Andrew Chen, Computer Science and Information, Linda Winkler and Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, along with Daniel Heckaman, Chief Information Officer, applied to the Intel Corporation Galileo program and were awarded 20 development kits. The Galileo kit is an Arduino compatible development board that will be used to explore new directions in CSIS and Physics courses. The Galileo boards will […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the winter meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers. He presented two workshops at the meeting. “Sketch N’ Etch,” which instructed participants in making simple circuit boards and “Teaching Science with LEGO Mindstorms: FIRST Steps and Beyond.” As the chair for the Committee on Science Education for the Public he also participates in […]
Claudia Murphy, Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies; Shawn Garrett,Chemistry; Steve Lindaas, Physics; and Alison Wallace, Biosciences attended “Preparing Minnesota for Climate Change: A Conference on Climate Adaptation” coordinated by the University of Minnesota’s Water Resources Center and hosted by the Science Museum of Minnesota on Nov. 7.
Join Faculty Development Associates (Teresa Shume, Shawn Garrett, Steve Lindaas, and Alison Wallace, along with colleague Claudia Murphy) tomorrow from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in the Faculty Development Center as they co-develop an interdisciplinary case study on regional water management issues. Faculty who teach LASC 10 courses are especially invited to join the team. Their goal is to produce a case study […]
Join one of the Faculty Development Associate teams Friday (tomorrow) from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in the Faculty Development Center, and hear about the Minnesota wolf hunt case study they developed and are piloting in two classes this fall.