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The project arose out of a convergence of several groups' interests: The
PolyMath Development Group (PDG) of the Centre for Experimental and
Constructive Mathematics (CECM)4, the community-based
Island Pacific School (IPS) on Bowen Island, and the
Assessment of Technology in Context (ATiC) laboratory5. Initially proposed
as a field testing project for a telelearning development
programme6,
it finally acquired a multi-facetted character reflecting the
goals of each group.
The intention was to engage a group of middle school students in the
design and assessment of software in the early stages of development.
They were to be included in the process as conscious participants,
aware of their role and active in their contribution to it. Although
the topic under review was mathematics, this activity was
incorporated within the information technology curriculum.
Loki Jorgenson
1999-06-14