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Research Beginning with studies of Logo
in the early nineteen-eighties, Richard has continued to explore the design
and evaluation of mathematical learning with digital technologies in the constructionist
tradition. This work has
thrown up fundamental questions
regarding what mathematical knowledge it may now be possible to learn, as
well as who may learn it. It has also afforded researchers new windows
on mathematical meanings. So, in the last ten or so years, he has
undertaken a number of studies aiming to describe the techno-mathematical
knowledge required in a variety of work contexts, including bank employees,
nurses, engineers, packaging employees, pharmaceutical workers and financial
retailers. Recently, these two research interests have fused, as Richard and
his colleagues have been designing and implementing technology-rich solutions
to help various workers develop 'techno-mathematical
literacies'. Current
Projects Techno-Mathematical Literacies in the Workplace. (Co-director with C. Hoyles)
ESRC 2003-7.
Teaching and Learning Research Programme. The
mathematics of motion project (with C. Hoyles, K. Kahn and S. Papert) funded
by the BBC Things to
do with ICT in the Mathematics Classroom, with L. Healy and N. WInters funded
by the QCA. Learning
Technologies at Work.
Leader: European Research Team: Kaleidoscope network. Kaleidoscope Network of
Excellence (deputy director, 2003-5). See a video of Richard's opening keynote address
at the Kaleidoscope Symposium 2005, entitled The
epistemological challenge of designing for digital learning
Animated Playgrounds for
Learning. European Union. (co-director with C. Hoyles) 1998-2001. The Mathematical Components of
Engineering Expertise
(co-director with P. Kent) ESRC. 2000-2001. Reassessing
the Roles of Mathematics and Information Technology in the University
Education of Engineers. (with P. Kent) The Ove Arup Foundation 2002. WebLabs: new representational
infrastructures for See a video of Richard's talk at an IET CALRG seminar at the Open University, Tuesday 14th February 2006: 'Designing learnable mathematics: lessons from the WEBLABS project'. |