Admin webmdave Posted December 7, 2015 Admin Share Posted December 7, 2015 To listen to this episode, download the mp3 directly, find us on iTunes, or use the player below.http://traffic.libsyn.com/wsst/LOL136.mp3 Todd L. Pittinsky Our guest this week is Todd L. Pittinsky, professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University. Todd and Nicole Diamante (a doctoral candidate in engineering at Stony Brook) recently wrote an article that caught our eyes. In “Going Beyond Fun in STEM,” (Phi Delta Kappan) Pittinsky and Diamante suggest that perhaps after the Mentos geyser demonstration, science teachers might only get “a bottle of flat Pepsi and too many students who still arrive at college academically unprepared for STEM majors or — perhaps more important — emotionally unprepared to stick it out when the subjects inevitably get tough.” Todd joins us to remind us that fun isn’t enough in science, and suggests what intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are actually needed to get students more interested in math and science, and ultimately succeed in these fields. Download the article free from Phi Delta Kappan: Going Beyond Fun in STEM Quotes from the Article: What’s left after the Mento geyser? A bottle of flat Pepsi and too many students who still arrive at college academically unprepared for STEM majors or — perhaps more important — emotionally unprepared to stick it out when the subjects inevitably get tough. (Pittinsky and Diamante, p. 48) Instead of continuing down the fun STEM path, K-12 educators may need to focus less exclusively on intrinsic motivators such as fun and expand to more extrinsic motivators. (Pittinsky and Diamante, p. 51) It is naïve and disingenuous to have this extrinsicmotivation pushing STEM as a national priority, but then count on young people to carry it out in the expectation that it will be great fun. (Pittinsky and Diamante, p. 51) Links: Download the article free from Phi Delta Kappan: Going Beyond Fun in STEM Hour of Code Connect with our guests: Contact Todd Pittinsky: todd.pittinsky@stonybrook.edu We always love to hear from you – our listeners. Do you have any ideas for guests? What topics in science and science education need to be addressed this year? Submit your comments, concerns and suggestions through our contact page. Do you like the show? Please leave a comment on iTunes and rate us! And don’t forget to subscribe View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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