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The Mapping Controversies Web Directory: Harnessing Students' Collective Intelligence

Session Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
4:35 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Room 551

Session Type: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Focus Area: Teaching and Learning

Speaker(s)

Molly D. Ruggles, Educational Technology Consultant, MIT
Session convener: Rose Tirotta, Instructional Technologist, Hofstra University

Abstract

The Mapping Controversies web directory is both a research tool from which students can extract information and a repository into which they can contribute, thus it evolves in response to user input. Leveraging collective knowledge in this way ensures a dynamic and sustainable information repository. PLEASE NOTE: Bring your laptops for an in-class exercise.

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