We face complex global issues such as climate change that challenge our ability as humans
to manage them. Models have been used as a pivotal science and engineering tool to …

Conversational agents can facilitate learning discussions by applying natural language
understanding to process students' discourse. Agents can assume the roles of figures such …

This study describes a strengths-based blended personalized learning model, the
implementation of the model over a 4-year period, and the results of an impact study focused …

Problem-based learning (PBL) designs are addressing the demands and potentials of an
information-saturated era where accessing inquiry resources and new information is …

Drawing on a critical debate in the social studies of childhood on the empowerment of
children to participate in research, the paper illustrates how ethnographic research in …

In the face of the climate crisis, sustainability education must include a focus on
understandings of socio-ecological systems (SES) and applying systems thinking (ST) skills …

This paper explores the affordances of virtual reality (VR) simulations for facilitated model-
based reasoning. Thirty-four undergraduate students engaged with simulated scientific …

Serious games, board games, and well-designed commercial video games represent
emerging technologies that have been utilized by instructors to help students develop …

Most of humanity's important and difficult problems such as pandemics, environmental
health, and social unrest require recognizing and understanding complex systems. Students …

One of the keys to science and environmental literacy is systems thinking. Learning how to
think about the interactions between systems, the far-reaching effects of a system, and the …