We design and develop a wide range of educational materials.

Portfolio

  • We design customized educational software for clients, both web-based and desktop applications for Windows and Macintosh.
  • We offer design consultation for education.
  • And we sell our own products for educators and students.

Please contact us if you have any questions about our work.


"Tools to Think With"

Our web-based and desktop applications give people new ways of manipulating, viewing, and analyzing information. Each application is tailored to meet the client's specific learning goals and is designed for both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Web-Based Applications


Showing Evidence Showing Evidence
A tool for constructing and analyzing arguments.
Client Intel® Innovation in Education
Audience Students, secondary education

Historical Inquiry with Geographic Information Systems Historical Inquiry with Geographic Information Systems
A tool for examining historical census data.
Client University of Illinois at Chicago
Audience Students, secondary education

Desktop Applications


To Save a Species: SSP Breeding Program To Save a Species: SSP Breeding Program
Winner of the Education Award at AZA 2003!
Students learn about diversity of species by taking on the role of a zoo scientist using a database and simulation.
Client Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Audience Students, secondary education

Secret Life of Dolphins Secret Life of Dolphins
Students investigate the behavior of dolphins in the wild and in zoo settings, using authentic data collected by scientists.
Client Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Audience Students, secondary education

STEP™ Literacy Assessment Visualizer STEP™ Literacy Assessment Visualizer
An environment for visually tracking and analyzing literacy assessment.
Client University of Chicago
Center for Urban School Improvement
Audience Teachers & school Leaders, secondary education

Exhibit Designer Exhibit Designer
Students learn about the relationship between animals and habitats by designing and building a zoo exhibit.
Client Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Audience Students, secondary education

Rotating Algal Turf Contactor Simulation Rotating Algal Turf Contactor Simulation
Students learn about utilizing natural resources for maintaining water quality by building an algae-based water filtration system.
Client Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Audience Students, secondary education

Design Consultation

Inquirium provides design consultation, project management, and software evaluation services.

eSuite: Designing Physical Learning Spaces eSuite: Designing Physical Learning Spaces
Awarded 2006 Citation of Merit for Design Excellence by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago!
We provided consulting and design services to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to create a state of the art e-learning classroom called the eSuite.
Client Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Audience Students, teachers & exhibit planners, museum education
Format Physical space

My World GIS My World GIS
A tool for students to investigate global and local geographic data. Inquirium provided design, software evaluation, classroom testing, professional development and project management services.
Client Northwestern University
Audience Students & teachers, secondary education
Format Desktop application

Adaptive Instructional Materials System Adaptive Instructional Materials System
A web-based course design tool that provides 'teachers of teachers' with a knowledge-base about advances in educational research, instructional practice, and assessment. Inquirium provided evaluation, redesign, implementation, and professional development services.
Client University of Illinois at Chicago
Audience Students, secondary education
Format Web-based application

Tamoxifen Education Tamoxifen Education
We adapted our SeeSaw application for use in a web-based pilot project for counseling patients at high risk for breast cancer on treatment options.
Client Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago/ Edumedia, Inc.
Audience Medical patients, physicians, researchers
Format Web-based application

Inquirium Products

The software we sell enhances thinking by giving people new ways of manipulating, viewing, and analyzing text, video, and audio. All Inquirium products are designed for both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

InqScribe InqScribe
A flexible tool for iteratively transcribing, coding, and analyzing digital audio and video.
Audience Researchers, teacher professional developers, professional transcribers & documentarians
Format Desktop application

SeeSaw SeeSaw
A tool for articulating, exploring, and analyzing the tradeoffs between alternative solutions.
Audience Students, secondary education
Format Desktop application