Barriers in STEM Disciplines

I thought this was interesting. Since most of you are in in some STEM discipline, I wonder if any of you experienced discouragement in pursuing your field from faculty.

Colleges, Professors Discourage Women from Pursuing STEM Careers -- Campus Technology via kwout

Excellence Without a Soul: A Conversation about Undergraduate Education w\Harry Lewis

You might find this presentation/discussion by/with Harry Lewis interesting. It touches on several of our course themes. Do note that you can speed it up with the button in the middle of the playbar.

Muhammad Yunus to Speak at Foellinger 3/1

Via Tiffany. This might be of interest to the rest of you.

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Group Genius

I'm now reading a book called Group Genius, by Keith Sawyer, the featured speaker at the Active Learning Retreat held last week. He conceives of learning like a collaboration of jazz musicians or performance of an improvisation theater group or like a well functioning team on a basketball court. I wonder if any of you have had such an experience and feeling (it is called Flow) and if you've had it in the context of any courses you've taken.

Amazon.com: Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration eBook: Keith Sawyer: Kindle Store via kwout

Some Pop Psychology I Happen To Agree With....

....and may your GPAs be treating you nicely.

The Dramatic Rise of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: Is It Connected to the Decline in Play and Rise in Schooling? | Psychology Today via kwout