Very cool dynamic graph!
This is a beautiful and interesting display of population level-data on health and wealth over the past 200 years around the world. Check it out! Visualizing Mortality History
Author Archives: Catherine Rawn
A new chapter
Tired, nervous, excited, and hungry… I’m sitting in the Toronto airport about to return home to Vancouver after a whirlwind 24 hour stopover! I have spent the full day today meeting with the developing and sponsoring editors of my textbook. That’s right! Continue reading A new chapter
Psyc 217 Poster Session!
Last Friday evening (November 26), 550 Psyc 217 (Research Methods) students showcased their hard work designing and conducting research throughout this term in a poster session. It was a fabulous event with many students reporting a rich learning experience… and that Continue reading Psyc 217 Poster Session!
BodyWorlds Field Trip!
Last night 37 of my fabulous Intro Psych Section 6 students joined me in an exploration of the brain and body at World of Science’s Body Worlds exhibit. We were able to see in real size many of the structures Continue reading BodyWorlds Field Trip!
Reflecting on teaching, broadly
An upcoming Teaching Fellows meeting has prompted me to reflect, yet again, on my assumptions and beliefs about teaching and learning. Our topic this week is lesson planning, and I selected both a pragmatic, nuts-and-bolts kind of lesson plan to Continue reading Reflecting on teaching, broadly