Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc., shared an update PostedTuesday, May 12, 2015 at 3:43 PM Using Everyday Examples to Improve Engineering Student Learning and Retention. Pat Campbell and Eann Patterson fabulous workshop on everyday examples Using Everyday Examples to Improve Engineering Student Learning and Retention. Pat Campbell and Eann Patterson fabulous workshop on everyday examples is happening June 11, 2015 at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ. It's fun, it's informative and it's free (you even get lunch.) Space is limited so click on the link. It's targeted for those teaching first and second year engineering students, but could be useful for high school teachers teaching pre0engineering Show More
Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc., shared an update PostedSaturday, April 18, 2015 at 3:36 PM Patricia Campbell has added a new Link "BeyondRigor.org" Patricia Campbell has added a new Link "BeyondRigor.org"
Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc., shared an update PostedMonday, April 20, 2015 at 9:20 AM The other day I, was watching the show Game Theory with my 12 year old grandson S. Watching the show made me realize how important it is to determine The other day I, was watching the show Game Theory with my 12 year old grandson S. Watching the show made me realize how important it is to determine for whom everyday examples are, well, everyday. In the episode we watched the content was physics, the context was video games. S is a huge video game person, I am not. Although I might point out that, unlike my husband, when the kids were talking about Mario I knew that they were talking about the video game, not about iconic race car driver Mario Andretti. Sorry I digress. Anyway the physics concepts they were covering were ones with which I was quite familiar. However, I was so confused by the video game context that I had trouble following the concepts I already knew quite well. S, on the other hand, knew and understand the gaming context and came out of the program with increased understanding of the concepts. Yes, I checked. Same program- his physics knowledge went up, mine down- hopefully only temporarily. And S continues to watch Game Theory- I don't. If you are not a gamer, watching a Game Theory episode can be a very enlightening way of learning how context influences content learning Show More
BeyondRigor.org PostedApril 18, 2015 UpdatedSeptember 23, 2017 Posted byPatricia Campbell http://www.beyondrigor.org/ With BeyondRigor.org to learn how we can improve research and evaluation on what works and what doesn’t in science, technology, ENGINEERING and Math education. Read More Average Ratings 0 Reviews0 Q&A0
Patricia B. Campbell , Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc. submitted an answer on "What was your favorite engineering toy as a child? What is your favorite recent toy? " Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 10:19 AM My favorite engineering toy as a kid was my father's 1952 MG TD. I loved that car but it broke down a lot and finding parts was really hard. So my father and I would always be looking for innovative ways to fix problems. Chewing gum and duct tape were two of our favorite solutions as was the ever popular "take it apart, clean the parts, say some magic words, put it together and pray". Here is... My favorite engineering toy as a kid was my father's 1952 MG TD. I loved that car but it broke down a lot and finding parts was really hard. So my father and I would always be looking for innovative ways to fix problems. Chewing gum and duct tape were two of our favorite solutions as was the ever popular "take it apart, clean the parts, say some magic words, put it together and pray". Here is my current favorite toy. We got some from Santa this year and are just starting to put them together and play-- no batteries, no plastic, just fun! Show More
Patricia B. Campbell , Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc. submitted an answer on "What is the most effective way for afterschool STEM programming to compete against athletic programs' popularity?" Posted Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 8:05 PM Along with all the things that Linda said, going to kids individually, asking them to consider participating and telling them why you think they, the individual, would like it and why you want them, again as an individual, to participant, is very effective Along with all the things that Linda said, going to kids individually, asking them to consider participating and telling them why you think they, the individual, would like it and why you want them, again as an individual, to participant, is very effective