The Open Source Physics (OSP) project and the ComPADRE digital library are pleased to announce the creation of a new web-based collection of OSP resources. The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and […]
Archive for June, 2008
New Web-Based Collection of Open Source Physics Resources
Monday, June 30th, 2008 11:08 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
ComPADRE+Librarian Spread the Word About NSDL
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 4:07 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Last week in Seattle The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) division of Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference featured a presentation from NSDL’s Physics and Astromony Pathway (comPADRE) PI Bruce Mason who teamed up with NSDL’s science librarian blogger Pat Viele. Mason and Viele co-presented a poster about comPADRE, and also later at the Physics Round Table discussion where […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
Wikis in College Classrooms
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 7:59 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom, a collection of essays edited (in the “Wild, Wild Wiki”) by Robert Cummings and Matt Barton, is described as, “An indispensable and engaging guide to using wikis in the classroom.” A look at the table of contents includes titles that range from, “Wiki Justice, Social Ergonomics, and […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Social Studies, Technology
Blogosphere as Education Commons: NSDL’s Expert Voices
Monday, June 9th, 2008 3:32 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
A peek into the dynamic and growing blogosphere at NSDL is a look into a living library packed with people, ideas, opinion, thought-provoking dialog and fascinating resources. This wealth of information contributed by NSDL communities of practice that represent multiple STEM disciplines is available to add to your summer reading list. A quick overview […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Health, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Instructional Architect is Helping to “Design the Digital Classroom”
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 3:10 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
The Research Office at Utah State University recently profiled the work of Mimi Recker and her Instructional Architect research group at Utah State University that is funded by the NSF NSDL program. This is an excerpt from the article: “The goal of digital libraries is to provide instant access to a growing network of […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Technology
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
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