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  1. Apr 2024
    1. it is surprisingly rare to find problem solving taught explicitly in formal educational settings

      I understand why it can be difficult to teach problem solving skills while also teaching specific material. However, I'm curious if anyone has specific ideas about how to use teach both at the same time?

    1. The simplifying assumptions mean that while the model predicts the space occupied by the protein in the cellular membrane, and how far into the membrane the retinal sits, it does not help predict the time it takes for the protein to transport protons.

      How did scientists discover this?

  2. Jan 2022
    1. sophisticated language under-standing

      What do they mean by understanding here: somethnig like chomsky's hierarchy ?

  3. May 2021
    1. Perhaps you could memorize all the constellations and potentially see if they could serve as double duty?

      I've found The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H.A Rey (yes, the creator of Curious George) to be a comprehensive list with a tremendous number of pictures, charts, useful stories, mythology, etc. for memorizing all the major constellations and many of the common star names and related data. It's ostensibly aimed at a novice audience, but one might also think he was targeting the mnemonists among us as well.

      Should it help in your researching image formation, the phenomenon you mentioned is called pareidolia.

  4. Dec 2018
    1. disengaged learner

      What does it mean to be engaged or disengaged as a learner? Sometimes I think disengaging is a radical act...

  5. Mar 2018
    1. educational careers sleepwalking through ed tech nightmares

      So relatable! I recently had a discussion with one of my classmates about our technology and digital world being a blessing but also a curse at the same time! There are so many benefits that come with our digital world evolving, however, there are a lot of disadvantages to the lack of in person conversations and interaction and also with a lack of privacy. Now a days, everyone always knows everything about one another due to social media and just our generation in generation. Will these social interactions ever change? If so, will they change for the good or the bad?

    2. graduate students

      Would digital humanities course be more successful if they were offered to undergraduate or graduate students?

  6. Sep 2015