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[Back to Netcourses Descriptions] Uses of Technology for Teaching Spatial Visualization-Based ContentCourse Activities and ScheduleWeek 1: Building our community around spatial visualization.Get to know some difficulties that students might encounter related to spatial visualization (article 1). Get to know each other and the course environment and start building our online community. Week 2: Spatial visualization skills needed in our own curricula: what can technology do about it?Explore our curricula with "spatial skills" spectacles. Get acquainted with projects/software designed for spatial instruction (article 2). Week 3: Mini-research: Spatial skills requirements in the curriculum — How do my students cope?Design stage Get to know the difficulties YOUR students encounter related to spatial skills. Design a tool for eliciting students' perceptions. Week 4: Mini-research: Spatial skills requirements in the curriculum — How do my students cope?Research stage Conduct a mini-research (use your tool to document students' ideas). Week 5: Design project: How can I use technology to assist my students?Search for existing tools Search and critique existing tools. Week 6: Design project: How can I use technology to assist my students?Design my own tool Conceptual design of "the perfect tool for my students". Course SoftwareGeo-3D | ||||
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