tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post4687990574492580342..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: ASBMB Promotes Concept Driven Teaching Strategies in Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-50808425765463990862013-10-14T10:34:47.383-04:002013-10-14T10:34:47.383-04:00Quest,
You don't ask difficult questions. You...Quest,<br /><br />You don't ask difficult questions. You don't even know what you're asking. Your questions reflect a deep lack of understanding of logic and science. From basic chemistry to abiogenesis research and evolution. So, if it was about "difficult questions," we would treat you with far more respect. Instead your questions make little if any sense. You come through as ignorant, stupid, self unaware, and arrogant. So, all I'm left to do is try and make you aware of your stupidity. Maybe to no avail, but that's as far as I can expect you to understand. My advice would be for you to get an education.<br /><br />See ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-10700203643521730052013-10-13T17:02:38.448-04:002013-10-13T17:02:38.448-04:00Piotr,
Are you, and others for that matter, in ca...Piotr, <br />Are you, and others for that matter, in cahoots, or...did I just wake up in the twilight zone? Please tell me you don't wanna get rid of me this way for asking too difficult questions. If this is the case, I am over-fucking-whelmed ... Do you know that idiom? Seems Diono-junk knows some slang but he always questions my American integrity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-43503446673040981462013-10-13T13:25:08.101-04:002013-10-13T13:25:08.101-04:00Hi Larry. The course has been taught once already...Hi Larry. The course has been taught once already - the next session starts Nov. 1. You can sign up for the new session here (http://www.coursera.org/course/usefulgenetics), but email me if you'd like to take a look at the whole course now.<br /><br />Useful Genetics doesn't cover theoretical pop gen, but we spend a lot more time considering natural genetic and phenotypic variation than textbooks or typical genetics courses do. We also spend more time on the molecular biology underlying such phenomena as dominance and crossing over, so the consequences are understood from the causes rather than being memorized as 'rules'.<br /><br />The reasons for this new approach are spelled out in my PLOS Biology piece Why do we have to learn this stuff - a new genetics for 21st century students ( http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001356). In this Coursera course I'm putting my money where my mouth is.Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77991663530656771632013-10-13T10:39:47.810-04:002013-10-13T10:39:47.810-04:00It's... the... non... terminal... ellipsis... ...It's... the... non... terminal... ellipsis... that... irritate... me.steve oberskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067724166134333068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-32307052915093323602013-10-13T03:22:01.940-04:002013-10-13T03:22:01.940-04:00I'm rather fond of the terminal ellipsis. I ca...I'm rather fond of the terminal ellipsis. I can trail off, and stare meaningfully into the sunset, wondering ...AllanMillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955231828424156641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25925689994334681262013-10-12T20:40:05.664-04:002013-10-12T20:40:05.664-04:00So John Witton, an ignorant imbecile who needs six...So John Witton, an ignorant imbecile who needs six persons to send a single e-mail, an imbecile who writes in a Spanish that would get him mocked, or worse, at downtown LA, comes and tells us that another ignorant imbecile, Quest, has valid questions. Now that's convincing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-38575125688204825892013-10-12T18:47:18.126-04:002013-10-12T18:47:18.126-04:001. I'm not in North America, so why should I c...1. I'm not in North America, so why should I care? Please tell me more about North American English. Do other North Americans also write <i>don's</i> and <i>shoul</i>?<br /><br />2. I didn't say or imply he was right.Piotr GÄ…siorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339278493073512102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-7449441983552098642013-10-12T18:22:22.245-04:002013-10-12T18:22:22.245-04:00I could correct his Polish not to mention his poor...<i>I could correct his Polish not to mention his poor attempts to write in so-called-high-society-English.</i><br /><br />From what I've learnt about you here, you are at best qualified to correct people's hair styles.<br /><br /><i>prove Quest wrong</i><br /><br />He's not even wrong.Piotr GÄ…siorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339278493073512102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-79977529658831848032013-10-12T17:34:00.169-04:002013-10-12T17:34:00.169-04:00Overuse of ellipses is a big problem for me. What ...Overuse of ellipses is a big problem for me. What can I say? I don't read Piotr's blog, nor could I correct his Polish, but I don't find any frequent problems with his writing here. If I did, I might mention it to him. <br /><br />Now, if I could figure out what Quest was talking about here, I might respond to it. But I can't. <br /><br />You, by the way, are probably the last person posting to Larry's blog who should comment on childish games. John Harshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705501480675917237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-27422985465303007212013-10-12T16:50:47.082-04:002013-10-12T16:50:47.082-04:00Rosie,
It's not a knee-jerk attack. I'm b...Rosie,<br /><br />It's not a knee-jerk attack. I'm basing my opinion on those MOOCs that I've seen, especially the biochemistry and molecular biology ones. <br /><br /><i>Useful Genetics, is at least as concept-focused as standard genetics courses (also as rigorous)</i><br /><br />This does not address my criticism since I clearly stated that the problem with MOOCs is that they are no different than the courses that are currently being taught in university. <br /><br />Rosie, what is your course going to offer that's not already in the best genetics textbooks? Is your course going to cover population genetics? Are you going to lecture about the importance of sex? Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-14564984213238569842013-10-12T15:32:30.357-04:002013-10-12T15:32:30.357-04:00Why the knee-jerk attack on MOOCs? My Coursera co...Why the knee-jerk attack on MOOCs? My Coursera course, Useful Genetics, is at least as concept-focused as standard genetics courses (also as rigorous). In fact students have to focus more on concepts, since everything is open-book and there are no 'plug-and-chug' problem-solving rubrics.Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-892887844406026412013-10-12T01:15:35.551-04:002013-10-12T01:15:35.551-04:00Off thread but has all these concepts in the last ...Off thread but has all these concepts in the last 30 years produced great inventions or discoveries in these subjects generally or in Canada ???<br />What has any person/lab done that will get their name remembered by people reading lists of achievement in these subjects 30 or 60 years from now??<br />Is there innovation or just plain smart sharp new ideas or just ordinary nest stepism in these subjects?<br />My impression is relative or at all not much has happened to make any researcher famous.<br />Off thread a little but the purpose of the thread is to discuss teaching/learning aids for progress.Robert Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631863870635096770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-71627583970569789202013-10-11T21:04:49.448-04:002013-10-11T21:04:49.448-04:00Oh dear! You are going to be very disappointed. Oh dear! You are going to be very disappointed. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-72754652294138521472013-10-11T20:20:29.727-04:002013-10-11T20:20:29.727-04:00John,
Obviously Quest does not understand the wor...John,<br /><br />Obviously Quest does not understand the words "concept," "science," "education," "biochemistry," "molecular biology," "teaching," "student," "centred," "comprehension," "foundational," "course," "prerequisite."<br /><br />I also doubt that he understands the concepts of "self-improvement" and "learning."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-62492494557977895542013-10-11T19:48:11.294-04:002013-10-11T19:48:11.294-04:00Multistep chemistry under near equilibrium conditi...Multistep chemistry under near equilibrium conditions (I hope). That's a lot different from traditional synthetic chemistry where you are looking to strongly drive reactions in one direction.whimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979048635836472956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-58502538553945358632013-10-11T19:20:23.140-04:002013-10-11T19:20:23.140-04:00I think your next goal for self-improvement should...I think your next goal for self-improvement should be to learn how to use punctuation. This could start with learning not to end a sentence with ellipses. I'm really not sure in what language that could be considered proper.<br /><br />I'd try to help with your comprehension, but I'm not sure what you're trying to say.John Harshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705501480675917237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-54169978357677786262013-10-11T19:17:28.220-04:002013-10-11T19:17:28.220-04:00I like this approach to teaching, and hope that it...I like this approach to teaching, and hope that it trickles down to the high school level (I teach high school bio). Checked out the ASBMB website, and will use it as guidance when planning lessons. VitaminBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252106524206461753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-28663820742767645302013-10-11T16:51:48.299-04:002013-10-11T16:51:48.299-04:00So? Are they forced to teach creationism? I don...So? Are they forced to teach creationism? I don't get it. Is anybody with me? English is my frickin 4th or 5th language... Maybe I didn't get some of the idioms Larry uses. Sorry mates...Apologies...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com