Stop the world and let me off!

The past two weeks have been horribly busy with all kinds of things I hope to blog about over the weekend.  Yesterday and today I'm attending a postdoc-led symposium here at Texas.  (Here...

Weird things in the night

Image Credit: NASA/ ESA/ K. Barbary In spite of everything we know about the Universe, there are still some things out there that we cannot yet even provide a basic explanation for. At the...

Stellar Death and Supernovae

This week I am conferencing. I'm in Santa Barbara, California, at a conference called "Stellar Death and Supernovae". As you might guess from the name of the conference, we're spending the week...

PBL Symposium 11 - 12 Jun 09 (Part 8): A simulated PBL lesson

[From Part 7]On Day-2. 11 June 09."What happens if, in a student-led discussion, the entire group goes off track and doesn't grasp basic concepts that they are required to have?"I asked my friend Mr....

PBL Symposium (Part 9): A greater appreciation of what "Student-focus" means

[From Part 8]I've heard the term "Student-centered Learning" being mentioned a few times during the three-day symposium. I've a better appreciation what the phrase means, now that I read articles...