Expanding the Science and Literacy Curricular Space: The GlobalEd 2 Project

Products: The products will include a fully specified set of three GlobalEd II simulations, including simulations addressing the real-world problem topics of water, genetically modified organisms, and global climate change. GlobalEd II will be a communication intensive, technology-based instructional environment that is intended to facilitate students' abilities to construct sophisticated persuasive text and understand important scientific principles. An accompanying professional development package will also be created.

Book chapter

Brown, S.W., and Lawless, K.A. (2014). Promoting Students' Writing Skills in Science Through an Educational Simulation: The GlobalEd 2 Project. In P. Zaphiris (Ed.), Human-Computer Interaction, Part I, LNCS 8523 (pp. 371-379). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Brown, S.W., Lawless, K.A., and Boyer, M.A. (2015). The GlobalEd 2 Simulations: Promoting Positive Academic Dispositions in Middle School Students in a Web-Based PBL Environment. In A. Walker, H. Leary, C. Hmelo-Silver, and P. Ertmer (Eds.), Essential Readings in Problem-Based Learning (pp. 147-159). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.

Lawless, K.A., Brown, S.W., and Boyer, M.A. (2016). Educating Students for STEM Literacy: GlobalEd 2. In R.D. Lansiquot (Ed.), Technology, Theory and Practice in Interdisciplinary STEM Programs: Connecting STEM and Non-STEM Approaches (pp. 53-82). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal article, monograph, or newsletter

Brown, S.W., Lawless, K.A., and Boyer, M.A. (2013). Promoting Positive Academic Dispositions Using a Web-Based PBL Environment: The GlobalEd 2 Project. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 7(1): 67-90.

Lawless, K.A., and Brown, S.W. (2015). Developing Scientific Literacy Skills Through Interdisciplinary, Technology-Based Global Simulations: GlobalEd 2. The Curriculum Journal, 26(2): 268-289.

Lawless, K.A., Brown, S.W., Rhoads, C., Lynn, L., Newton, S.D., Brodowiksa, K.,.. and Wang, M. (2018). Promoting Students' Science Literacy Skills Through a Simulation of International Negotiations: The GlobalEd 2 Project. Computers in Human Behavior, 78: 389-396.

Puranik, C., and Lonigan, C.J. (2011). From Scribbles to Scrabble: Preschool Children's Developing Knowledge of Written Language. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 24(5): 567-589.

Riel, J. and Lawless, K.A. (2016). 'Spacing Count:' A Metric for Identifying the Degree to Which Work Is Spaced out and Distributed over Time in Distance Learning and Online Professional Development Courses. SSRN.

Riel, J. and Lawless, K.A. (2016). Spread Index:' A Metric for Identifying When Work is Completed and Quantifying Procrastination in Self-Paced, Online Teacher Professional Development Courses. SSRN.

Proceeding

Brown, S., Lawless, K., Boyer, M., Yukhymenko, M., Powel, N., & Browdowinska, K. (2013). Promoting Middle School Students' Science Knowledge: The GlobalEd 2 Game. In E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1764-1773).

Brown, S.W., Lawless, K.A., Rhoads, C., Newton, S.D., and Lynn, L. (2016). Increasing students' science writing skills through a PBL simulation. In Proceedings of The 13th IADIS International Conference Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (pp. 86-94).

Brown, S.W., Lawless, K.A., Rhoads, C., Newton, S.D., and Lynn, L. (2016). Increasing Students' Science Writing Skills through a PBL Simulation. In International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (pp. 86-94).

Lawless, K., Brown, S., and Boyer, M. (2012). A Socio-Scientific Approach to STEM Education: The GlobalEd2 Project. In Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 395-400). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).