Media & Technology

Frans Ronteltap
André Koehorst
Learning Lab
Maastricht McLuhan Instititue
Universiteit Maastricht

Tuesday,June 26, 2001

Time

Location

Title

Name of Moderator

10.00-10.15

MMI / GG 82

Introduction

 F. Ronteltap

10.15-11.00

MMI / GG 82

Problem Based Learning and Information Communication Technology

 F. Ronteltap

11.00 – 11.15

 

Coffee /tea break

 

11.15 – 12.00

MMI / GG 82

Blockbook as an electronic study guide

 A. Koehorst

12.00 – 13.30

Perroen / Vrijthof

Lunch

 

13.30 – 14.15

MMI / GG 82

POLARIS ; Collaborative Learning
Demonstration POLARIS

 F. Ronteltap

14.15 - 15.00

MMI / GG 82

Simulations

 A. Koehorst

15.00 - 15.15

 

Coffee /tea break

 

15.15 - 16.15

MMI / GG 82

The Web as a learning resource

 F. Ronteltap
 A. Koehorst

16.15 – 17.00

MMI / GG 82

Discussion / Evaluation

 F. Ronteltap
 A. Koehorst

 

Objective

Based on demonstrations, discussions and explorative practical excercises participants will be introduced in recent developments in technological support of educational practice

 

Preparatory reading

- Koschmann, T. D., A. C. Myers, et al. (1993). "Using technology to assist in realizing effective learning and instruction: A principled approach to the use of computers in collaborative learning." Journal of the Learning Sciences 3(3): 227-264.

- Friedman, C.P. Anatomy of the clinical simulation. Academic Medicine, 70: 205-208, 1995.

 


Frans Ronteltap, Ph.D.

Dr. Frans Ronteltap is associate professor in the department of Educational Development and Research. He studied Educational Science at the University of Groningen and wrote his thesis about the role of domain specific knowledge in problem solving. From 1986 till 1995 he managed the development and evaluation of computer programs in the medical curriculum. Now he is senior researcher in the Learning Lab division of the Maastricht McLuhan Institute,  project manager of several projects in the development of an electronic learning environment to support student learning in  problem based curricula.

F.Ronteltap@MMI.unimaas.nl

 

Andre Koehorst, drs

Andre Koehorst studied Psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (specialization Cognitive Sciences). He worked at the Research Institute for Knowlegde Systems in Maastricht and at the Department of Educational Development and Research at the Universiteit Maastricht. He currently holds a position as assistant

professor at the Learning Lab, Maastricht McLuhan Institute, where he works on the design, implementation and evaluation of computer tools to support and improve problem based learning. He is interested in and has worked on computer supported collaborative learning, electronic learning environments, authoring tools, clinical simulations and architectures for WWW-applications.

A.Koehorst@mmi.unimaas.nl