Learning styles and science labs
Category: Science education
Science labs are not for all people.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:44 PM • 7 Comments •
My thoughts on biology, teaching, life, and exploring the living world via the digital one. Only my opinions are represented by these postings, they do not represent the viewpoints of any funding agency or Geospiza, Inc.
I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).
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March 31, 2007
Category: Science education
Science labs are not for all people.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:44 PM • 7 Comments •
March 26, 2007
Category: Miscellany
It's dyscalculia. The curse of math instructors everywhere. A few years ago, students at the community college, where I taught, petitioned to have math removed from the list of courses that were required for a degree. Part of the reason, they argued, was that one student claimed that he shouldn't have to take math because he had dyscalculia. (Dyscalculia is...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:48 PM • 7 Comments •
March 14, 2007
Category: Science education
Learn how to integrate ethics into your science classroom.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:35 PM • 0 Comments •
March 13, 2007
Category: Microbiology
Sometimes the sickest bacteria are the best survivors.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:44 AM • 2 Comments •
March 12, 2007
Category: Microbiology
Blogging from the 2007 NW branch ASM meeting
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:29 PM • 1 Comments •
March 11, 2007
Category: Miscellany
yes, I read science fiction, too.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:04 PM • 16 Comments •
March 10, 2007
Category: Announcements
It must be spring. Summer course announcements are popping up everywhere and this site is no exception. Last Friday, I posted an announcement about our summer bioinformatics course in Alaska, June 27-29th. This week, I have a couple more conferences to announce. Naturally, I'll be at both of them, leading hands-on workshops for college and high school teachers in using...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:00 AM • 0 Comments •
March 9, 2007
Category: Bioinformatics
Registration has opened a bit late this year, but it's always tricky when large programs change hands. The Chautauqua Short Course program for College Teachers is no different. In fact, as far as I know, we may still be waiting for the National Science Foundation to make a final decision on funding. Still, summer is rapidly approaching and I know...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:55 AM • 0 Comments •
March 8, 2007
Category: Announcements
Maybe a little squid told him that tomorrow is PZ's birthday. Happy birthday PZ! The fish and I wish you 50 more!...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:47 PM • 1 Comments •
