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We analyze the intersection of new forms of representation infrastructures in SimCalc MathWorlds® with the affordances of available communication infrastructures. We describe the fundamental design principles from a software and curriculum perspective of why these two infrastructures can be overlapped in educational environments for important and meaningful learning outcomes. The products of this intersection result in new modes of expression (in terms of gesture, deixis and informal/formal registers), classroom identity formation in mathematically meaningful ways, and pedagogy in terms of activity structure and intentionality.
This work is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant REC-0337710 and the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education under grant R305B070430. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of these agencies.
Originally published in ZDM: The International Journal in Mathematics Education. doi:10.1007/s11858-009-0191-7.
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By affordance we mean a quality of an object, or an environment, that allows an individual to perform an action. We thank one of our reviewers for offering us a succinct and meaningful definition.
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Hegedus, S., Moreno-Armella, L. (2013). Intersecting Representation and Communication Infrastructures. In: Hegedus, S., Roschelle, J. (eds) The SimCalc Vision and Contributions. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5696-0_4
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