My Question is... How can we evaluate Inquiry Based Learning? Inquiry is defined as “a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge – seeking information by questioning.”

Quest Atlantis QA’s Mission “QA is a learning and teaching program that makes use of a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children (ages 8-12) in educational tasks.”

Teachers’ Support - Technical team in Indiana University by and teleconference - RITE team and Queen University of Technology (QUT) with school visits and meetings - System technology advisers - Australian reference group virtual meetings in QA - Australian reference group list - Atlantian Community of Teachers online space and tools

Teacher ToolKit Teachers Connectivity Teachers Assigning and Sponsoring Quests Building a personal home page of links, friends, points and guests Chatting with other teachers and students Atlantis wide Reviewing student work Assigning students for peer review Professional learning in the online community of practice.

Students Connectivity Students Being part of a community Exploring 3D environment Building a personal home page of links, friends, points and guests Chatting with other questers Atlantis wide ing their teacher and others in their class Submitting work for teacher or peer review Reviewing the work of peers

Evaluate Students’ Tasks - Involved in various forms of reading and writing. - Informal chat tool discussions - s - Formal presentation of their quests work or products - Written review of the work of their peers

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