The first
objective for the Co-Lab project is to define requirements for an open and supportive environment for collaborative inquiry learning in which learners construct knowledge in realistic domains by experimenting, collaborating, and modelling.
To design and create an environment for collaborative inquiry learning in which learners act by constructing knowledge representations and domain models in a collaborative way on the basis of experimental
and simulated data is the second objective of the project.
The third
objective is to develop an architecture in which all components of the environment can exchange information and knowledge to support learning by providing adaptive feedback to learners.
To evaluate the
assumptions on how to initiate and support collaborative inquiry is the fourth important objective. This will be done with two demonstrators of environments in applied science domains.
The fifth
objective is to develop guidelines for integrating collaborative inquiry environments into the curricula of European schools and other educational institutions
The last and sixth
objective is to develop theoretical and practical insights that can guide the design of collaborative learning environments for self directed constructive learning. These six objectives lead to four concrete project outcomes. You can find them in the blue part of this page
