Dear All, I am toying with the idea of using facebook as a medium to hold online discussions for my introductory astronomy class. My plan is to leave it as a...
I'll be giving this talk at the MENSA Annual Gathering in Pittsburgh tomorrow. Thursday, July 2 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Teaching the Nature of Science through...
Many of us may have seen this news item already, but I thought it was worth pointing out. I think the important point is not that PowerPoint is not useful,...
I am intrigued by this... At first I thought the argument was against using animations in general, but I realize that this was not the point. It is certainly...
Angela, I agree with you that whether or not animations are helpful depends on whether the animation is relevant to the topic. I teach Earth Science at a...
I would suggest just a Wiki format, perhaps at PBWiki. And you, as their prof, should insist that they check it. Facebook might open you up to too much...
This article reminds me of my own personal "PowerPoint Evolution." I remember drinking the PowerPoint Kool Aid years ago as a fairly new instructor. I poured...
What a great question! I'm skeptical about the article, but that's my personal, unresearched bias. The study needs to be reproduced within a variety of...
I felt the need to weigh in again. I'm inclined to agree with Steve about "it's hard to believe that more is learned from showing a completed slide than one...
Angela makes a good point. I think the idea of the article is that "frivolous" animations, such as text flying around and appearing, etc. are distracting. By...
Greg, Blackboard, Facebook, Wiki's, Angel, etc. it should not matter which medium you use. If you assign it the students should become accustomed to properly...
Thanks for all the useful comments on using facebook. Some of you have pointed out the possible legal privacy implications and I've contacted the University...
When I read the article, I interpret it as speaking against things like having your titles come shooting in off the side, and having diagrams fade in and out,...
HI Greg I agree that Facebook is a 'virtual place' that they are already 'in' and, like you, imagine that there is only a minimum effort required to 'click'...
Christine Redman
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Jul 6, 2009 5:03 pm
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Good point; here is another link about using powerpoints<http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6102&title=How_NOT_To_Use_PowerPoint> ...
Hi Christine, Much of what you said echos my thoughts. However, after being encouraged to do so I asked our university counsel about the implications of using...
Last semester I carried out an activity where I had students communicate a specific set of information about some stars in orion, including their relative...
I recently attended the STLHE-2009 conference where a thought-provoking talk was given by Edna Keeble of Saint Mary's University (Halifax, NS). She presented...
I used GalaxyZoo last term after having heard a "Cooking with Sloan" presentation at the AAS (June, St-Louis). As part of an otherwise standard assignment...
Hi Greg Here are some links to recent Australian studies on the use of ICT in HE institutes which may influence your thoughts and considerations of the ...
Christine Redman
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Jul 8, 2009 1:14 am
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First (Early) Announcement: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific invites you to: "Cosmos in the Classroom 2010: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching...
Greetings, all! For those of you who love to celebrate the Moon in art and song, or learn more about the current scientific exploration of the Moon, I wanted...
I finally may have figured out a useful way to address the Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy with my intro astronomy students. The issue of a using a universally...
Students also like the show, "Mythbusters", on the Discovery Channel. Last night, I looked at them devising some ingenious tests, to debunk, among other...
I am compelled to point out that Phil Plait, of Bad Astronomy fame and currently the president of JREF, has an extensive site regarding this issue at :...
Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure, however, that the badastronomy site would, in this case, be regarded as a neutral source by the student population....
The trust issue is important, Chris. However, young people can (and must) be taught whom to trust. If we leave it to their inexperience and flawed judgment, we...
Mary Radnofsky
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Jul 23, 2009 12:47 am
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This reminds me of my attempt to write a moon hoax activity for secondary science students. I wanted them to go and read some of the real claims made by...
As a Community College Instructor, who (also) works to make course content relevant and interesting to Internet Generation students, this site is Boss, Sweet,...
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