I am a science educator at Oregon State University interested in teachers’ understanding of authentic scientific practice and the enactment of these understandings in the science classroom. I am also very interested in the use of new technologies and social media in university and k-12 classrooms.
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Noam Chomsky – The Purpose of Education – Learning Without Frontiers on Blip
Noam Chomsky discusses the purpose of education, impact of technology, whether education should be perceived as a cost or an investment and the value of standardised assessment. Presented at the Learn…
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Exciting to see digital database of tens of thousands of Charles Darwin papers coming online: http://darwin.amnh.org/ Would love to see more institutions do this with their collections (e.g., Rockefeller U. and Rene Dubos).
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Darwin Manuscripts Project
On this site you will find the manuscripts that record Charles Darwin's work as a practicing scientist. Whether you are a student or a researcher, our goal is to offer you digital access to the primar…
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This one is for all the people who want to "teach both theories".
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This one is for all the people who want to "teach both theories".
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It would make bedtime far more interesting. Thanks +Matthew Campbell.
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Worth checking out.
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Crowdsourced science, citizen science, whatever you want to call it, meets gamification. Understanding how proteins fold is essential to research into cancer, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimers. "Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. This page describes the science behind Foldit and how your playing can help."
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The Science Behind Foldit | Foldit
What is a protein? Proteins are the workhorses in every cell of every living thing. Your body is made up of trillions of cells, of all different kinds: muscle cells, brain cells, blood cells, and more…
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Wow.
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This may be the coolest letter. Ever! It was written by a former slave to his master, and he nails it. Check it out: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.html
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Letters of Note: To My Old Master
Fascinating letters. Interesting correspondence.
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This is the last TV-length piece of ours; in it, John Merrow works with several figures in the world of ed to craft a quiz regarding the current state of the American teacher:
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This is the last TV-length piece of ours; in it, John Merrow works with several figures in the world of ed to craft a quiz regarding the current state of the American teacher:
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