The design of educational material has a history of allowing people to present an individual expert view (the researcher as academic teacher) and a published base of knowledge (the academic teacher as text book writer). As learning has moved online and has now become more open a new dynamic of communication is emerging from the teacher to the learner, from the teacher to the teacher, and from t...

Shiraz Faculty of Medicine was officially inaugurated in 1952. In 1958, an eminent Austrian anatomist Professor Joseph Tomasch joined Shiraz Medical School. Professor Tomasch was a great teacher and an active researcher. He published about 40 original papers mainly on neuroanatomy in some reputable international journals. Presented here is a brief account of his fruitful academic efforts in Iran.

A well defined mathematical model allows manipulation, condensation, interpretation, and utilization of quantitative information about complex problems. Modeling and simulation can provide a valuable adjunct to tradit ional research and teaching methods. Modeling aids the researcher and teacher by: (1) organizing information and crystallizing his thinking; (2) identifying new research and teach...

with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she focuses on helping educators use research to drive improvement. Previously, she was a research fellow at PPIC, where she focused on teacher compensation, support, and accountability. She has worked as a researcher in the Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University and the Center for Education Policy at SRI I...

I was introduced to neurobiology, first by Don Kennedy, a great role model as a brilliant teacher-researcher, and later by Don Wilson, the genius behind the role of central rhythm generators in behavior. Kennedy and Wilson showed how much we have to learn about brains from studying the brain and behavior of invertebrate animals. Eric Kandel, Seymour Benzer, and Sydney Brenner inspired many of u...