The Institute for the Learning Sciences
The Institute for the Learning Sciences
| Name | Audience | Mission | Level of completion | More info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immunology Consultant | medical school | explain to a physician what's going in the immune system of a sick patient | delivered (1998) | screen shot |
| Nutrition Clinician | medical school | identify nutritional problem areas for a patient and make dietary recommendations | delivered (version 1, 1997; version 2, 1998) | screen shot |
| Is It a Rembrandt? | college | determine the authenticity of three Rembrandtesque paintings | delivered (version 1, 1997; version 2, 1998) | screen shot |
| Mummies! | middle school | examine a mummy to try and determine its sex, age, and social class | prototype (1998) | screen shot |
| Planet Quest | high school | locate stars which are likely to have planets hospitable to life | prototype (1998) | screen shot |
| Assessing Business Readiness | business training | determine the causes of readiness problems during an enterprise-wide software implementation | prototype (1998) | screen shot |
| What's Up Doc? | elementary school | diagnose a child's illness and recommend treatment | prototype (1998) | screen shot |
| Return of the Wolf | high school | determine why a wolf reintroduction program in a national park is failing | prototype (1998) | screen shot |
| Volcano Investigator | high school | predict whether a volcano is going to erupt soon | prototype (1997) | screen shot |
| Clinical Monitoring | business training | monitor the clinical trial of a new drug | prototype (1997) | screen shot |
| Zoo Sleuth | grade school | determine why the bats in a zoo exhibit are dying | demo only (1998) | screen shot |
| Dino Detective | middle school | identify dinosaur bones (what part they are of which species) | demo only (1998) | |
| Car | high school | diagnose the problem with a broken automobile | demo only (1997) | |
| Kermit | middle school | determine what sources of pollution are killing the frogs in a local pond | demo only (1997) | |
| Kid Counselor | elementary school | resolve interpersonal conflicts between kids | demo only (1996) | |
| Pet Sitter | elementary school | figure out what's causing a dog's physical or behavioral problems | demo only (1996) | |
| Storm Warning | middle school | predict whether bad weather will necessitate shutting down an amusement park | demo only (1996) |
The original inspiration for Indie was ILS's Sickle Cell Counselor (1992). Here's a screen shot. The system was on display for a number of years at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
