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(This page is reproduced from the web page for the 1999 meeting.)
(This page is reproduced from the web page for the 1999 meeting.)
Monday Session 08.03
6:15-7:45--Hilton, St. Laurent, Banq Fl
(SIG/Chaos and Complexity Theory-- Membership Meeting)
Discussants: Rick Ginsberg, Colorado State University; Kathleen Martin, University of Washington, Bothell; Billie Blair, CSU, Dominguez
Chair/Discussant: William E. Doll, Jr., Louisiana State University
Participants: The Edge of Chaos: Implications for Teaching and Learning. Sherrie Reynolds, Texas Christian University; Barney Ricca
TABLE 5 Expect Unexpected! Elementary School Principals' Reaction towards Chaotic Events. Sadegul Akbaba, University of Cincinnati
TABLE 6 Structural Change to Science Education in a Critical, Post-Modern Way. Leslie Henrickson, UCLA
TABLE 7 Groucho, Escher, Bach: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem and Its Implications for Planned Learning. Herbert W. Hough, Buffalo Public Schools
TABLE 8 Complexity of School Reform: Order and Chaos. Roland Pourdavood, Cleveland State University
TABLE 9 A "Conceptual Continuum" for Facilitating Complex Education: Teaching and Learning on the Edge of Chaos. Dan Rea, Georgia Southern University
Chair: Karen VanderVen, University of Pittsburgh
Participants:
A Dynamic Themes Curriculum: Applications of Chaos/Complexity Theory to Designing Constructivist Instruction. Doris Fromberg, Hofstra University
Hermeneutics and Its Implications for Teaching and Learning in the Context of Child and Youth Development. Michael J. Nakkula, Harvard University
Hearts and Minds: A Dynamical Approach to Emotions and Patterns of Physiological Responsiveness in Teaching and Learning Situations. Carlos Torre, Southeastern Connecticut State University
(suggested in the Spring 99 newsletter)
Tuesday(15.19) Interrupting Frameworks: Critical Inquiries in Geometrics of Epistemology and Curriculum (Division B--Symposium) 12:25-1:55 pm--Queen Elizabeth, Peribonca, Conv Level
CHAIR: Brent Davis, York University
PARTICIPANTS:
Unstructuring Curriculum, Brent Davis, York University
Altering Egos, Sharon Todd, York University
Interpreting Identities, Dennis J. Sumara, York University
(suggested by Marc Cutright, who thought planning was a good placement for this one)
19.64: Strategic Change (SIG/Strategic Change--Paper Presentation)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON 4:05-5:35--Marriott, Maisonneuve C, 36th Fl
Chair: Mimi Wolverton, Washington State University
Participants:
The 21st Century Site-Level Resource Manager: Strategies for Successful Devolved Leadership.
Fergus O'Sullivan, Angela Thody, Elizabeth Wood, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside
School Change: What Happens When the Community is Forgotten. Catherine H. Glasscock, Ohio University
Planning in Higher Education: A Model from Chaos Theory. Marc Cutright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Trends in Higher Education Planning. Laurence R. Marcus, Thomas Gallia, Rowan University
Chair: Elizabeth De Groot, University of Michigan
Participants:
Predicting Children's Choice of Favorite and Best School Subjects: A Latent Growth Model. Kwang
Suk Yoon, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Kai U. Schnabel, University of Michigan
Future Goals, Plans and Instrumentality. Stephanie J. Brickman, Raymond B. Miller, University of Oklahoma
How Can We Raise Achievement? A Study of Motivational Factors in Three Countries. Julian Elliott, Neil Hufton, University of Sunderland, U.K.
A Chaotic Look at Students' Motivation: Exploring the Interface Between Chaos Theory and Goal Theory. Martin Dowson, University of Western Sydney; Tony Cuneen, St. Pius X College; Amanda Irwin, University of Western Sydney
"Adding Legs to a Snake": A Reanalysis of Motivation and the Pursuit of Happiness from a Zen Buddhist Perspective. Robert W. Gaskins, University of Kentucky
A Qualitative Look at Motivation: Motivating Instructional Practices From the Students' Perspective.Thierry Karsenti, Gilles Thibert, University of Quebec, Montreal
Discussant: Tamera Murdock, University of Missouri, Kansas City
(suggested by a search on "chaos")
28.02: Educating Women and Girls in the Technostructure (SIG/Research on Women and Education--Roundtables)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1:15-1:55--Hilton, Fontaine B, Level F
TABLE 5 Women Claiming Their Place in the Technostructure: A Discussion. Leslie Hall, University of New Mexico
TABLE 6 What You Find Is What You Get? Women and (Dis)information. Laura Brendon, Ohio State University
TABLE 7 Weaving Women into Mathematics and Computer Education. Suzanne Damarin, Ohio State University
TABLE 8 Chaos, Weaving, and the Space/Barrier: Women's Mathematics Life Stories. Diana B. Erchick, Ohio State University, Newark
TABLE 9 Becoming Visible: Re-Weaving His/Story. Marilyn E. Hegarty, Ohio State University
TABLE 10 Learning to Make a Difference: Girls, Tools, and Schools. Jennifer Jenson, Simon Fraser University
TABLE 11 The Low Participation of Women in Science and Technology: In Search of Answers. Tahany Gadalla, University of Toronto
(suggested by a search on complexity)
11.67: Complexity and Complex Systems: Emerging Cognitive, Learning, and Pedagogical Perspectives (SIG/Advanced Technologies for Learning; Division C--Symposium)
TUESDAY MORNING 8:15-10:15--Sheraton, Salon 7, Level 3
Organizer:/CHAIR Michael J. Jacobson, University of Georgia
Participants:
Complex Systems, Cognition, and Problem-Solving: A Preliminary Investigation of Differences Between Novices and Experts. Michael J. Jacobson, University of Georgia
Why Students Fail to Learn Concepts of Complexity. Michelene T.H. Chi, Stephanie Siler, Ferrari Michel, University of Pittsburgh; Jim Slotta, UC, Berkeley
Learning Biology Through Constructing and Testing Computational Theories: An Object-Based Parallel Modeling Approach. Uri Wilensky, Ken Reisman, Tufts University
New Tools for Decentralized Thinking. Mitchel Resnick, MIT
Participatory Simulations: Network-Based Design for Systems Learning in Classrooms. Uri Wilensky, Tufts University; Walter Stroup, University of Texas, Austin
