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Skypen, Wikis, Videos: Kasseler Kreativitätsforscher weist Weg zu „Digitaler Dividende“ an Schulen

By Guest PostApril 12, 2014Education, Technologyalissa kendall, alpine bumblebees, candace galen, internet, michael ruggenthaler, physik, quantennatur, soziale netzwerke, universitaet kassel, videos

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…)

Physik-Wettbewerb: Schülerforschungszentrum Nordhessen richtet Deutschlandfinale aus

By Guest PostMarch 31, 2014Education, Sciencealex thornton, angus deaton, anne case, elena zwirner, kassel, oxycontin for kids, quiet epidemic, robotaxi, stefan trommer

Wie funktioniert die perfekte Wasserbombe oder ein Kraftwerk aus Teelichtern? Jugendliche lösen beim bundesweiten Physik-Wettbewerb anspruchsvolle Rätsel – experimentell und theoretisch.

Im Finale vom 11. bis 13. April 2014 stellen sie ihre Lösungen in englischsprachigen Präsentationen und Diskussionen vor. Austragungsort ist das Schülerforschungszentrum Nordhessen in Kassel. Das Turnier dient zugleich als Vorentscheid für den internationalen Physik-Weltcup. (more…)

Who’s Afraid of Math? Study Finds Some Genetic Factors

By Guest PostMarch 27, 2014Education, Scienceanxiety, christopher manser, environmental factors, fraternal twins, genetic factors, math skills, same sex, schockwelle, seismisches echo, zombie stern

Genetics plays a role, but researchers say environment still key

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study of math anxiety shows how some people may be at greater risk to fear math not only because of negative experiences, but also because of genetic risks related to both general anxiety and math skills.

The study, which examined how fraternal and identical twins differ on measures of math anxiety, provides a revised view on why some children – and adults – may develop a fear of math that makes it more difficult for them to solve math problems and succeed in school. (more…)

‘Hope through education’

By Guest PostMarch 16, 2014Educationbronx, buildon, ceo jack welch, chief financial officer, developing countries, jim parke, jim ziolkowski, jimmy arzu, nepal, new york city, school, school in malawi, united states

Author Ziolkowski highlights international school construction initiative

What started out as an around-the-world backpacking trek for a recent college graduate turned into a volunteer program that builds hope by constructing schools in some of poorest places on the planet.

Jim Ziolkowski, best-selling author and founder of buildOn, a nonprofit that erects schools in developing countries, shared his experiences and vision during a talk given Tuesday evening, March 11, at the University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Lauren Cruz, Wildlife Ecologist

By BlogArenaMarch 9, 2014Education, Interview, Nature, Scienceanthropogenic factors, coastal ecosystems, ecology of leatherback, environmental leadership lab, incubation temperature, jim spotila, john wnek, kayak tours, lauren cruz, leatherback trust, pacific leatherback population, playa grande, sea turtle species, turtle nesting, young biologist

Wildlife biologist Lauren Cruz is dedicated to the conservation of coastal ecosystems. She is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware and currently having a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation, Agricultural and Natural Resources and a minor in Entomology. Miss Cruz plans to pursue a M.S. in Marine Science. She attended the Brown University Environmental Leadership Lab on the Big Island of Hawai’i and participated in several projects in different wildlife fields while at the University of Delaware. During her summers, she worked at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center where she lead kayak tours and taught visiting groups about the marsh ecosystem and its inhabitants. (more…)

Undergraduate women in physics find strength in numbers

By Guest PostMarch 6, 2014Education, Scienceadler planetarium, astrophysics, biophysics, carolyn phillips, ceo, debra fischer, erin abouzaid, female scientists, lisa nash, louis block, michelle larson, physics, samantha stam, savannah thais, undergraduate women, university of chicago, yale university, young kee kim

Prof. Young-Kee Kim leads conference for aspiring female scientists

On a mid-January Friday night, Savannah Thais stood at the podium in International House’s Assembly Hall and shared some of her experiences as a female student in physics. She described the refusal of some male students to work with her, the difficulty in finding a female professor or mentor in math or physics, and the common message from adults that “I can’t be ‘girly’ and good at physics.” (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Grant Connette, Population Biologist

By BlogArenaMarch 2, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturegrant connette, indicator species, movement behavior, population biologist, population dynamics, raymond semlitsch, salamander, salamander populations decline, terrestrial salamander, timber production

Grant Connette received a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Davidson College in 2008. In the Fall of 2009 he began a Ph.D. program in Biology at the University of Missouri. His general research interests include various aspects of the population ecology, movement behavior, and landscape-scale distributions of animals. Much of his current research focuses on the behavior, population dynamics, and landscape ecology of terrestrial salamanders in forest landscapes managed for timber production. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Taichi Suzuki, Evolutionary Biologist

By BlogArenaFebruary 23, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturecorrelation, evolutionary biologist, geography, gut microbial community, host, mammalian model, michael worobey, obesity, symbiotic microbial community, taichi suzuki, wild house mice

Taichi Suzuki, an Evolutionary Biologist, is currently involved in PhD program in Integrative Biology at the University of California Berkeley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Nihon University in Japan and completed Master’s in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of Arizona. He is also associated with Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley. (more…)

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