BioLogica
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Definition
- BioLogica is a hypermodel, i.e. a kind of microworld for teaching fundamental concepts in biology.
History
- It is a sucessor system of GenScope. “Superficially, BioLogica looks a lot like GenScope. It has the same dragon species, though we plan to add more, and many of the same levels and tools. But whereas GenScope is a general purpose tool that students can use to investigate genetic phenomena, BioLogica is a tool with which researchers and teachers can develop genetics curriculum in the form of web-labs”. (retrieved 18:44, 21 July 2006 (MEST)).
Where GenScope's interface can be described as tool-driven, BioLogica's is activity-driven
Features and architecture
- Biologica runs as a model within the hypermodel, i.e. a designer must write a script to define a pedagogical scenario with educational activities.
- Architecture
The BioLogica system is built with three separate layers, also called engines:
- At the lowest level is the domain engine, a database plus views to display information.
- Pedagogica, as the name suggests, handles all things pedagogical. It controls the flow of activity and is in charge of all interface details like placing text boxes, buttons, tools, domain engine views on the screen.
- The scripting engine allows the curriculum developper to create a "web-lab", i.e. a usable learning environment.
- Requirements
- The system ran over the Internet (now disabled 18:44, 21 July 2006 (MEST))
- An offline version is also available
Links
BioLogica Home page.