Baban Mohamed received his Master’s degree in English and American Studies (General/Applied Linguistics) from the University of Salzburg in Austria. He has B.A. degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Sulaimania (the Kurdistan Region of Iraq). Since 2005 Baban is living and studying in the beautiful Mozart’s City of Music, Salzburg. His research interests cover the areas of bilingual/ bicultural acquisition, child code-switching and sociolinguistics.(more…)
A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating so-called active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem-solving beyond what they’ve memorized.
Active learning also improves exam performance – in some cases enough to change grades by half a letter or more so a B-plus, for example, becomes an A-minus. (more…)
Anna Marie Troupe was born in Mississippi in 1977 and grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. The fifth daughter of a mechanical engineer and an administrative assistant, Anna made a point of pushing the boundaries of her creativity. She studied furniture design at Savannah College of Art and Design and had the honor of exhibiting a chair at the Salone del Mobila in Milan, Italy. Her work was also published in a book called, “Creative Solutions for Unusual Projects.” (more…)
Letitia Kotila is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Human Development and Family Science at The Ohio State University. Her research area focuses on parental involvement, coparenting, and couple relationships. Letitia has three children (ages 11, 9, and 2) with her husband. She enjoys playing sports, riding bikes, and watching movies with her family. She also enjoys cooking and baking. Often Letitia spends time on the weekends testing new recipes.
As part of our series on ‘life as research scientist’ we requested Letitia to answer few questions, and here is what we learned from her. So let’s join to hear from Family Scientist Letitia Kotila:(more…)
Shelley Rogers is an entomologist and farmer, living in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. She studied pollination, specifically blueberry pollination. Shelley is deeply passionate about biodiversity. Recently we spoke with Shelley about her research, current occupation and more.(more…)
Carla Spence is graduating with a Ph.D in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Delaware in Summer 2014. She entered graduate school after receiving her B.S. in biology from the same University. She loves spending her leisure time with her husband, Sean, 2 years old son Trent, and her 8 months old daughter Callia. (more…)
Yale junior Dinée Dorame, a member of the Navajo Nation and Tábaahá (Edge of Water clan) born for Naakaii Dine’é (Mexican people), hopes one day to help improve the lives of Indigenous women through a career in law or as a policy maker.
As one of 12 students in the nation selected by the Udall Foundation to be a 2014 Native American Congressional Intern, Dorame will get a first-hand look at federal decision-making this summer. Only three other undergraduates were selected for the competitive internship, which places American Indian and Alaska Native students in positions in Senate and House offices, Cabinet departments, the White House, or on federal committees, so they can get an insider’s view of the federal government at work. (more…)
Internet und Soziale Netzwerke bedrohen die Qualität des Schulunterrichts nicht – das digitale Zeitalter eröffnet den Lehrkräften vielmehr neue Möglichkeiten, mehr Kreativität und Lernfreude in die Klassenzimmer zu bringen. Wie, das zeigt der Kasseler Erziehungswissenschaftler und Kreativitätsforscher Prof. Dr. Olaf-Axel Burow in seinem neuen Buch.
Soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook, Twitter oder Skype sind so präsent wie nie zuvor, vor allem bei Schülern. Diesen Trend sollten ‚Schulen von morgen‘ auch für den Unterricht nutzen, rät Prof. Dr. Olaf-Axel Burow, Erziehungswissenschaftler und Kreativitätsforscher der Uni Kassel. „Schulen von morgen brauchen nicht vor den Möglichkeiten, die das Internet und neue Medien bieten, zurückschrecken“, betont Burow. Er nennt in seinem jetzt erschienen Buch „Digitale Dividende – ein pädagogisches Update für mehr Lernfreude und Kreativität in der Schule“konkrete Beispiele, wie ein Konzept „Pädagogik 3.0“ umgesetzt werden kann. Schülerinnen und Schüler könnten beispielsweise Wikis erstellen, internationale Klassenkonferenzen über Skype führen, Mathevideos auf soziale Netzwerke hochladen oder digitale Schülerzeitungen produzieren. (more…)
