Keywords: diversity, collaboration, 3-dimensional construction

The study course / project was focusing on the theme of diversity, starting from a general question "Do you think it's better to be different or equal?".

Students collaborated sharing ideas and reflections on diversity and building a virtual city, their Ideal City, whose name was Diversity-town, in which different people could live all together. In order to this they used a software called AWEDU (aw educational- www.activeworlds.com) for tridimensional construction and Synergeia to discuss and share information.

The course was arranged by teachers and researchers. The classrooms activities were organized during workshops. The teachers and researchers also discussed about learning contents and methods using Synergeia software. There were 74 students and 3 teachers taking part in the project. Moreover, in each class, there was an observer (a last year undergraduate) that supported the activity and collected observation data. Students were 13 years old.

Posted by Giedre Kligyte at 26/02/2003

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Keywords: web-based learning environment, Helsinki Virtual Webschool, progressive inquiry, subject integration

Finnish mediaeval history was the topic of the On the Roads and in the Market Square project, which sought to introduce pupils to how life changed in the Middle Ages, how roads and towns developed, how information flowed and how Finland was annexed to Sweden. The project primarily focused on history, but also incorporated mother tongue and art and was carried out in compliance with the principals of progressive inquiry.

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Posted by Marianne Bollström-Huttunen at 25/02/2003

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Keywords: web-based teaching, web-based learning environment, Helsinki Virtual Webschool, subject integration

Finnish prehistory was the topic of the Stones and Rocks project, which sought to provide an insight into past times and an introduction to the prehistory of Finland. The approach to prehistory of Finland was by studying stones. Pupils could choose to approach the project from either a historical or geographical perspective. The historical perspective examined cultural development from the Stone Age to the present day. The geological perspective examined gemstones and various metals. The project involved subject matter relating to history, environmental and natural science, mother tongue and art.

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Posted by Marianne Bollström-Huttunen at 25/02/2003

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