As a follow-up to my Automobile University page. 100 of the Best Quotes About Reading I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. —JK Rowling You may have tangible wealth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be. I had a mother who…
Elon Musk: Warns Against Killer Robots
Elon Musk’s Open Letter to the United Nations Warns Against Autonomous Killer Robots “Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare. Once developed, they will permit armed conflict to be fought at a scale greater than ever, and at timescales faster than humans can comprehend,” the letter states, according to a press…
Gamification In Genetics
(graphic courtesy of BigFishGames/blog/stats) The question was recently posed to me on Twitter: How is GAMIFICATION impacting Life Sciences–specifically GENETICS? My answer was simple: In many powerful ways combined with crowd-sourced “citizen scientists”! To follow-up with Abraham, here are a few reference links to information on the GAMIFICATION OF GENETICS The Gamification of Scientific Discovery…
Dr. Joyce Stewart Everett School District Honored
Dr. Joyce Stewart Earns Most Effective Administrator Award Congratulations to Dr. Joyce Stewart, as she was honored with the Robert J. Handy Most Effective Administrator Award, sponsored by PEMCO Insurance and WASA. A peer committee selects the recipients from nominations that describe how each nominee is taking part in realizing the nine characteristics of high performing…
Flipped Classroom Bridges the Gap To Gen Y
A research study from The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA [sociallocker id=3591]DOWNLOAD the Study: Using Flipped Classroom To Bridge The Gap to Generation Y [5 page PDF][/sociallocker] Background The flipped classroom is a student-centered approach to learning that increases active learning for the student compared to traditional classroom-based instruction….
Flipped Classroom for Undergraduate Learning
A randomized, controlled research study from the China Medical Board published this week found undergraduate medical students learned principles of electrocardiogram better with a flipped-learning instructional model. Background Interpreting an electrocardiogram (ECG) is not only one of the most important parts of clinical diagnostics but also one of the most difficult topics to teach and learn. In…