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“Failure is Necessary to Discovery in STEM”: TEDxGeorgiaStateU talk released

“Failure is Necessary to Discovery in STEM”: TEDxGeorgiaStateU talk released

by Monica Cook | Sep 22, 2016 | Atlanta connections, Blog, News, pedagogy

The latest batch of TEDxGeorgiaStateU talks from April was finally released, and among them are talks by two SIFs: Krisna Patel and me. The title of my talk was “Failure is Necessary to Discovery in STEM.” My talk touches on both the broad-reaching and the personal...
Being responsive to the needs of URM students

Being responsive to the needs of URM students

by Monica Cook | Apr 2, 2016 | active learning, Atlanta connections, pedagogy

Recent research has shown that having greater diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and thought greatly improves the output of ideas in workplace and educational environments. (Incidentally, diversity of thought often comes naturally after ensuring...
Creativity in science education is essential

Creativity in science education is essential

by Monica Cook | Feb 29, 2016 | active learning, innovation, pedagogy, SIF Projects

  There is a pervasive meme in the collective consciousness that science is a purely rational pursuit with no room for bringing in personal experiences or points of view. This, in my experience, is entirely false. Science is fundamentally a creative pursuit. Good...
Approaching teaching observations as ethnography

Approaching teaching observations as ethnography

by Monica Cook | Nov 30, 2015 | active learning, pedagogy

As a SIF this year, I have felt like a fish out of water when engaging in social science and education research. I find that doing good, rigorous social science is more difficult than doing experimental physics in a lot of ways. When delivering social science surveys,...
Active Learning and Marginalized Students

Active Learning and Marginalized Students

by Monica Cook | Oct 1, 2015 | active learning, digital pedagogy, pedagogy

Active learning is popular in the education research community right now. According to the University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, active learning is a “process whereby students engage in activities, such as reading, writing, discussion,...

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