Lsri Speaker Series - Audio

Ten years ago, I realized that case-based reasoning, an approach to designing computer programs that could reason based on their experiences, suggested ways of promoting productive learning in people. Based on that insight and on CBR's implied cognitive model, my research group and I have designed a project-based inquiry approach to middle school science called Learning by Design. LBD takes into account the cognitive model proposed by CBR as well as the constraints and opportunities afforded by middle-school classrooms and students. By studying the strengths and weaknesses of the approach as it has been implemented in a variety of venues in the Atlanta area, we've discovered opportunities for designing and integrating several kinds of technology appropriate not just to LBD classrooms, but to project-based inquiry classrooms more generally.