May 28, 2012
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Last December, we blogged about an exciting project “Forensic Rookies” involving primary and secondary schools in West Lothian, Shetland and Perth & Kinross. Collaboration via Glow Wikis and culminating in a Glow meeting in February was the key to success for … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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Today I visited the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) in Ayr to complete Technologies workshops with BEd3. We began by discussing the misconceptions surrounding Technologies within Curriculum for Excellence, and spent the rest of the time looking at … Continue reading
March 11, 2012
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The new STEM Central Context on Bioengineering allows practitioners and learners to explore Polymeric biomaterials. The polymeric biomaterials learning journey has a Sciences focus, aimed at fourth Level. The Plastics and Polymers video available through Glow Science (Glow log in … Continue reading
March 8, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Renewables allows practitioners and learners to explore renewable energy. This island is going renewable learning journey is based on third level from the social studies curriculum area relating to the context for learning of renewable and non … Continue reading
March 4, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Renewables allows practitioners and learners to explore wind, wave and tidal power. The wind, wave and tidal power learning journey has a technologies focus is aimed at third level. Lessons give learners experiences and opportunities … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Energy Saving House allows practitioners and learners to explore saving energy. The saving energy learning journey has a Sciences focus and is aimed at third level. There are various videos available through Glow Science (Glow … Continue reading
February 29, 2012
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The new STEM Central Context on Bioengineering allows practitioners and learners to explore brain computer-interfacing. The brain computer-interfacing learning journey has a Sciences focus and is aimed at Fourth Level. There are opportunities for learners to engage with case studies … Continue reading
February 28, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Water allows practitioners and learners to explore Microgeneration. The microgeneration learning journey has a Sciences focus aimed at third level. Lessons give learners experiences and the opportunity to develop their understanding of a renewable source … Continue reading
February 27, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Water allows practitioners and learners to explore Cleaning Water. The cleaning water learning journey has a Sciences focus, aimed at third level. Learners are asked to reflect on the different ways in which water can … Continue reading
February 23, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Electric Transport allows practitioners and learners to explore time and cost analysis. The time and cost analysis learning journey has a numeracy focus and is aimed at fourth level. The Glow Science (Glow log in required) … Continue reading
