Today Times Higher Education released its 2010-2011 world university rankings. Thanks to modern technology these rankings are easily available and we all can see where we are compared to other universities. I was very proud to find out that we… Read moreUBC Ranked 30th in the World
As the summer is coming to an end, I keep thinking how technology will change my teaching and my life next year. These thoughts made me reflect on my various technology encounters this summer. For example, I like watching TED… Read moreSummer Technology Musings: Does technology serve us or do we serve it?
Today I was listening to a special podcast by Linda E. Allen on the Toastmasters web site. She was talking about the importance of doing things that push us outside of our comfort zone. Although she was referring to public… Read morePushing Yourself Outside of Your Comfort Zone
I just read an excellent paper about the validity of what we know about the Learning Styles Hypothesis and I strongly recommend it to others (Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2009). Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence…. Read moreThe Problem with Education Today is Not What We Know but Rather Too Much of What We Know isn’t So
Today I was thinking how technology changed what we read and how we read. I always loved reading and in any place I lived I always owned a large library which kept moving from town to town and from country… Read moreThe Way We Read
Today is the first day of 2010. I keep wondering what new technological twists and applications to math and science teaching will it bring us? As I woke up today and realized that it is raining once again here (in… Read moreNew Technology With an Old Twist
As New Year is approaching and many of us are trying to make new year resolutions that will change our lives, I thought of coming up with New Year resolutions related to how I use technology in my classes. So… Read moreTechnology New Year Resolutions
