Informal formative assessments are an essential component of my teaching practice. They provide me and my students with instant feedback such that I can adjust my teaching strategies and they can see where their comprehension and competencies stand in relation to the learning targets. Additionally, these assessments can turn a passive lecture into a more interactive student-driven lesson. They are […]
Category: Education
The QHPM Scientific Framework
Many scientists, including me, struggle to ask interesting questions. In part, I think it’s because we are not taught an explicit framework for asking good questions. For example, a simple web search of the “scientific method” turns up dozens of various techniques, all of which are aimed squarely at elementary school students or laypeople. How does one go from “making […]
New country, new science, new year!
2022 was a year of transition. I received a post-doc fellowship at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands to study cuttlefish biomechanics and develop new soft robots. We moved in July and are still working to settle in here in NL. The research has been altogether new and fascinating. I’ve been mentoring undergraduate students while they work on theses […]