Currently reading: “Using self-explanations in the laboratory to connect theory and practice: The decision/explanation/observation/inference writing method” by Van Duzor (2016)

mglessmer — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 07:02:01 +0000

How can we scaffold laboratories in a way that doesn’t micromanage the students, keeps the task interesting, and helps the students to make sense of what they are doing and seeing? A really interesting way to structure this through writing is the Decision/Explanation/Observation/Inference method by Van Duzor (2016). Van Duzor (2016) develops and tests a […]

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Increasing inquiry in lab courses (inspired by @ks_dnnt and Buck et al., 2008)

mglessmer — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:51:24 +0000

My new Twitter friend Kirsty, my old GFI-friend Kjersti and I have been discussing teaching in laboratories. Kirsty recommended an article (well, she did recommend many, but one that I’ve read and since been thinking about) by Buck et al. (2008) on “Characterizing the level of inquiry in the undergraduate laboratory”. In the article, they […]

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laboratory – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

Currently reading: “Using self-explanations in the laboratory to connect theory and practice: The decision/explanation/observation/inference writing method” by Van Duzor (2016)

Increasing inquiry in lab courses (inspired by @ks_dnnt and Buck et al., 2008)