When a feud between friends about the quality of wine boils over, the best way forward is to run a scientific experiment.
What not to do as a STEM educator
I speak from my experience as a science communicator and offer tips to tackle common facilitation foibles in university classrooms. My tips are easy to implement, shift agency and effort from the teacher to the students and are well-supported by education research.
The Mars Generation
The Mars Generation, released on Netflix this month, is a documentary produced by the not-for-profit organisation of the same name (see here), whose goal is to educate and energise young people about the importance of deep space exploration to humankind. I mean... how cool can you get? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2FEblUV-o4 100% worth your time, the nerdy, engaged... Continue Reading →