In about one month, UBC will be having a very special event called “Celebrate Learning Week“. It is interesting that the Celebrate Learning week is not even a week. It is a 9-day celebration of learning on UBC campus. Our… Read moreCelebrate Learning Week
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
In my view it is a very interesting video. Although it is a little outdated, it is still very relevant to how we teach and how our students and children learn. I also think it reinforces the idea of inquiry-based… Read moreYouth, Technology and Learning: Worth watching
As the first day of school is fast approaching, I keep asking myself if I am ready for it. This term I will be teaching a Problem-Based Learning cohort of student-teachers (future elementary school teachers) as well as supervising student-teachers… Read moreFirst Day of School… Am I ready for it?
As we are going back to school, many of us keep thinking how technology will change the coming school year. Will it help us make our classes more meaningful and exciting for the students? Will it help us reach each… Read moreTechnology: Will it change how our classrooms look or how our students learn?
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?
I am very excited in anticipation of the Summer National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in Portland, Oregon that will take place on July 17th-21st. There all the participants will be invited to take part in workshops,… Read moreAAPT 2010 Summer Meeting in Portland Oregon
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2010 – Professor Stephen Hawking is a Distinguished Research Chair at Canada’s Perimeter Institute and, on June 20, 2010, he will be officially welcomed to Canada by the Honourable Tony Clement, Industry Canada Minister, and… Read moreStephen Hawkin Visiting Perimeter Institute!
2010 Congress of the Canadian Association of Physicists took place in Toronto during June 7-11, 2010. Among many excellent plenary speakers at the Congress were Ursula Franklin and Charles Towens (the inventor of the laser). Ursula Franklin is one of… Read moreCanadian Association of Physicists at U of T June 2010
Who would think that I will keep posting comments on my blog well over the end of my ETEC 533 course. I am not required to do that, yet I feel that some of the recent developments in Canadian Academy… Read moreWomen in SMET Disciplines in Canada
