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• always ON
• media rich
• incorporates the latest communication,
collaboration and social technologies
• provide opportunities for collective reflection
• offers immediate feedback and results
• motivates active participation
• Builds communities of trust
• allows for individual learning styles (customization)
• taps virtual and internet-based social worlds
• removes “walls:” roles, time constraints, physical
presence, traditional methods, expense
5. embodies the IMSA way
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teaching and learning laboratory for imagination
and inquiry, with a mission to ignite and nurture
creative, ethical scientific minds that advance the
human condition, through:
• profound questions
• collaborative relationships
• personalized experiential learning
• global networking
• generative use of technology
• pioneering research
6. CoolHub assets
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• Web 2.0 tools help: Facilitate
collaboration that leads to
transformation of STEM teaching and
learning
• Developing Projects that result in
STEM innovation
• STEM Content created by members
8. what every member can do:
1. join a project
2. start a project
3. Invite others
9. what members are doing:
• inquiry projects
• CoolChats – webinars
• courses
• interactive presentations
• problem based Learning
• prototype development and
testing
12. • IMSA (IL), RDFZ (Beijing), Thomas Jefferson (VA)
• biofuels processing and wind energy
• web conferences (CoolJams)
• document libraries
• blogging SIR project
13. • personalized, inquiry learning
• teacher supervises interactions between
online mentors and students
• background checks for mentors
• an R&D Learning Exchange initiative
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14. What makes CoolHub different than other Web 2.0
applications like Facebook, LearnCentral,
Classroom 2.0, Moodle or Blackboard?
differences
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• STEM teaching and learning focused
• Project oriented
• One-stop shop for resources
• No traditional roles
• All ages (13 and up, by permission)
15. For more information and assistance, contact:
Carl Heine, heine@imsa.edu
http://coolhub.imsa.edu