Never Far from Shore: Productive Patterns in Physics Students' Use of the Digital Learning Environment "Algodoo"

Autor/inn/en	Euler, Elias; Prytz, Christopher; Gregorcic, Bor
Titel	Never Far from Shore: Productive Patterns in Physics Students' Use of the Digital Learning Environment "Algodoo"
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 55 (2020) 4, Artikel 045015 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Euler, Elias)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
Schlagwörter	Physics; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; College Students; Computer Software; Engineering; College Science; Science Activities; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Maschinenbau; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	In this paper, we present three types of activity that we have observed during students' free exploration of a software called "Algodoo," which allows students to explore a range of physics phenomena within the same digital learning environment. We discuss how, by responding to any of the three activity types we identify in the students' use of "Algodoo," physics teachers can springboard into a range of relevant physics discussions while supporting and valuing student agency and divergent thinking. Thus, while one might not expect students' undirected use of a digital tool such as "Algodoo" to be particularly worthwhile for the physics classroom, we highlight how students are never 'far from the shore' of a productive physics discussion. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01