http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb An occasional 20-minute-to-an-hour podcast outlining the dedicated and interesting work done by members of the Vanderbilt University Center for Science Outreach and the scientists and students they serve, with a sub-focus on educational innovation of all kinds. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:40:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, folks, I'm traveling up to Washington, D.C. next week for the National Educational Computing Conference, which as of this post will be my final hurrah as Teacher-in-residence for the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach. Upon returning to Nashville July 5, my work with the CSO will be as an ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=77 I've finally gone off the deep end, you say. What has sword swallowing got to do with science? Well, turns out, lots! I attended and (sort of) presented about Health Care resources in Second Life on May 30 at HealthCamp Nashville, held on the campus of David Lipscomb University here in ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=74 This past Wednesday, May 13, I trotted on over from my work at University School of Nashville to watch a presentation from one of the 6 groups of 3 School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt sophomores. This was the culminating session from self-directed, teacher-guided, out-in-the-field research projects, and as ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=73 Hola, Episode 82 of S4theB! shares some information whose source centers around the recurring celebrity of our Episode number 17 subject. At that time (OMG, December 5, 2005! Have we been at this that long?), Dr. William Schaffner was also in the news, driven there by media looking for answers to ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=70 Welcome, Snackers! S4theB! episode 81 shares a remarkable article about using Science to teach Science. It's such an important and clearly expressed advocacy of research-based pedagogy that I need to share it! When a colleague at school shared it with me several weeks ago, I swore I'd do so with my listeners. ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=69 At the request of my wonderful Center for Science Outreach Director Dr. Virginia Shepherd and with the blessing of School for Science and Math Director Dr. Glenn McCombs, a dozen or so staff and faculty from both institutions gathered for an hour in the School's classroom on the Vanderbilt University ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=68 Hello ya'll, and yes, we're looking at episode number 79 of S4theB! I'm lacing this podcast with some really nice acoustic and electric guitar music from Oregonian David Modica, purchased at one of my favorite sources for music, Magnatune.com. You can name your own price for music there, did you ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=67 The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is an innovative model of how higher education can reach out to our embattled and endangered public school systems and make a difference, not just suggesting change but creating it. We've talked about the program in previous shows, but a little review ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=65 Hey, there, listeners, welcome to this episode of S4theB! I have some audio from the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt, and it's the question and answer portion of last week's wonderful visit by Nobel Laureate Dr. Stanley Cohen. Working with Rita Levi-Montalcini (co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=63 Welcome to Episode 76, reporting out the November meeting of the Vanderbilt Web Spiders. There's so much going on at Vanderbilt that I wonder if we'll ever run out of topics for S4theB? Could that ever happen? I doubt it, Monty! Case in point: Every month or so a group of ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/s4theb/?p=62