• the players and their interests

• biology professor
• use the internet for effective teaching and learning
• broadly interested in the intellectual implications of physics, especially indeterminism and its role in biological systems
• benefits of co-opting ideas from different disciplines
• high school senior
• use advanced mathematical skills
• think about physical interpretations--where do models of facts end and interpretation begin?  What is a theory?
• physics professor
• deepen my own understanding of physics
• build tools to benefit physics education--exploratory and interactive
• make physics relevant to a broader audience
• shared goals

• to further science education in ways that are unique to the internet--to potentially reach many people with a hands-on tool to learn something about quantum mechanics
• to illustrate different ways to make sense of the same observations, in this case, finding brand new ways to think
• to make connections to address universal questions with people from different life experiences

 
• key factors for success

• the potential to learn something new
• a product no one member of the team could have achieved alone
• the patience to find explanations which made sense to all participants
• the flexibility to find common ground among different perspectives
• manage the relationships by building in opportunities for both free-ranging conversations and focused work

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