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Friends Only
This journal, with the exception of some occasional entries, is entirely friends only. -
New Challenge: Science Discussion Topics
Still working on my online class for "Science & Survival" (soon to be renamed "Scientific Thinking ( Read more... ) -
Give Me Your Fermi Problems
In week four of my spring Science & Survival course, my students will be learning about Fermi problems and they will be expected to complete a few themselves. I have some, but I would like about thirty-five of them, so that I can assign a specific problem to a specific student ( Read more... ) -
Letter to the Obama Transition Team
This letter was sent to the Barack Obama transition team, via http://www.change.gov/page/s/contactNovember 8, 2008 ( Read more... ) -
Dr. Horrible...with Closed Captioning!
Holy Crap!
Dr. Horrible has been reposted to Hulu with closed captioning! That's just too many levels of awesome.
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H.R. 6320: Legislation for Improved Accessibility
This is it, folks. Finally, we have a decent bill introduced in Congress to update the accessibility of new and digital media.
The Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 was introduced about a month ago, and it aims to get media providers off their collective asses when it comes to internet videos, digital devices ( Read more... ) -
Teaching Astronomy: A New Blog
Some damn fool (me) has decided to start a blog that focuses on astronomy education research:
Teaching Astronomy BlogI looked around and could not find another blog that discussed astronomy and physics education in way that I would like to see it. Most astronomy blogs (even ones that claim to be about education) are mainly current events and ( Read more... ) -
Fundraiser for GDC
Amber's NPO, Global Deaf Connection, is having a fundraiser next Thursday (May 24th). If you live in Minneapolis/St. Paul, consider going to Ten Thousand Villages and buying something between the hours of 5PM and 8PM. 20% of everything sold will be donated to GDC. Ten Thousand Villages is a cool little store with fair trade knick knacks from all ( Read more... ) -
Astro Education
For those interested in Astronomy (and science in general) Education, here's an article that I find myself reading and rereading. It's a few years old, but shouldn't fail to stir even my non-astronomer friends:
Astronomy Education in the United States - by Andrew Fraknoi