Recent posts for David Williamson Shaffer
David Williamson Shaffer at the VLOS Research Meeting: ‘Epistemic Games and Learning’
David Williamson Shaffer, in a talk he gave at the VLOS Research Meeting, Utrecht University, called ‘Epistemic Games and Learning,’ argues that the needs of students today are not the same as they were 50 years ago. His presentation describes epistemic gaming and epistemic network analysis as examples of how teaching and assessment might change to better suit the needs of 21st century students. He concludes by arguing that we need to be more purposeful about how we design educational experiences for youth, suggesting that
“whatever choice [of education style] we make, we have to make it based on some understanding of what it is we want students to accomplish, and what it is we as educators need to do to get them there.”
David Williamson Shaffer in Paris for Design Education seminar
As a featured speaker at the Design Education seminar in Paris, France (June 2011), David discussed the idea of ‘mastery’ and what it means in education. In particular, he talked about the importance of learning to think with technology, not just from technology.
A copy of his slide presentation can be found on slideshare, and a video of the entire seminar is made available by Think Digital (David’s presentation can be found about 55 minutes in).
In addition to being a featured speaker, David was interviewed by Julien Llanas of Académie de Créteil.
Nephrotex: Teaching first year students to think like engineers
Shaffer, D.W., Chesler, N.C., Arastoopour, G., and D’Angelo, C. (2011). Nephrotex: Teaching first year students how to think like engineers. Poster presented at the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) PI Conference, Washington D.C.
Use of Professional Practice Simulation in a First-Year Introduction Engineering Course
Chesler, N., D’Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., and Shaffer, D.W. (2011). Use of Professional Practice Simulation in a First-Year Introduction Engineering Course. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Vancouver, BC.
http://epistemicgames.org/eg/wp-content/uploads/Chesler_ASEE_2011.pdf
Collaborating in a Virtual Engineering Internship
D’Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., Chesler, N. & Shaffer, D. W. (2011) Collaborating in a Virtual Engineering Internship. Paper presented at Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference (CSCL), Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
http://epistemicgames.org/eg/wp-content/uploads/DAngelo_CSCL2011.pdf
