ESCOT is a research testbed investigating
replicable practices that produce predictably
high quality digital learning resources.
Overview
Core ideas of the project
Educational Software Components of Tomorrow (ESCOT)
is a National Science
Foundation research project (REC-9804930)
at SRI International's Center
for Technology in Learning. We are investigating
how software innovations can accumulate, integrate,
and scale up to meet the needs of systemic reform
of K-12 mathematics and science education. Our
goal is not a single software product, but an
understanding of how "integration teams"
comprised of developers, authors, teachers, web
facilitators, and others could compose lessons
by combining graphs, tables, simulations, algebra
systems, notebooks and other tools available from
a shared library of reusable components. Our integration
teams draw upon Java versions of such powerful
tools as SimCalc
MathWorlds, Geometer's
Sketchpad® and AgentSheetsTM
to begin addressing the needs of five new middle
school mathematics curricula for empowering web-based
learning technology.
Some details about ESCOT can be found in our
recent MSET Paper
and Alex Repenning's paper about the Use-Design
Spectrum.
Acknowledgements
This work in this site was supported by the National
Science Foundation (Award: REC-9804930). The opinions
presented are the authors', and may not reflect
those of the funding agency.
