The learner as a co-creator through collaborative task-based learning of a hands-on experimental apparatus, and potential media Sarantos Oikonomidis Vassilis Grigoriou Dimitrios Sotiropoulos Vasiliki Serepa George Kalkanis University of Athens Pedagogical Department Laboratory of Science Technology and Environment 13a Navarinou St. Athens GR

Introduction The new education emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking and creative problem solving.The new education emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking and creative problem solving. In our postmodern world, successful students create to learn, and learn to create.In our postmodern world, successful students create to learn, and learn to create. Students can develop remarkable products with various forms of ICT.Students can develop remarkable products with various forms of ICT.

Activities CollectCollect Co-operateCo-operate Co-createCo-create Co-presentCo-present

The students solve the problem and create useful products, such as: experimental apparatus, and potential media.The students solve the problem and create useful products, such as: experimental apparatus, and potential media. The teacher has the role of companion in the transaction of assigned task.The teacher has the role of companion in the transaction of assigned task.

Readers Classmates and teachers Team members and teachers Student Problem solving information ideas data plans brainstorming problem ID refining solution information assistance critiques drafts information apply solution final reports

Samples of Student works First issue “The dependence from the pressure of water boiling point. Cold boil.” Group AGroup A

Group B

Second issue “Simulate the function of a wing”

Third issue Measuring the Poisson constant of the air Interface Switch key Pressure sensor Temperature sensor

Forth and fifth issues “Measuring the moment of inertia of a bar” “Pulley’s moment of inertia measurement”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein (1879–1955) Motto for the astronomy building of Junior College Pasadena, California