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About the content
This is the third in a series of four courses; each addressing a different set of skills science educators need to meet the demands of their career. In this course, teachers will develop a deeper understanding of several broad topics in the major science content areas by examining common misconceptions.
Syllabus
The specific content explored by each participant will be determined by the needs and interests of that participant. Each week, however, there will be a focus as described below.
Week 1: Misconceptions in Physical Science
Week 2: Misconceptions in Earth/Space Science
Week 3: Misconceptions in Life Science
Week 4: Misconceptions in Engineering
Instructors
- Chris Thompson - STEMscopes
- Lara Arch - Rice University Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship, STEMscopes
- Lisa Webber - STEMscopes™
- Terry Talley - SRT-STEM Center at UTMB
- Jarrett Whitaker - Rice University Digital Learning and Scholarship
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Coursera is a digital company offering massive open online course founded by computer teachers Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller Stanford University, located in Mountain View, California.
Coursera works with top universities and organizations to make some of their courses available online, and offers courses in many subjects, including: physics, engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, digital marketing, data science, and other subjects.
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I took this course a fev years I go and came back too find some information. It' a pity it's closed. It helped me very much, it is a great course!
