About the Knowledge Web

• What is the Knowledge Web?
• Who created the Knowledge Web?
• Where should I start?
• What equipment will I need?

What is the Knowledge Web?

The Knowledge Web is our collection of multimedia materials for teacher professional development, including video cases of real classrooms (Knowledge Web Cases) and practical explanations of relevant research on learning (Knowledge Web Theories).

A product of cognitive science research, the Knowledge Web is based on a scientific approach to education. This web of materials currently represents our rapidly developing knowledge in this area.

Who created the Knowledge Web?

The Knowledge Web was created by the eSTEP team. Find out more about the project, our funders, our team, and obtain a list of our research publications in the eSTEP Project Site.

Where should I start?

To get oriented, start with our explanation of how to navigate through the Knowledge Web.

What equipment will I need?

The Knowledge Web can be used on its own or in a class setting. Although it can be used on different platforms and computers, we recommend that your computer have the following minimum capabilities:

• 56 kbs modem or faster
• Netscape 4.79, 6.2.1, 7.0.1 and later. Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 and later (and 5.0 on the Mac) or the AOL browsers
• Quicktime for viewing video clips
• Acrobat Reader for PDF files


• Important! This site makes use of pop-ups. To use this site you must disable any pop-up blockers.