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Fake News And Stem, Vikki French
Fake News And Stem, Vikki French
The Liminal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology in Education
Based on over ten years teaching mathematics, statistics and science in universities, communities colleges, and for-profit universities, I have witnessed how Fake News is part of these disciplines and how students can easily be misled into accepting pseudoscience. This is a report of my findings.
Third Voices Conference On Teaching Stem With Music, September 22-23, 2019, Lawrence M. Lesser
Third Voices Conference On Teaching Stem With Music, September 22-23, 2019, Lawrence M. Lesser
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The third annual VOICES (Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song; https://www.causeweb.org/voices/) conference will be held online September 22-23, 2019. Chaired by Tiffany Getty, this conference will explore the use of song to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at the postsecondary (or secondary) level.
What Is Humanistic Stem And Why Do We Need It?, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood
What Is Humanistic Stem And Why Do We Need It?, Debra T. Bourdeau, Beverly L. Wood
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Getting students who are planning on technical careers to value their general education courses, particularly in the humanities, is not an easy task. The experiences of two professors from disciplines that cross the so-called divide between STEM and Humanities motivate not only a series of courses blending the two to the advantage of their own students but also a virtual pedagogical community to support efforts taking place elsewhere.