Category: Technology and learning
A Day Made of Glass
I love museums of glass and Corning Museum of Glass is one of my favourite ones. I was fortunate to visit it three times. However, this video just made me wonder how technologies, like the ones mentioned in the video… Read moreA Day Made of Glass
Media and Children: How technology changes us
I am very fortunate to teach a very exciting graduate course this summer: A course on the use of educational technologies in mathematics and science teaching. This course makes me think about a lot of things, including how technology changes… Read moreMedia and Children: How technology changes us
Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles” – an important TED talk to Educators
A few days ago I inadvertently allowed Google to install GooglePlus on my Galaxy tablet. As the installation has been completed, I realized that Google started forcing me to see the news and the links that it believed were important… Read moreEli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles” – an important TED talk to Educators
You Are at the Mercy of Science… Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare in LA
Tomorrow I will begin my summer course on the use of Educational Technology in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Luckily today, I noticed a post on BCAPT listserve (www.bcapt.ca). The post was about the amazing Hot Wheels Double Loop Success. The… Read moreYou Are at the Mercy of Science… Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare in LA
The Scale of the Universe
As I am getting ready to teach my summer course, I keep looking for resources. It is a fabulous website. I love the idea of scale and how technology can help us visualize it more interactively. As soon as I… Read moreThe Scale of the Universe
Lee Shulman and the Importance of Content Knowledge
It is hard to find a person who has made a more significant contribution to education than Prof. Emeritus from Stanford – Dr. Lee S. Shulman. I have never had a chance to meet Prof. Shulman in person, yet his… Read moreLee Shulman and the Importance of Content Knowledge
Clickers in K-12 Classroom: The Globe and Mail…
I have been extremely busy in the last few months. It felt as if we had conference after conference, teaching, workshops and presentations, as well as trying to do research and write grant applications… I hope I will have time… Read moreClickers in K-12 Classroom: The Globe and Mail…
Using video in science teaching: Amazing Earth Collection
For the past number of months I have been supervising education students on a school practicum. The students I supervise are future science teachers and they are learning to teach during the 13 month long practicum. I noticed that many… Read moreUsing video in science teaching: Amazing Earth Collection
NSTA Meeting: Ken Miller and Evolution
I have had an opportunity to attend a regional NSTA conference in Seattle Washington. There have been lots of amazing speakers there and as I am not a member of an organizing committee there I had a chance to relax… Read moreNSTA Meeting: Ken Miller and Evolution