Years ago, when my daughter was first learning her math facts, I made “families” of flash cards for her. For example, in one family there were flash cards that read 2x3, 3x2, 6÷3 and 6÷2, making the relationship between multiplication and division clear to her from the beginning. More...
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New Guide on Undergraduate STEM Education
By Colleen Flaherty. The Association of American Universities, which works, in part, to improve math, science, engineering and technology education for undergraduates, this week released a report on “Essential Questions and Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning.” More...
DACTIM : les mathématiques au service de la médecine
L'équipe DACTIM (Data Analysis and Computation Through Imaging and modeling) MIS (Mathématiques imagerie santé), était, voilà peu encore, une équipe émergente de l'université. Dans le cadre du projet MIS au sein du laboratoire de mathématiques et application, (LMA) elle obtient, en juin 2016, le premier label CNRS au CHU. Plus...
HE budget emphasises shift to STEM education and training
By Christabel Ligami. The 2017-18 budget allocation to higher education and training sectors points to a government committed to a stronger focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to boost industrialisation, according to a research analyst. More...Mathématiques : préparation à l'entrée dans l'enseignement supérieur
Ce MOOC de Mathématiques a été conçu pour vous accompagner dans la transition entre le lycée et l’enseignement supérieur. Composée de 5 modules, cette préparation en mathématiques permet de consolider vos acquis et de vous préparer à l'entrée dans l'enseignement supérieur. Voir l'article...
STEM focus to drive ‘world-class’ universities scheme
By Ranjit Devraj. India’s plan to develop 20 world-class universities will favour institutions strong in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM subjects, experts said last week as the human resource development ministry sent its proposals for the new Institutions of Eminence scheme to the cabinet for approval. More...Colleges and universities invest in tech to support new STEM degrees
Techno-News Blog. Colleges and universities are increasingly investing in creating new degrees, as well as purchasing new hardware and software, in order to offer students more choices as they enter a workforce increasingly dependent on STEM knowledge, according to Ed Tech: Focus on Higher Ed. More...
An Algorithm Summarizes Lengthy Text Surprisingly Well
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. An Algorithm Summarizes Lengthy Text Surprisingly Well
Will Knight, MIT Technology Review, 2017/05/12
The day I started work at NRC I was told of our efforts to summarize documents using artificial intelligence. NRC has moved on to other things but document summarization has remained the subject of sustained research elsewhere ever since. More...
Bac2Sciences : un MOOC pour réviser l’épreuve scientifique anticipée du bac
Que vous soyez lycéen, parent d’élève ou encore professionnel de l’éducation, ce MOOC peut vous être utile. L’association Éducation et Numérique (E&N) avec l’aide de professeurs de Physique-Chimie et de SVT, met à disposition sur la plateforme FUN, un MOOC et qui a pour objectif, d’aider les lycéens de première ES et L à réviser leur programme scientifique avant l’épreuve anticipée en juin 2017. Voir l'article...