Theory-dependence of Observation 1 2012-03-16 22:55

Here I discussed theory-dependence (or theory ladenness) of observation with "Ames Room". Due to the theory-ladenness of observation, science can not insist on its objectivity. Because if observations on the same phenomenon are different according to person by person, then they are not reliable any more. I used a small scale Ames Room model in my cl...

Various roles in a cooperative small group 2012-03-13 11:04

AbstractIn this posting, I discussed use of various roles in a cooperative small group. I presented 4 roles - leader, reporter, organizer, and questioner - to preservice teachers, and let them suggest another roles. As a result, they submitted 6 new roles. Although all of them can be applicable, but I believe it was a good experience for them to thi...

Back to my office 2012-01-27 15:06

After a year long journey, I am back to my office. During my absence, there was a lot of dust on desk and floor. I wiped and wiped, and finally finished cleaning up. My desk And then, I had to wait for rebooting a couple of times. There were lots of windows updates. :D Anyway, now is the time to run again!

From storm to growth ring 2011-11-25 08:38

Big storm over night A few days ago, there was a great storm over the night. It was loud enough to make me wake up. Since this natural phenomenon had been rare here in Vancouver, I was curious about what's happening outside. But it was 4am, so I tried to sleep again. When I got up at 7am, it was so peaceful outside so that nobody can get the idea o...

신뢰란 이해를 바탕으로 하는 것 2011-11-23 09:26

<뿌리 깊은 나무>를 보다가얼마 전부터 SBS에서 방영되고 있는 <뿌리 깊은 나무>를 재미있게 보고 있는 중이다. 한글을 만들어 반포한 위인으로서의 성군이 아닌, 백성들에 대한 긍휼함을 가지고 사대부들의 감시와 견제를 주도면밀함으로 헤쳐나가는 모습이 재미를 더해주고 있다. 11화에서는 이도(한석규 분)가 한글의 완성을 앞두고, 그 완성도를 높이기 위해 시신을 해부하...

Teaching how to ask a good question 2011-11-19 23:42

Question is one of the media which is frequently used in science class. Both questions by students and by teachers are important. Asking a good question is a key to success of science class. Some questions make students to think deeply, but the other questions make no effect. Then, what is a good question? How can we ask a good question? How can we ...

이젠 그랬으면 좋겠네 2011-11-17 15:58

며칠 전 "MBC 나는 가수다"에서 박정현의 노래 '이젠 그랬으면 좋겠네(박주연 작사/조용필 작곡)'를 듣고 난 뒤, 하루에도 몇 번을 듣고 있다. 사람들은 많은 것을 찾아 멀리 떠나지만, 정작 소중한 것은 옆에 있었다는 가사가 마음을 잔잔하게 울린다. 노래 속의 나는 떠나온 연인일 수도 있고, 친구일수도 있고, 가족일수도 있고.. 참 다양하게 적용이 되는 것 같다. 난 처음 ...

UBC Math & Science Fair (Nov 5, 2011) 1 2011-11-16 23:31

Learning weekUBC has a learning week at the end of September and the beginning of November. This is for celebrating learning, and many department in UBC has a outreach program during this week. You can see lots of event list from the website for learning week. UBC Celebrate Learning Website Math & Science FairUBC Faculty of Education (FoE) al...

BC Science Teacher Association Conference 2011-11-15 14:18

I attended BC Science Teacher Conference on last Friday - Oct 21, 2011. It was held at H.J. Cambie Secondary School, Richmond, BC and organized by BC Science Teachers' Association. As a provincial conference, a number of teachers from BC province came to the place. You can get a glimpse from flickr photos. Lunch time. You can see lots of participa...

UBC Curriculum Renewal Forum 2011-11-15 13:32

My colleagues and I were invited to present our approach to teach pre-service teachers at the UBC Curriculum Renewal Forum. This was held by UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. I was so inspired by university's support for the teaching and learning. Daegu University also has this kind of support, but that of UBC was such a huge thing a...

Active Textbook - Helping digital learning 2011-08-18 08:09

Recently, I got to know new software for classroom presentation, called ActiveTextbook.It is a electronic textbook rather than a presentation tool. Homepage of ActiveTextbook You can edit just like a textbook, but also can add some movies and interactive quizzes. You can get a glimpse here. |요약| 액티브 텍스트북(ActiveTextbook)이라는 프리젠테이션 ...

Useful teaching tip using Post-it 1 2011-08-16 09:50

Recently I learned how to interact with students from university teaching skill seminar. Actually students would not answer to my question, but it's very easy and useful. Just use post-it. I asked students "what do you think about when you heard the word science?". Then students wrote their answer post-it, and then put their post-it on board. Every ...

11th Anniversary 2011-11-09 23:40

Esther and I had a precious lunch time at the Boat House. Today is the 11th anniversary. Yes, we're still married, and started new year of our marriage. Thanks to God for the times we've struggled to love each other.