September 7, 2012
At a conference earlier this year on improving undergraduate education (CIRTL), I got into a conversation with Holly Kerby, who runs a program called Fusion Science Theater. I was immediately charmed by the idea of using principles of drama and theater to teach science concepts. It makes a lot of sense (and reminds me of [...]
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March 7, 2012
A kid goes to a science museum, and plays around with a whirling vapor tornado. The same kid sits in his science classes at school, and reads about weather and climate. Do these two experiences have anything to do with each other? Of course they do; but typically, we do “classroom science” in one way, [...]
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