Tag Archives: PHEC 2010

Making independent learners

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Sally Jordan

The first keynote at the Physics Higher Education Conference was given by Professor Derek Raine of Leicester University, who is perhaps best known for using problem based learning to teach physics and interdisciplinary science. Thinking about Derek’s work leads me to … Continue reading →

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Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Sally Jordan

I’m now home and conferenced out (not helped by problems on the East Coast Main Line on Friday evening). The Physics Higher Education Conference (PHEC) (in Glasgow this year) was considerably better than when I first attended the event. Some … Continue reading →

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Counting counts but syntax sucks

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Sally Jordan

The quote I’ve used as the title of this post has been attributed to the late Professor Roger Needham at the University of Cambridge. I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for two months and am only now mentioning our work with … Continue reading →

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