Using Interactive Applet to Support Collaborative Learning of The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

摘要: In this paper, we report our experience in using an interactive applet during astronomy course at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) as part of the Astronomy Online Labs (AOL) activity. This activity is driven by interdisciplinary project called Cross-cultural Computer-supported Collaborative Learning for Student Capacity Building Multifaceted Competencies through (C3AOL) which involved cross-cultural collaborative learning sessions between undergraduates from and United Kingdom. We found that students welcomed use mainly because its multiple representations a single phenomenon coupled with flexibility enabled them to gradually draw develop connections previously unrelated astronomical concepts into coherent whole. also highlighted potential risk “fragmented attention” scenario may hamper applet's effectiveness enhancing student's benefit other instructors who wished adapt their own lessons.