As the year is coming to an end I ask myself what did I learn this year? While I can name many things, I decided to limit myself to 10 things related to the use of technology in education (not… Read moreReflections on what I learned in 2014
I feel honoured to be invited to 2014 Celebration of UBC Killam Award winners: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/news/2014-ubc-killam-awards-celebration-recap Killam Trusts are something very unique to Canada that many people do not know about. It is also interesting that the idea for the trust came… Read moreUBC Killam Celebration 2014
I am very excited about the STEM 2014 international conference we are hosting at UBC this summer. It has a wide international representation (17 countries) and amazing speakers: http://stem2014.ubc.ca/. Today we are presenting a Vernier workshop to the educators from… Read moreVernier Workshop at STEM 2014 Conference in Vancouver
As science educators, we often wonder how what is happening in Canada resonates with science education developments worldwide. Recently a very important Canadian Science Outreach and Promotion organization Let’s Talk Science produced a report that I hope many educators will… Read moreScience Education: International Perspectives
While this might be considered immodest to write about oneself, but it is my blog and I can share my feelings about receiving this very special for me award. Anybody who cares about his or her teaching knows that… Read moreKillam Teaching Award
I just returned from the IAEA conference that took place in Tel Aviv, Israel. IAEA is an International Association for Educational Assessment. It focuses on all kinds of assessment. However, one of the most prominent interests of the members of… Read moreIAEA 2013 Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel
We are very happy that our project – Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning Through Technology had been funded for another year by UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund. We are very happy that our project – Mathematics and Science… Read moreOur MSTLTT Project Funded for Another Year
For more than 10 years I have been an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers. This provided me an opportunity to meet, work with and learn from amazing physics educators from all over the world. Some of… Read moreHappy 90th Birthday to Prof. Al Bartlett!
On Thursday, February 28th, 2012, my students (Heather Fisher and Alexandra McDonald) and I presented our research at the S&METRI monthly meeting. S&METRI represents a group of mathematics and science educators at our department (Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at… Read moreResearch Presentation at the S&METRI Meeting
A few weeks ago I was approached by a reporter from a local Chinese newspaper – Ming Pao Newspaper – Ms. Louisa Chan. She asked me to clarify a few questions asked by their readers: specifically she wanted to know… Read morePhysics in Everyday Life: The physics of static electricity…
