Pseudoteaching | Action-Reaction “Pseudoteaching is something you realize you’re doing after you’ve attempted a lesson which from the outset looks like it should result in student learning, but upon further reflection, you realize that the very lesson itself was flawed and involved minimal learning. We hope that though discussion, we’ll be able to clarify and… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-24
Author: Chad Orzel
Links for 2011-02-23
A Science Fair Project about Science Fairs | Wired Science | Wired.com “I can’t say no. People ask me to be a science fair judge. If they have good food, I am there. Of course there are problems with the science fair. Students tend to focus on non-important things like the materials they used. There is… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-23
Hydraulic Drilling at AAAS: Fracking Annoying
I grew up in Broome County, NY, down by the PA border, and my parents still live in scenic Whitney Point. Broome County is one of the areas affected by a huge environmental controversy, because it sits on top of the northern bit of the Marcellus Shale formation, which contains huge amounts of natural gas.… Continue reading Hydraulic Drilling at AAAS: Fracking Annoying
Living in the Future
My talk yesterday at AAAS went well, if too long (the person who was supposed to be flagging the time got distracted, and never gave me any indicators that I was going on, and on, and on… But that’s not really what I want to post about. The thing that triggered this is the speaker… Continue reading Living in the Future
Links for 2011-02-20
What Watson Can Learn From the Human Brain | Wired Science | Wired.com “Watson won. That set of microchips will soon join the pantheon of machines that have defeated humans, from the steam-powered hammer that killed John Henry to the Deep Blue supercomputer that battled Kasparov. Predictably enough, the victory inspired a chorus of “computer overlord”… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-20
What I’m Saying at AAAS
Since I had to have the slides for my AAAS talk ready well in advance, I might as well let you look at them more or less as I give the talk. So, courtesy of SlideShare, here’s the presentation I’ll be giving right around the time this is scheduled to post: What Physics Knowledge Is… Continue reading What I’m Saying at AAAS
Links for 2011-02-19
DISCOURSES OF THE DIGITAL NATIVE – Information, Communication & Society “Teenage delegates to the Blast workshops rarely validate interest based on technological facilities, enthusiasm or competency. Instead, it is peer groups and social alignments which shape declarations and, more importantly, enactments of interest. This suggests that while the concept of the ‘digital native’ may be… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-19
Hugo Nomination Recommendations?
I’m leaving today for the AAAS meeting in DC, where I’ll be through the weekend. The AAAS works much differently than the physics conferences I’m used to, most notably requiring speakers to upload their presentation several days ahead of time. This means that my usual night-before-a-talk process of fiddling with my slides is right out.… Continue reading Hugo Nomination Recommendations?
Links for 2011-02-18
News: How Class Dictates Delay – Inside Higher Ed “A new study to be published in the upcoming issue of The Review of Higher Education examines more closely the root of the reality of who delays going to college, and why. Not only are high school graduates of lower socioeconomic status more likely to delay… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-18
Thursday Fox in Socks Blogging 021711
Look, sir, look, sir, Mr. Knox sir! Let’s do tricks with bricks and blocks, sir! — Dr. Seuss Sadly, the only trick SteelyKid has really mastered with bricks and blocks is piling them into a gigantic obstacle in the middle of the floor. Well, that, and building tall narrow towers then knocking them down. And,… Continue reading Thursday Fox in Socks Blogging 021711