1. Nick Punt
EDUC 391X
11/27/2007
Sim Map

2. Overview
Sim Map combines simulations with concept mapping tools to teach and assess subjects
Unlike a teach-then-test model, Sim Map uses a simulation with a guided discovery model alongside a concept map to merge learning and the assessment
Sim Map technology allows data to pass between simulation and concept map, providing faster assessment feedback and support for failure
The goal: deep learning

3. Starting Version Left side: the simulation
Tools: Query, poke, add/remove, play/pause
Example: Queried Tree

4. Starting Version Right side: the concept map
Tools: Links, linking labels, concepts, structure
Example: Concepts

5. Starting Version

6. Starting Version
Initially, the simulation is simple, showing only the major concepts and a few relationships

7. Completed Version
As the user defines these concepts and relationships, additional details pop into the simulation

8. Completed Version
Sometimes, these additions require the user to re-make their concept map

9. Completed Version
This continues throughout until the user completes the full concept map.

11. Different Teaching Methods
Sim Map supports different style of teaching and scaffolding within concept mapping
Examining Concept Maps as an Assessment Tool, Ruiz-Primo, M., 2004

12. Different Assessment Methods
Other methods of using Sim Map for assessment include Teachable Agents ‘taking a test’
Teachable Agents,

13. Some Sample Topics Biology How stuff works Stories & Events Ecosystems
Body
How stuff works
Physics
Machinery
Stories & Events
Replacing simulation with text, pictures, and video