{"id":282,"date":"2012-05-07T16:19:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T14:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/teaching\/?p=282"},"modified":"2012-05-07T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T14:23:49","slug":"teaching-science-technology-engineering-and-maths-stem-with-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/teaching\/2012\/05\/07\/teaching-science-technology-engineering-and-maths-stem-with-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) with technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Stellenbosh University is an associate member of a very exciting global initiative supported by HP as well as ISTE and the New Media Consortium. The aim of the initiative is to advance the teaching of STEM+ disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) through the use of innovations in technology.<\/p>\n

Here is how the HP Catalyst Initiative (http:\/\/www.hp.com\/go\/hpcatalyst<\/a>), as it is called, describes the project:<\/p>\n

Innovating approaches to STEM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is key to social innovation and economic opportunity. This is true for students who become STEM professionals, and for all students who graduate in the 21st century. But literacy in STEM subjects is lagging, and skilled STEM students are in short supply. HP launched the Catalyst Initiative to get to the root causes of the challenge, and to explore the future of STEM education. With the HP Catalyst Initiative, we’re establishing a network of leading educators, education institutions, and key stakeholders in selected countries to explore innovative approaches to STEM education. By combining technology with expertise, we can empower great teaching and create transformational learning experiences for students.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are a host of very interesting projects around STEM that lecturers might find very interesting (and maybe even link up with), from real-time in-class formative assessment through tablets (InkSurvey – http:\/\/ticc.mines.edu<\/a> ) to virtual specialised remote\u00a0chemistry laboroatories and using Google Docs Spreadheets for capturing live experiment data.<\/p>\n

To view video posters of the 57+ projects please visit: http:\/\/catalyst.nmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Find more information (and to link up) on the initiative’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com\/hpcatalyst<\/a>\u00a0 and by following the Twitter hashtag #hpcatalyst<\/p>\n

Other interesting software related to the innitiative:<\/p>\n