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Thinkering Space, an Experiment in Exploratory Learning

January 1, 2008 | Media and Technology, Public Programs

Multimodal technologies are creating new experiential opportunities for exploring, tinkering, learning and interacting in the virtual world. Once combined with sensorial objects and open-ended activities in the physical world, they introduce a new genre of interactive environments called ThinkeringSpace. ThinkeringSpace is a hybrid system - made of networked and remotely accessible physical environments - that seeks to bring school-age children together to collaborate face-to-face and tinker with things, both physical and virtual, reflect upon what they do and discover, and elaborate their ideas in ways they can share with others. This article gives an overview of the ThinkeringSpace system and introduces some of the major concepts and interaction frameworks that have grounded its ongoing development.

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  • Heloisa Moura
    Author
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Dale Fahnstrom
    Author
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Greg Prygrocki
    Author
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • T.J. McLeish
    Author
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1447-9494
    Publication Name: International Journal of Learning
    Volume: 15
    Number: 6
    Page Number: 147
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science | Engineering | Technology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs

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