on how to write a scientific paper. Given the experience of the organizers with similar hands-on courses, both at MDIBL and elsewhere, we believe the training in this course will strengthen the research of participants, enhance their potential as future investigators, and effectively reach others. We are hopeful that graduates will also contribute to the teaching of mechanisms of fluid and elec...

The study was conducted within a summer institute program that trained 15 mathematics teachers from two high need school districts in facilitating students’ understanding of mathematical modeling using musical rhythms. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected and triangulated using different sources. This study showed that when teachers are engaged in interdisciplinary experiences situat...

We review here the current political landscape and our own efforts to address the attempts to undermine science education in Wisconsin. To mount an effective response, expertise in evolutionary biology and in the history of the public controversy is useful but not essential. However, entering the fray requires a minimal tool kit of information. Here, we summarize some of the scientific and lega...

Database technologies have revolutionized information technologies and information systems and, as such, are recommended components of any undergraduate program in a computing discipline. However, there are many obstacles to teaching database concepts including prioritizing the many important database concepts, incorporating new technologies into an already full curriculum and supporting studen...

THE Archives of the Middlesex Hospital has reappeared after a lapse of twenty-five years. Not many will remember the original Archives, but, judging from a brief introduction to the new Archives by Victor Bonney, many notable papers were published, and many well-known names in medicine today were among the early contributors. The new journal has got off to a good start. The papers in the first ...

This paper reports of a study that examined factors that affects the implementation of Computer Integrated Education (CIE) in secondary schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya. The results from a semi-structured interview with 80 computer teachers in Girls, Boys and mixed public secondary schools in Nyanza Province are discussed with reference to their implications for the use of computers as tools f...

To learn, a person has to be able to communicate effectively with others about the knowledge to be learned. Communication processes in class rooms can be supported by Group Support Systems (GSS), that enable students to communicate anonymously and in parallel. GSS experiences suggest that the technology increases observed learning, self-reported learning, on-task participation, and satisfaction...

The needs of adult learners are different from those of traditional undergraduate students, and programs must be designed to meet this need. In particular, digital and technology literacy needs, including general computing skills, computerized communications, online and distance learning, and Web 2.0 tools make navigating coursework an additional challenge. In this paper, the authors examine th...

background: the faculty of medical sciences, university of zahedan implemented the objective structured clinical examination (osce) in the final examination during the 2003–2004 academic year. simultaneously, the pediatric department initiated faculty and student training, and instituted the osce as an assessment instrument during the pediatric clerkship in year 5. the study set out to explore ...