Collaborative Research: Teaching to Learn - Peer Learning Using Smart Devices

同伴学习可以为学生提供一个引人入胜的学习环境，培养工程师创新所需的高阶认知技能。这个合作项目由俄克拉荷马州诺曼校区大学牵头，与塔斯基吉大学和宾夕法尼亚州立大学、大学公园的合作伙伴一起，正在使用移动的智能设备来促进同伴学习。解决开放性问题的能力是一个关键的学生成果正在提高这个项目。在TeatoL环境中，参与者既是教师又是学习者，并将共同从彼此的经验中学习。该项目正在对学生如何（a）理解自己的认知过程，（B）对同伴教学作出反应，（c）能够发展同伴批评和反思，（d）使用移动的设备和社交网络来加强学习形成新的认识。此外，该项目将更好地了解“扁平”教室如何影响学习，以及同伴学习对代表性不足的STEM学生的影响。

Peer learning can provide students with an engaging learning environment that nurtures development of higher-order cognitive skills needed by engineers for innovation. This collaborative project led by the University of Oklahoma Norman Campus with partners from Tuskegee University and the Pennsylvania State University, University Park is using mobile smart devices to facilitate peer learning. Open ended problem solving ability is one key student outcome being enhanced by this project. In the Teaching to Learn (TeatoL) environment participants serve as both teacher and learner and will collectively learn from each other's experiences. The project is developing new understanding in how students (a) understand their own cognitive processes, (b) respond to peer teaching and learning, (c) can develop peer critique and reflection, (d) use mobile devices and social networks to enhance learning. In addition the project will develop a better understanding of how "flat" classrooms impact learning, and the impact of peer learning on underrepresented STEM students.