Going deep: Supporting collaborative exploration of evolution in natural history museums

Pryce Davis; Michael Horn; Laurel Schrementi; Florian Block; Brenda Phillips; E. Margaret Evans; Judy Diamond; Chia Shen

Going deep: Supporting collaborative exploration of evolution in natural history museums

Pryce Davis, Michael Horn, Laurel Schrementi, Florian Block, Brenda Phillips, E. Margaret Evans, Judy Diamond, Chia Shen

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

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Abstract

We provide an analysis of pairs of children interacting with a multi-touch tabletop exhibit designed to help museum visitors learn about evolution and the tree of life. The exhibit's aim is to inspire visitors with a sense of wonder at life's diversity while providing insight into key evolutionary concepts such as common descent. We find that children negotiate their interaction with the exhibit in a variety of ways including reactive, articulated, and contemplated exploration. These strategies in turn influence the ways in which children make meaning through their experiences. We consider how specific aspects of the exhibit design shape these collaborative exploration and meaning-making activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Pages	153-160
Number of pages	8
Volume	1
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	10th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2013 - Madison, WI, United States Duration: 15 Jun 2013 → 19 Jun 2013

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Madison, WI
Period	15/06/13 → 19/06/13

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