The geometry of movement: Encounters with spatial inscriptions for making and exploring mathematical figures
Published: 2021
Publication Name: Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education
Publication URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40751-020-00078-0
Abstract:
In this article, we examine spatial inscriptions marked in real or rendered spaces, rather than on two-dimensional surfaces, conceptualize spatial inscriptions from an inclusive materialist perspective and consider realizations of spatial inscriptions that are possible with emerging technologies (e.g. 3D pens, immersive virtual reality). We then describe two cases of immersive environments that allowed learners to make and interact with spatial inscriptions. Next, we analyze how movements of participant–environment–inscription assemblages realized diagrams. Our analysis highlights how varying scale and changing perspective can become resources for doing mathematical work with spatial inscriptions.
This research was supported in part by grants from the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC), the Spencer Foundation, and the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Maine. Opinions expressed here are the authors’ and do not reflect the views of the MSGC, the Spencer Foundation, or the University of Maine.
Dimmel, J., Pandiscio, E., & Bock, C.G. (2021). The geometry of movement: Encounters with spatial inscriptions for making and exploring mathematical figures. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 7, 122–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40751-020-00078-0