Working Papers

ITS-WP-2003-1 The Use of Imaging to Promote Science Inquiry in a Knowledge-Centered Environment: What We Learned Along the Way by Wendee N. Holtcamp, Biology, Texas A&M University; Lawrence R. Griffing, Biology, Texas A&M University; and Jane Packard, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. Paper presented February 7, 2003 at the Educational Research Exchange (ERE) ITS Center Symposia Series: Research about Knowledge-Centered Learning Environments. (Cohort I: Biology Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-2 3D Architecture of the Cell: An inquiry-based exploration of plant cell membrane systems for grades 7-16. Lawrence R. Griffing, Biology, Texas A&M University; Jackie McDowell, Thurgood Marshall High School, Fort Bend ISD; Cleveland Lane, Jr., Biology, Prairie View A&M University. Paper presented February 7, 2003 at the Educational Research Exchange (ERE) ITS Center Symposia Series: Research about Knowledge-Centered Learning Environments. (Cohort I: Biology Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-3 A “Learner-Centered” Physics Course for Preservice Elementary Teachers by Joel Bryan, Texas A&M University. Paper presented February 7, 2003 at the Educational Research Exchange (ERE) ITS Center Symposia Series: Research about Learner-Centered Learning Environments. (Cohort I: Math/Physics Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-4 Professional Development and Teacher Change: Action Research in the Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for Teaching and Learning by Britta M. Thompson, Texas A&M University and Jennifer L. Parrott, Texas A&M University. Paper presented February 7, 2003 at the Educational Research Exchange (ERE) ITS Center Symposia Series: Research about Community-Centered Learning Environments and March 1, 2003 at the Southwest AETS Regional Conference. (Cohort I: Biology Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-5 Participant Self-Reflective Analysis in the GeoITS Summer Program by Lynn Burlbaw, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture and Gillian Acheson, Geography, Texas A&M University. Paper presented February 7, 2003 at the Educational Research Exchange (ERE) Conference. (Cohort I: Geoscience Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-7 Engaging Teachers in Authentic Science Research by Lawrence R. Griffing, Biology, Texas A&M University. Paper presented April 21, 2003 at the AERA Symposium: Using Information Technology to Improve Math and Science Teaching and Learning. (Cohort I: Biology Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-8 Investigating the Impact of the Authentic Science Experiences in the Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for Teaching and Learning on Teachers’ Beliefs by Britta M. Thompson and Jennifer L. Parrott, Texas A&M University. Paper presented April 21, 2003 at the AERA Symposium: Using Information Technology to Improve Math and Science Teaching and Learning. (Cohort I: Biology Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2003-9 Development of an Authentic Problem-Based Learning Scenario by Gillian Acheson, Geography, Texas A&M University. Paper presented March 1, 2003 at the Southwest AETS Regional Conference. (Cohort I: Geoscience Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2004-1 The ITS Learning and Teaching Portal: Serving the Complex Needs of A Summer Institute by Carol Stuessy, Teaching, Learning & Culture; Mike Speed, Statistics; Cathleen Loving, Teaching, Learning, & Culture; Jane Schielack, Mathematics; and Stephanie Knight, Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University. Paper presented December, 2004 at the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. (Cohort II: Education Team; PDF)

ITS-WP-2004-2 An Investigation of Secondary Science Teachers’ Use of GIS in the Classroom by Gillian Acheson, Texas A&M University. Paper presented March, 2004 at the annual conference for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (Cohort I: Geoscience Team; PDF)