Friday, 27 November 2009
Visiting Nobel Laureate Professor Carl Wieman will next month give a free public lecture on "Teaching Science in the 21 st Century".
The Director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative ( www.cwsei.ubc.ca ) claims even good teachers are ‘getting it wrong' .
Professor Wieman will discuss the failures of traditional teaching and reveal some new practices and technology that result in a more effective approach.
The eminent scientist has been recognised with numerous awards including the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 for the first creation of and early experiments on Bose-Einstein condensation.
WHAT: Science Education in the 21 st Century: Using the methods of science to teach science.
WHERE: University Club Theatre Auditorium, UWA. The nearest carpark is P3 off Hackett Entrance 1.
WHEN: 6pm, Monday December 7, 2009.
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Audrey Barton
(Institute of Advanced Studies) (+61 8) 6488 4797 / (+61 4) 39 928 392
Janine MacDonald
(UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8) 6488 5563 / (+61 4) 32 637 716
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