What would we do without the internet?
“What would we do without the internet?” This is the statement that I hear as I walk into my last class of the day – my environmental science class. My students have been working on assembling a...
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How can online learning take place of learning science in an actual classroom?
What makes online learning so spectacular? What makes a virtual classroom more ideal than the real classroom? Of course, there is the notion that online learning provides a plethora of alternative...
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Having an online presence (like on Facebook) – friend or foe?
About two years and eight months ago, I was introduced to Facebook. Let me rephrase, about two years and eight months ago, I decided to finally join the online world of Facebook. I was on maternity...
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Integrating technology into the classroom, the “flipped” classroom model and...
I have always doubted and questioned my technological expertise as a teacher. The world is changing so fast – new technologies arrive, old technologies become obsolete. At times I feel that I am only...
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Aging and game based learning
My 72-year-old father was once a full time doctor/surgeon. He is now partially retired, taking up an advisory position as an emeritus professor for the urological surgery department at Chulalongkorn...
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Not the end, but just the beginning (and my project for Course 1)
After discussing the importance of water (one of the many abiotic factors that plays a vital role on Earth), my environmental science students were required to narrow down their study and to focus on...
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