I reported on the start of this class last week, and sinc ethen, we’ve had three more class meetings. Since this whole thing is an experiment, I’ll keep reporting on it from time to time (heh). First, though, a quick answer to a :
I’d like to hear more about your class on time and timekeeping. How well do you think students learn the big ideas about how science works from these classes, as apposed to a more traditional general physics class? How much transfer do you see in students’ understanding of the content of this course to understanding of science in general?
The answer to this is really short and simple: I have no idea. This is the first time I’m teaching this class, and I’m making it up as I go. I’ll know more in March, maybe.
So, what have we been doing for the past week?
As mentioned in the last report, last Friday’s class involved a look at neolithic timekeeping, in the form of the Newgrange passage tomb, and looked at a bad argument in the form of an Ancient Aliens clip talking about Newgrange.
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Dr. Sumeet Dua, the Upchurch Endowed Professor of Computer Science and coordinator of information technology research at Louisiana Tech University, has co-edited a new book on computational modeling methods that can help ophthalmologists develop innovative computer systems to provide critical support and better care options for patients.
According to Dua, the speed at which data on eye disorders such as cataracts and glaucoma are collected can make it impossible for the human observer to directly monitor subtle, yet critical details. “Computational Analysis of the Human Eye with Applications” presents students and practitioners with computational image modeling methods as they are applied to many of these scientific problems in ophthalmology.
“Diseases of the human eye can affect a wide variety of people and early and precise diagnosis is critical to ensure that vision loss is prevented in due time,” said Dua. “This bo
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As the high school rugby season prepares to kick off in mid-January, the New Orleans area has added its first public school rugby team: Lake Area New Tech Early College High School. The Catholic boys schools that already have teams have welcomed the addition with scrimmages and advice.
Kerry Maloney, The Times-PicayuneThe Lake Area New Tech Early College High School rugby team, in white, shakes hands with the Brother Martin High School team after a scrimmage Thursday at Pratt Park.
Lake Area New Tech scrimmaged against one of rugby’s local powerhouses, Brother Martin, at Pratt Park in December. The Lake Area New Tech Leopards held their own in a tighter game than the 19-5 score would indicate.
“After Christmas break you won’t be able to stop us,” said Troy Mack Jr., a senior who plays inside center for Lake Area New Tech.
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In the U.S. there are 77 million baby boomers. Baby boomers were born in the middle of the XX century. There was a huge increase in childbirth. This is important because times have changed. Technologies have improved and resources became wider. As a result, life expectancy has increased. That means baby boomers are living longer. They take drugs and have an early diagnosis of ailments that result in a more comfortable lifestyle. EKG is a test helping to diagnose health problems. With EKG technician training you will get a rewarding job with many incentives.
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- your own competence in the pronunciation of English. This doesnt mean having a perfect accent , but there is obviously a minimum competence with pronunciation, just as there is with grammar or vocabulary.
- your knowledge of how the pronunciation of English works. Obviously if you dont understand this, its unlikely that youll be very effective in helping your learners to improve their pronunciation.
- your competence in terms of teaching strategies and techniques. Its not enough to know about pronunciation, or even to be a native speaker. You also need to know as much as you can about teaching pronunciation to others.
A major challenge for most adult learners of English, however, is to re-tune their ears so that they become sensitive to sounds and other features of English that dont exist in their mother tongue pronunciation. Im struggling right now with some of the consonants of Polish precisely because we dont have these sounds in English.
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