This summer has been filled with amazing scientific discoveries: Higgs Boson, Mars Landing, only to name a few – How exciting is that? I especially find it amazing that modern technology helps us understand and appreciate these discoveries at a… Read moreMars Landing – A Great Succeess of Science and Engineering
I am confident every educator should watch Ken Robinson’s presentation… I also really like how it is illustrated.
I just happened to stumble upon a web site that made me think about many of the questions we ask our students in our science courses. Doesn’t it remind you of some of the science questions you have been asked…… Read moreThe Montillation of Traxoline and Science Teaching
Every year something very neat and unexpected happens at AAPT National Meetings. It is of course super fun to see all my physics teaching friends and colleagues, but it is something I expect to happen. However, I am always going… Read moreMeeting Ben Franklin at Summer 2012 AAPT in Philly!
Prof. Janis McKenna and a number of wonderful graduate students in physics have organized the Second Canadian Women in Physics Conference here at UBC. More than 100 women (and a few guys) attended it. What a fabulous event. I was… Read moreSecond Women in Physics Conference in Vancouver
For the past five days I have been attending the AAPT Summer Meeting in Philly. It was one of the best meetings I have ever attended. It was very interesting and very stimulating. I loved the Millikan Award lecture by… Read moreNotes from the Summer 2012 AAPT Conference in Philly
I just finished teaching my summer course “Teaching Mathematics and Science Through Technologies”. It was one of the best course I have ever taught – thanks to an amazing group of students who decided to enroll in the course. It… Read moreEducational Technology, Metacognition and “Thinking Fast and Slow” book by Daniel Kahneman
I really like “The Bing Bang Theory” show… I also think it is a great way to introduce and debate fun physics in the classroom. There are many pieces of excellent physics discussion here. Here are a few of my… Read moreThe Big Bang Theory and Physics Teaching
