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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
