Scientifically Thinking…

Corporate America is ALREADY using wikis & blogs… how are we preparing students for 21st century employment if we aren’t fostering collaboration in tech-rich environment? 

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Originally posted in my first blog 5-26-06 
A recent exchange with my grandmother (via handwritten snail mail!!) strongly reminded me how differently various generations experience cultural phenomena & historic events. I shared my perceptions of the lunar landings (I wasn’t even born, but unlike many kids today, I DO know they happened…), Challenger explosion, Fall of [...]

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Originally posted in my first blog 5-24-06 
Physics: I don’t post “lecture notes” on the class web site… Not only do I not often “lecture,” but when I do, it’s a flexible, feedback-driven collection of examples, models, illustrations (and the occasional definition). Preparing for exams, I’m reminded again of how little reflection, reorganizing, questioning, connecting students do with [...]

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Originally posted 5-23-06 in my first blog 
FOCUS… It’s very difficult to give quality feedback on student work while playing ringmaster to the three-ring circus that is a classroom of sophomores assigned to work on individual projects… Personally, I think that’s a major reason why online classes are so successful — when you remove the clas6sroom [...]

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Originally posted 5-23-06 in my first blog 
As I went looking for more resources on using wiki’s for student research, I found out about moodle. “Moodle” seems to be a freeware (open source, general use lisense…whatever) version of BlackBoard or First Class…and it supports classroom wiki’s. 
Powerful tool then…but I’ve learned to stop finding tools & then looking [...]

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Originally posted 5-23-06 in my first blog 
My sophomores are currently doing a research/presentation project on an element. Looking for a way for them to share good sources & information on how to do the project, I asked a few students if they would use a blog or wiki if I set it up. They said yes, [...]

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