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Jonathan Borwein (Jon)
Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
David H. Bailey
PhD; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (retired) and Research
Fellow, University of California, Davis
October 8, 2020
Brian Schmidt
STEM learning should engage students’ minds, hands Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University
and hearts
Xavier Fazio, Brock University and Louis Volante, Brock University
Teachers could better support young people's scientific inquiry into urgent planetary and social issues Suzanne Cory
if school testing valued practical science. Research Professor, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
September 17, 2020
Greg Thompson
Future teachers often think memorization is the best way Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
to teach math and science – until they learn a
different way
Peter C. Cormas, California University of Pennsylvania Vaille Dawson
Teachers in training can be taught to teach their students to tackle Professor of Science Education, University of Western
Australia
problems like mathematicians and scientists. But will they stick with that
approach once they get their own class?
Merlin Crossley
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of
August 23, 2020
Molecular Biology, UNSW
Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a
crucial skill Craig Cormick
Kok-Sing Tang, Curtin University Science communicator and communication consultant to
Students are taught isolated and impersonal facts without understanding Questacon, and alumni, CSIRO
the history and processes of how scientists know what we know — an
education in scientific literacy. Julia Buckingham
Vice-Chancellor and Prinicipal, Brunel University London
September 16, 2019
At these colleges, students begin serious research their Pam Hanley
first year Research fellow, University of York
Nancy Stamp, Binghamton University, State University of New York
While undergraduates rarely get serious research experience during their
first year of college, some faculty are working to change that. A scholar James Williams
Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of
says the new approach could boost diversity in STEM.
Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
July 2, 2019 Ragbir Bhathal
Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Western Sydney University
Flying colors: Researcher reveals hidden world through
the eyes of butterflies
Adriana Briscoe, University of California, Irvine
Samuel Ouma Oyoo
A scientist explains how she got a glimpse into the secret world of Maseno University
butterflies and her hopes of encouraging more Latinos to enter the field of
science.
Russell Tytler
Professor of science education, Deakin University
June 5, 2019
What I’ve learned from teaching prisoners to think
like scientists M. Gail Jones
Philip Heron, Durham University Professor, STEM Education, North Carolina State University
Covering subjects from black holes to sleep science, a geophysicist
explains his new course.
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January 22, 2019
Lessons from ‘Spider-Man’: How video games could Links
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Aaron W. Harrison, Chapman University
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The latest version of the Spider-Man video game offers insights into how
science could be taught more effectively to today's college students, a Feed Follow topic
researcher and video game enthusiast suggests.
May 29, 2018
Lab coats help students see themselves as
future scientists
Megan Ennes, North Carolina State University and M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State
University
In order to get more young people to see themselves as future scientists,
researchers argue that it helps to outfit the students with a simple article of
clothing: a lab coat.
May 29, 2018
New federal policy would hike student spacecraft costs,
threatening technology education
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University
Will new communications licensing costs make small satellites so
expensive that they can't be used for student education?
May 11, 2018
Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials
for students
Emily Cayton, North Carolina State University and M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State
University
Urban and rural science teachers often lack funding for science lab
materials and pay out of pocket to provide those materials for their
students, new research detailed in this Speed Read shows.
February 14, 2018
Design thinking can make kids see science - and
themselves - differently
Keneilwe Munyai, University of Cape Town
The establishment of science centres for young people is one of many
initiatives hoped to fix South Africa’s education system.
December 14, 2017
Calling all parents – Australia’s future female scientists
need your support now
Drew Evans, University of South Australia and Natalie Chapman, UNSW
Parental views have a big impact on the decisions that children make - so
let's help mums and dads support their daughters in STEM careers.
October 10, 2017
Men get most of the research funding – it’s a serious
problem for women and science
Michael Head, University of Southampton
Women in science receive less funding than men and apply for smaller
grants. This inequality needs to be addressed now.
September 24, 2017
Not taking the piss: why it’s important to examine how
we teach and test physics to reduce gender bias
Kate Wilson, UNSW; Anna Wilson, Abertay University, and David Low, UNSW
Evidence shows that otherwise high-performing female students under-
perform compared to their male peers on certain questions in physics. We
don't know why.
September 11, 2017
Why Canada fails to be an education superpower
Man-Wai Chu, University of Calgary
Canada's educational performance internationally has remained stagnant
over the past decade. Students' science and math proficiency is especially
worrying.
August 22, 2017
Science fiction helps us deal with science fact: a lesson
from Terminator’s killer robots
Christopher Benjamin Menadue, James Cook University
He's back! Any mention of the killer robots debate brings images of the
Terminator film. But science fiction can be a useful tool to get people
interested in the real issues in science.
June 28, 2017
Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but science is more
than a belief system
James Williams, University of Sussex
Outlawing evolution in schools is based on creationist misconceptions –
here's how to counter them
June 23, 2017
30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism
lingers in public schools
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
Thirty years after the Supreme Court ruled that creationism cannot be
required in schools, 'creation science' is still taught in some schools. What
are the implications for climate education?
May 14, 2017
Inoculation theory: Using misinformation to fight
misinformation
John Cook, George Mason University
Does science have an answer to science denial? Just as being vaccinated
protects you from a later full-blown infection, a bit of misinformation
explained could help ward off other cases down the road.
March 14, 2017
Science curriculum needs to do more to engage primary
school students
Russell Tytler, Deakin University and Vaughan Prain, Deakin University
What is the point of science knowledge if you are not likely to use it once
you leave school?
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