Tentative schedule for the workshop

Tentative schedule for

Participatory Simulations Summer Workshop 2001

Monday

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast (daily at University Guest House)

8:30 - 9:00 Workshop Introductions (Milton Bennion Hall 311)

9:00 - 9:45 Dice and Disease Activity (non-HubNet)

9:45 -10:15 Overview of Workshop - Goals and agenda

10:15 -11:00 Disease (HubNet)

11:00 -11:30 Introduce Trajectory Idea and Tool

11:30 -12:30 Lunch (daily at MBH 309)

12:30 -12:45 NetLogo models as Element (MBH computer lab 1^st floor)

12:45 -1:15 Explore models of Disease from sample models

1:15 - 1:40 Intro to Emergent Phenomena

1:40 - 2:40 Intro to NetLogo Modeling

2:40 - 2:50 Break

2:50 - 5:00 Construct NetLogo Models

5:30 Open-Invitation Dinner (optional but any workshop participant can come, ALL are encouraged, and we're buying [Texas Instrument])

7:30 - 8:30 OPTIONAL: Survey and hands-on exploration of huge library of NetLogo and StarLogoT models and/or open lab to work on models.

Tuesday

8:30 - 9:00 Meet to Outline Day (MBH 311)

9:00 -10:15 Present models or ideas for models

10:30 -11:15 Elevators (HubNet)

11:15 -11:45 Standards Tool

11:45 -12:45 Lunch

12:45 -1:45 Introduction Curricula Trajectory Tool

1:45 - 3:15 Document standards for both and One Element

3:20 - 4:30 Present Documentation and Element

4:30 - 5:30 Fun

5:30 Open-Invitation Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 OPTIONAL: Standards and Building

Curricular Connections

Wednesday

8:30 - 9:30 Function Activity (HubNet) and Trajectory Discussion

9:30 - 10:30 People Molecules (HubNet) and Trajectory Discussion

10:30 -11:30 Gridlock (HubNet) and Trajectory Discussion

11:30 -12:30 Lunch

12:30 -1:00 Regression (HubNet)

1:00 - 3:45 Intro to Authoring Your Own Complete Trajectory

3:45 - 4:30 Get together - How's It Going?

4:30 - 5:30 Fun

5:30 Open-Invitation Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 OPTIONAL: Demo other working examples of

Part-Sims (HubNet) activities and open lab

Thursday

8:30 -9:00 Additional Part-Sims (HubNet) activities

9:00 -11:30 Continue work on Trajectories

11:30 -12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 3:00 Presentations

3:00 - 4:00 Discussion of Trajectories and

Lessons Learning and Usefulness of Trajectory Tool

4:00 - 4:30 Wrap up

4:30 - 5:30 Fun

5:30 Open-Invitation Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 OPTIONAL: Brainstorm Possible New Part Sims

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Friday and Saturday - Optional Authoring Workshop

Goals for

Participatory Simulations Summer Workshop 2001

… Gain a good working understanding of Participatory Simulations and HubNet functionality and know how to apply to teaching.

… Use web-accessible database tool to author one- to two-week curriculum units or "curricular trajectories" related to HubNet activities to use in classes.

… Engage in numerous HubNet-based and non-HubNet based activities and use these experiences to discuss the pedagogical possibilities and design principles for developing activities.

… Be introduced to NetLogo programming and modeling emergent phenomena with the goal of authoring starter models and analyzing results from the HubNet activities.

… Emphasize for each Participatory Simulation connections to additional learning resources, current curricula, and State and National Standards (NCTM, NSES, NSTA, and NSTA).

… Leave the workshop with a set of useful activities and curricular trajectories that can be used immediately in classes.

… Begin to understand modeling and analysis from both agent-based and aggregate perspectives.

Optional Resources to Bring to the Workshop

i Textbooks (or copied pages of the most challenging or interesting topics)

ii Copied pages of difficult or interesting test items from departmental or standardize assessments.

iii Laptop Computers (Ethernet ports available at the workshop and in the Guest House rooms.

iv Any local curriculum or standards documents.

v Attire for the workshop is informal. (Typical Salt Lake City summer weather: Highs in the 90s and Lows in the 70s.)