Workshop on Teaching the Nature of Science through historical case studies
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Dec 22, 2015 from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm |
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Speaker - Douglas Allchin, University of Minnesota, USA
Date: 22 December 2015
Venue: Room No. G-1, Main Building
Time: 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM
About the Workshop: Though the workshop is meant primarily for science teachers interested in experiencing and discussing a sample class using a historical case study to teach the nature of science, it will be a unique experience for anyone interested in science education. In the workshop, the plan is to follow and participate in the investigations of Christiaan Eijkman, who studied the cause of beriberi in Java in the 1890s and eventually won a Nobel Prize for his efforts. Following the classroom experience, Prof. Allchin will discuss the method of teaching cases and practical skills for teachers.
About the speaker: Douglas Allchin received his M.S. in Evolutionary Biology and Ph.D. in Conceptual Foundations of Science, both from the University of Chicago (1991). His extensive teaching experience ranges from high school biology (in Washington DC) and college biology (in El Paso), to bioethics (Cornell University), history of science (University of Minnesota) and a handful of innovative interdisciplinary courses along the way. Dr. Allchin pursues several lines of research. In philosophy of science, he is interested in disagreement and error in science -- and how they are resolved. In history of science, he has explored late phlogistonists, debates about cell energetics, and science in non-Western cultures. In education, he works extensively on integrating history and nature of science into science teaching. He is co-author of Doing Biology (1996) and edits the SHiPS Resource Center website.
Workshop Schedule:
9:00 - 10:30 Science in the news: The role of nature of science
10:30 - 10:45 Tea / coffee break
10:45 - 13:00 Sample class - Historical case of Christiaan Eijkman and the cause of Beriberi
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30 Socioscientific decision making - the case of Minamata, Japan
15:30 - 15:45 Tea / coffee break
15:45 - 17:00 Value discussions in socioscientific issues: a contemporary case
