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Vanessa Colella
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 6
Citations - 1094
Vanessa Colella is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: StarLogo & Curriculum. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 1039 citations.
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Digital manipulatives: new toys to think with
Mitchel Resnick,Fred Martin,Robert Berg,Richard Borovoy,Vanessa Colella,Kwin Kramer,Brian Silverman +6 more
TL;DR: Four of the digital manipulatives-computationallyaugmented versions of blocks, beads, balls, and badges developed by the de MJT Media Lab group are discussed.
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Participatory Simulations: Building Collaborative Understanding Through Immersive Dynamic Modeling
TL;DR: This article describes and analyzes a set of participatory simulations that were conducted with a group of high school biology students and suggests an opportunity to further investigate the role that personal experience can play in developing inquiry skills and scientific understanding.
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Participatory simulations: using computational objects to learn about dynamic systems
TL;DR: Think Tags, small, name-tag sized computers that communicate with each other via infrared, are used to add a thin layer of computation to participant’s social interactions, transforming a group of people into participants in a dynamic simulation.
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Adventures in Modeling: Exploring Complex, Dynamic Systems with StarLogo
TL;DR: Adventures in Modeling introduces you and your students to designing, creating, and investigating models in StarLogo, a rich and accessible introduction to the use of computer modeling in the classroom using the popular Star logo computer programming language.
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New paths on a StarLogo adventure
TL;DR: Using StarLogo, a simple computer modeling tool, and a variety of off-computer activities, students learn to create and investigate models, and develop a deeper understanding of patterns and processes in the world.