1. LESSONS LEARNED
JAMES TREFIL CLARENCE J ROBINSON PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

2. LESSONS LEARNED 1
THE STUDENTS ARE A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH COMPLEX PROGRAMS THAN YOU THINK
THE CURRENT VERSION OF PROGRAM IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL SCIENCE CLASSES

3. TYPES OF COURSES
CONTENT METHOD

4. STRATEGY TRIED FOR CONTENT COURSES
‘LECTURETTE’ EXPLAINING WHAT WE KNOW USE SINVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE THAT TELLS US HOW WE KNOW IT

5. ANOTHER STRATEGY FOR CONTENT COURSES
HAVE STUDENTS WORK THROUGH AN HISTORICAL EXAMPLE NEED TO RESTRICT AVAILABLE SOURCES

6. LESSONS LEARNED 2
THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDING IN YEAR ONE WAS THAT STUDENTS CAN USE SINVESTIGATOR TO EVALUATE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET STUDENT: “I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THIS WAY”

7. FOR YEAR TWO
DEVELOP SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF SOURCE EVALUATION FOR CONTENT BASED COURSES DEVELOP HISTORICAL EXAMPLES DEVELOP METHOD COURSE TO USE FULL CAPABILITIES OF SINVESTIGATOR

8. HNRS 353—THE SCIENCE OF CITIES
FIRST 7 WEEKS– HOW DID CITIES DEVELOP FINAL 8 WEEKS– USE SINVESTIGATOR TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS WHOSE ANSWERS ARE NOT KNOWN –e.g. ENERGY FUTURES

9. WE WILL PURSUE TWO OBJECTIVES NEXT YEAR
BOTTOM LINE
WE WILL PURSUE TWO OBJECTIVES NEXT YEAR
DEVELOP SOURCE EVALUATION TOOL SUITABLE FOR ANY COURSE
EXPLORE WAYS TO USE THE FULL POWER OF SINVESTIGATOR