Learning to design, designing to learn : using technology to transform the curriculum / edited by Diane P. Balestri, Stephen C. Ehrmann, David L. Ferguson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents Contributors Preface 1. Learning to Design, Designing to Learn: A More Creative Role for Technology /Stephen C. Ehrmann, Diane P. Balestri I Transforming the Curriculum by Using Professional Tools 2. Computer-Mediated Writing Instruction: Reflections on Early Experiences /Carolyn Kirkpatrick 3. Software Design as a Learning Environnient /Idit Harel, Seymour Papert II Developing Tools for the Novice Designer 4. The Future of Computer-Assisted Design: Technological Support for Kids Building Artifacts /Mark Guzdial, Elliot Soloway, Phyllis Blumenfeld, Luke Hohmann, Ken Ewing, Iris Tabak, Kathleen Brade, Yasmin Kafai 5. Writing: A Retrospective on Computer Support forOpen-Ended Design Tasks /David S. Kaufer, Christine M. Neuwirth, Ravinder Chandhok, James H. Morris III Learning to Think Like a Designer: Two Microworlds and a Tutor 6. Science Through Design Practica, Where Students Actively Investigate and Persuade /John R. Jungck, Nils S. Peterson, John N. Calley 7. Using Structure as a Design Tool in Algorithmic Problem Solving /Peter B. Henderson, David L. Ferguson 8. MENDEL: An Intelligent Computer Tutoring System for Genetics Problem Solving, Conjecturing, and Understanding /Michael J.Streibel, Jim Stewart, Kenneth Koedinger, Angelo Collins, John R. Jungck Index