1. iLabs: Supporting Teacher Inquiry Bertram (Chip) Bruce Library & Information Science U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign June 15, 2010

2. Abstract Inquiry-based teaching means engaging students in active learning based on their own experiences & questions. The inquiry cycle of asking, investigating, creating, discussing, & reflecting enables a deeper, more meaningful kind of learning. Inquiry teachers do best when they in turn can learn through a teaching community of practice. The Inquiry Page and Community Inquiry Labs are web-based tools to support those communities for both teachers and students.

3. Introduction to... inquiry-based learning community of practice Inquiry Page => Community Inquiry Labs

4. Engaging students in active learning based on their own experiences & questions Process of asking, investigating, creating, discussing, & reflecting What is inquiry-based learning?

5. Inquiry cycle

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9. Learning by all participants

10. Community of practice for teaching & learning

11. Lesson planning using the inquiry cycle Resources for inquiry teaching & learning Partner projects Collaborative teaching & learning community Inquiry Page

14. Why Community Inquiry Labs? University supported: no cost, non- commercial, no data mining, no ads, no spam Participatory design Inquiry unit builder Community of practice: community access, sharing, cloning,

15. CITES Academic Technology Services College of Education Graduate School of Library & Information Sciences

16. Links Inquiry Page: inquiry.illinois.edu CILabs: cilabs.illinois.edu More on inquiry and the Campos High School: go.illinois.edu/frogs

17. References Benson, A. P., & Bruce, Bertram C. (2001, August). Using the web to promote inquiry and collaboration: A snapshot of the Inquiry Page's development. Teaching Education, 12(2), 153-163.Using the web to promote inquiry and collaboration: A snapshot of the Inquiry Page's development Bruce, B. C., & Bishop, A. P. (2002, May). Using the web to support inquiry-based literacy development. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45(8), 706-714.Using the web to support inquiry-based literacy development The Community Inquiry Lab Collaborative (2004, March). Community inquiry labs as effective community informatics tools. In Peter Day (ed.), Building & bridging community networks: Knowledge, innovation & diversity through communication, Brighton, UK.Community inquiry labs as effective community informatics tools.Building & bridging community networks: Knowledge, innovation & diversity through communication Bishop, Ann P., Bruce, Bertram C., & Jones, M. Cameron (2006). Community inquiry and informatics: Collaborative learning and action through ICT. Journal of Community Informatics, 2(2).Community inquiry and informatics: Collaborative learning and action through ICT.Journal of Community Informatics Bishop, Ann P., & Bruce, Bertram C. (2009). Community inquiry and collaborative practice: The iLabs of Paseo Boricua. Journal of Community Informatics, 5(1).Community inquiry and collaborative practice: The iLabs of Paseo BoricuaJournal of Community Informatics Bruce, Bertram C. (2009, April). "Building an airplane in the air": The life of the inquiry group. In Joni Falk & Brian Drayton (eds.), Creating and sustaining online professional learning communities (pp. 47-67). New York: Teachers College Press."Building an airplane in the air": The life of the inquiry group.Creating and sustaining online professional learning communities