In my earlier post I mentioned the STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China. One of the theme of the conference was the use of technology in preparing future STEM teachers. During my workshop I presented how I use Vernier Video… Read moreVideoAnalysis in a Physics Classroom
While attending a STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China I happened to attend a workshop about a Physclips project – it is a great resource for teaching physics created by our colleagues from the University of South Wales in Australia. I… Read morePhysClips – Mechanics Animations and Much-Much More
My colleagues and I had an amazing opportunity to attend the STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China. The conference was organized by our colleagues at Beijing Normal University (this university just celebrated its first centennial anniversary). This was the second… Read moreSTEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China
I was invited to present at the seminar of the Faculty of Education Teacher Education Program at UBC. This is the video-recording of my presentation:
I am teaching a very interesting graduate course this term. In one of the meetings, my students suggested us to replace the readings I recommended them by the recent report by OECD: Top of the Class: High Performers in Science… Read moreThe Finland Phenomenon: What can Canada learn from it?
My students (Heather Fisher, Alex MadDonald, Jeremy Ko and Kevin Yin) and I have been working on the presentation about our Mathematics and Science through Technology Project. We are going to present it on Monday, during the Teaching and Learning… Read moreTLEF Showcase: Presentation of MSTLTT Project
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What a great idea. As I wear glasses myself, I am fully well aware of how difficult it is to function when you do not have corrective eye ware available. Watch this short video to see how this problem can… Read moreA Global Vision for Vision
BBC News Magazine published a very interesting article about Nikola Telsa. I would also recommend reading a book by Mark Essig: Edison and the Electric Chair: The Story of Light and Death. In addition, I read a book about Nikola… Read moreA Very Interesting Paper about Nikola Tesla
I use the following quote by Richard Feynman at the bottom of my e-mail: “Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which… Read moreRichard Feynman about Science and Art
