I just heard that our government (BC Government) decided to stop supporting the Scientists and Innovators in the school organization. I have been volunteering for SIS for about eight years now. As a science educator, a scientist and a mother,… Read moreWHY Scientists and Innovators in the Schools Matters
I would like to wish all teachers, students and parents a wonderful new year. As I am thinking of a year ahead, one of my favourite stories comes to mind “Fish is Fish” by Leo Leoni. I think it is… Read moreFish is Fish: Happy New School Year!!!
This summer I had an amazing opportunity to teach an online graduate course in the Master of Educational Technology Program at UBC. I was a little bit apprehensive of it at first – a new graduate course (I taught four… Read moreEducational Tutorials from ETEC533 Course
I was so excited to participate in the 3rd Women in Science Conference held at Simon Fraser University. I posted more about it on www.bcapt.ca It was a great event and the women at Simon Fraser University who organized… Read more3rd Women in Physics Canada Conference
This summer I have been very busy. I have been teaching two graduate courses. Both focused on the implementation of educational technologies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields. One of these courses was an intensive three week course where… Read moreReflections on Teaching an Online Course about Educational Technologies in STEM
A few days ago I had a chance to attend a talk by Dwayne Huebner. He is a philosopher, an educator, a theologian. It was a very interesting talk. However, what I remembered the most is his mentioning of how… Read moreCovering the Material
I have had two days of the most interesting and stimulating conversations about the use of technology in education. IPTEL conference this year was the first conference organized by UBC Faculty of Education that tried to bring people interested in… Read moreIPTEL 2013 at UBC: Lessons Learned
From July 11-13, Faculty of Education at UBC is hosting an international conference on technology in education: http://ocs.educ.ubc.ca/index.php/IPTEL/IPTEL2013 – International Perspective on Technology-Enhanced Learning. I am looking forward to it as it will be a great opportunity to see how educators… Read moreIPTEL 2013 at UBC
On May 6th, I was very fortunate to attend a public lecture hosted by the UBC Centre of Teaching Learning and Technology. This public lecture “The Tyranny of the Lecture” featured a Harvard Professor Eric Mazur who for the last… Read moreEric Mazur’s Lecture: The Tyranny of the Lecture
I happen to stumble upon this video clip and it made me think of how we teach our students. What do we do to engage them or do we still rely on all this information transmission method that doesn’t engage… Read moreWith or Without Technology: But Student Engagement is the Key
