{"id":108,"date":"2008-04-11T09:29:32","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/2008\/04\/11\/teaching-science\/"},"modified":"2008-04-11T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2008-04-11T19:43:26","slug":"teaching-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/2008\/04\/11\/teaching-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching science"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"structure\" by <\/em><\/span>Vik Nanda<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rethinking Outreach: Teaching the Process of Science through Modeling<\/a>:
\n[Via PLoS Biology: New Articles<\/a>]<\/p>\n

How can we get high school students interested in science? Here is a program that matches students with researchers, with the purpose of building a physical model of the protein being investigated in the lab.
\nWhat an outstanding idea! Not only did these students learn a great deal about how research is actually done but they also were instrumental in helping the researcher have some of the tools he needed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These sorts of interactions will always be needed. Humans like to interact personally with others. But, Web 2.0 technologies can make it easier for these sorts of interactions to take place. <\/em>Meetup<\/a><\/em> is a great example of this.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are already hints that scientific meetings may take a similar path. Again, not to replace the conferences already taking place but as an adjunct.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> <\/font>Of course, Web 2.0 approaches can also expand the reach of teaching and communications. A great example was the recent EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Online Focus Session<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: Education<\/a>, General<\/a>, Open Access<\/a>, Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

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by Vik Nanda Rethinking Outreach: Teaching the Process of Science through Modeling: [Via PLoS Biology: New Articles] How can we get high school students interested in science? Here is a program that matches students with researchers, with the purpose of building a physical model of the protein being investigated in the lab. 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