Comments for Always Learning

Comment on influential teachers by Britt Watwood

Britt Watwood — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:24:10 +0000

As I think back on influential professors in my life, I tend to agree with you. They both related to me and pushed me (my first published article as a Masters student, for instance). One of my most influential was/is my doctoral advisor, who I still work with 16 years after gaining my degree.

Comment on technology in learning by Josh

Josh — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:49 +0000

I agree. By losing the interaction between individuals, I feel that the conversation loses dimension. It is valuable to have different avenues to dialogue and hold discussion, but at the core – I believe being able to relate and foster the relationship adds a special touch that may not be available in other forms of media.

Comment on new education by parkj37

parkj37 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:31:13 +0000

Sometimes we learn many things from basic equation. 1
+1=2. 1-1+0. I do not know much about your discipline. 101 is the most fundamental course. We cannot successfully deliver the important concepts to entry level students by using the way we were taught in grad.

Comment on new education by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:05 +0000

I think you have excellent questions here. I too will be a science educator in the future, and while I likely won’t be teaching students in preparation for a certificate exam, general chemistry/biochemistry/etc seem like it would be difficult to get through all the material the students need to excel in later classes (and possibly certificate exams in professional schools). I feel like with these courses the students need to learn the basics or I will have failed them.

The only idea I have come up with thus far is to have additional “problem sessions” once a week for the course. My undergraduate biochemistry class was set up this way and it gave us a chance to ask more questions and maybe dive a little deeper into the subject without wasting the valued lecture time.