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Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling (2011)
Journal Article
Gelmini-Hornsby, G., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (2011). Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6(4), 577-600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9129-5

Developing shared understanding is essential to productive collaboration where a product is jointly constructed. This is especially true when the different collaborators’ contributions need to build coherently on one another, as, for example, when ma... Read More about Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling.

Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation (2011)
Journal Article
Manches, A., & O’Malley, C. (2012). Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 16(4), 405-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-011-0406-0

Manipulatives—physical learning materials such as cubes or tiles—are prevalent in educational settings across cultures and have generated substantial research into how actions with physical objects may support children’s learning. The ability to inte... Read More about Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation.

Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings (2011)
Journal Article
Anastopoulou, S., Sharples, M., Ainsworth, S., Crook, C., O'Malley, C., & Wright, M. (2012). Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings. International Journal of Science Education, 34(2), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.569958

In this paper, a novel approach to engaging students in personal inquiry learning is described, whereby they carry out scientific investigations that are personally meaningful and relevant to their everyday lives. The learners are supported by softwa... Read More about Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings.