Mar 08 2010
Scottish Science Education Conference
On Saturday, I had the privilege to share a share a platform with Nick Hood at the Scottish Science Education Conference at the Dunblane Hydro. Our session went by the name “Using New Media in Science Education – Not Just for Twits”. The aim was to share some of the online practice taking place both inside and outside the country’s science classrooms.
We spoke about blogging and walked the participants through the process of setting up a free blog. Nick explained RSS and demonstrated why every teacher should use a RSS reader. We also covered podcasting and use of a wiki. For anyone interested in the links we used on the day, find a summary on my wiki.
During the session, we mentioned the lack of blogging Chemistry teachers. Word has reached us that Dr. Taylor has met our challenge head-on and started his own blog. Great job, Dr. T.!