Jun

17

Can’t disagree more…

June 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Science dull and hard, pupils say. ‘Some 51% of teenagers think science lessons are boring, confusing or difficult, a survey suggests.’

Jun

17

Multimedia, e-Learning and Accessibility

June 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Skills for Access – The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Accessible Multimedia for e-Learning. The Skills for Access project was funded over a two-year period by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) as one of 24 projects funded to develop and enhance learning and teaching for disabled [...]

Jun

14

Spiked Science

June 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

If you could teach the world just one thing… ’2005 – announced as Einstein Year – marks the centenary of the publication of Albert Einstein’s equation E = mc2. To mark this occasion, Sandy Starr at spiked and science communicator Alom Shaha have conducted a survey of over 250 renowned scientists, science communicators, and educators [...]

Jun

13

The School superintendent didn’t know…

June 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Teacher told to stop teaching creationism. ‘For 15 years, in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling, Larry Booher taught creationism in his high school biology class. He even compiled a textbook of sorts and passed out copies in three-ring binders.’

Jun

12

Best Websites for Students

June 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Best Websites for Students. ‘In this edition of WWWTools for Education we once more ponder the idea of ‘best’; although criteria for ‘best websites’ have been enunciated – see for example the ALA’S Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria or the Web Marketing Association’s criteria for Best Education Websites.’

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