1. i MSIT MicroWorlds School of Education University of Bridgeport J. D. Cole jcole@bridgeport.edu

2. i MSIT 2 Topics 1.Learning by Doing. 2.MicroWorlds & Constructivism. 3.Tradition: 1.Piaget http://www.piaget.orghttp://www.piaget.org 2.Papert http://www.papert.orghttp://www.papert.org 3.Harvey http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bhhttp://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh 4.Logo Turtle 5.MicroWorlds 6.Problem Solving Paradigms

3. i MSIT Oblique Pyramid 3

4. i MSIT Cathedral Collapses 4

5. i MSIT MicroWorlds 1.Objects Integration Programming 2.Social Constructionist Framework 5 Java Flash MicroWorlds Logo

6. i MSIT Constructionism 1.Piaget defined the notions of constructivism. 2.Papert popularized constructivism & embedded into the MicroWorlds paradigm. 3.Harvey implemented Logo while at MIT. 6

7. i MSIT Logo 7

8. i MSIT Turtle Graphics 8

9. i MSIT MicroWorldsEX 1.Free demo available at http://www.microworlds.com 9

10. i MSIT Problem Solving Paradigms 1.Retention + Transfer. 2.Learning in a MicroWorld. 3.Apply to the Real World. 4.Changing problem domains to simplify problem solving. 5.Eamples; Siege, Logs vs Multiplication. 6.Simple Sequence, Repetition, Proceduralization, Parameterization. 10

11. i MSIT Logo Starting Points 11 Teach the turtle how to draw these pictures.