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New Educommons Prototype

We’ve had a functional prototype of the first Educommons “educational content viewer” (strategy object) for a few months; now I’ve improved the prototype interface based on a logo and other design ideas by Corrine Ellsworth. The current prototype (designed to teach facts) functions like an automated flashcard system, presenting and quizzing on information in external content bundles. This is the key; the ECV contains no content at all, and could teach facts or lists in many different domains (reusability!). The next version of the prototype will integrate research-based rehearsal schedules to improve learning. And of course, if we ever get our NSF funding, we’ll build ECVs for other kinds of content - concepts, procedures, etc…