Little Progress Seen for Women in STEM in Film, TV
By Scott Jaschik. The last decade has seen little progress in the portrayals of women in science and technology roles in film and television, according to a new study by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary's University, in California. More...
Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
What I really like about the internet is the connection you can make with cultures around the world. And this culture reveals itself in the most unexpected ways - geometry, Peruvian style, for example. More...
Le projet LiSciNum2
Le projet LiSciNum2 propose la création, au niveau national, d'une banque de modules numériques mutualisés par les établissements, corrélée à la production de scénarios d'usages pour les licences scientifiques. Plus...
Athena Swan pilot at ANU (Agenda 2018)
Learning Lab offers students hands-on activities in STEM careers
After an instructor explained proper welding techniques, students took turns wearing a virtual reality headset to practice in a digital landscape while holding a mock tool. More...
Let’s teach students why math matters in the real world
Teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills is more important than ever, but it’s often difficult for students to understand the practical applications of such fundamental learning and how it will help them down the road. Plus...
Pre-Gaming Your Dissertation
Setting yourself up for a successful dissertation in a STEM field. More...
Implementing Writing-to-Learn Approaches in STEM
On using blogs and other writing assignments that focus on self-reflection to build critical thinking skills in undergraduate courses for science students. More...
International students are key to plugging STEM gap
By Jan Petter Myklebust. A new report into private funding of competence building recommends introducing tax incentives to encourage the funding of grants for international students to help plug a historic shortfall in graduates in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – subjects. More...