The ERA Heuristic in Action: Observations from the ELSA Pilot
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| Title: | The ERA Heuristic in Action: Observations from the ELSA Pilot |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Logan, Tracy, Larkin, Kevin, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2019. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Collected Works - General Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Heuristics, Pilot Projects, STEM Education, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Play, Learner Engagement, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Children, Early Childhood Teachers |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | The Experience, Represent, Apply (ERA) heuristic is an innovation of the Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) project. It provided educators with an approach that embeds digital technologies in play-based learning in such a way that the focus of the learning remains on the child and not on the device. This paper reports on the experiences of early years educators and indicates that the ERA heuristic was instrumental in helping educators to integrate digital technologies in their everyday activities to promote engagement with STEM. [This paper is the third in a symposium of three papers. For the first paper, "The Role and Nature of Digital Technology use in Preschool STEM," see ED604741. For the second paper, "The Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA): The Policy and Practice(s) of Engagement in the Early Years," see ED604738.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | ED604739 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Experience, Represent, Apply (ERA) heuristic is an innovation of the Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) project. It provided educators with an approach that embeds digital technologies in play-based learning in such a way that the focus of the learning remains on the child and not on the device. This paper reports on the experiences of early years educators and indicates that the ERA heuristic was instrumental in helping educators to integrate digital technologies in their everyday activities to promote engagement with STEM. [This paper is the third in a symposium of three papers. For the first paper, "The Role and Nature of Digital Technology use in Preschool STEM," see ED604741. For the second paper, "The Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA): The Policy and Practice(s) of Engagement in the Early Years," see ED604738.] |
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