Re: [discuss] Video on (de)motivational teaching

2020-03-02 Thread Doug Joubert
Nothing meaningful to add in terms of content suggestions. However, I did watch the MIT class that Liz recommended. I found the class to be extremely useful and I plan on using some of the exercises with my students. Cheers Doug -- The Carpentries:

Re: [discuss] New training materials: Data Science for Ecologists and Environmental Scientists

2020-03-02 Thread Aleksandra Nenadic
Hi Scott, That's fantastic - I am sure the authors would be delighted to see their materials in use more. I personally have not been involved in created them - I am just sharing the great work of others :-) - but the work has been in part supported by the UK's The Software Sustainability

[discuss] Quick Favor?

2020-03-02 Thread yared3778
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Re: [discuss] Video on (de)motivational teaching

2020-03-02 Thread Liz Stokes
Hi Kerensa, I don't think I've found exactly what you're looking for, but I did find some useful videos: STEMneutral: using value affirmations to alleviate affects of stereotype threat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWMiTSjJ0Y (from youtube site search "stereotype threat" limited to 2017-2019

Re: [discuss] Video on (de)motivational teaching

2020-03-02 Thread Inigo Aldazabal Mensa
Those two Lex videos are great. I always recommend them to new instructors. Bad practices: https://youtu.be/bXxBeNkKmJE Good practices: https://youtu.be/SkPmwe_WjeY Iñigo On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 08:37:47 +0200 Anelda van der Walt wrote: > Hi Kerensa, > > Might it be this one with Lex