In teaching English as a Foreign Language, how much of the class should be about culture?

31 December 2019 6,180 6 View

Should smartphones be banned in the classroom?

Research shows abundant advantages of using technology for learning... But use of smartphones during class time often means text messaging and other distractions from what is actually going on in...

05 June 2018 8,926 10 View

What are your summer projects?

Many people think that university professors and researchers do not work during their summer vacation. But we know that summer is when faculty do projects that are too time consuming during the...

05 June 2018 3,025 10 View

What do you think of the new ResearchGate app?

The app was released for iOS in May 2018, but I have heard very little about it. Do you use it? What do you think?

05 June 2018 4,742 2 View

How do you stay organized and focused during Finals Week?

Final Test Week is here for my school, and rapidly approaching for many faculty members. It includes a huge crunch of test-giving and test grading, plus many other end-of-the-semester tasks....

03 April 2018 2,228 11 View

Tips about preparing a conference paper for a journal?

I have a conference paper that was published in the conference proceedings that I am planning to expand for a journal submission. I am already planning to change the title and expand the length...

02 March 2018 8,123 3 View

How do we crowd-source political persuasion?

Right after the 2016 US election, we heard a lot about the "echo chamber" that saw a lot of people talking about issues in social media, but mostly to people of similar beliefs. Why did neither...

31 December 2017 1,550 2 View

How is "Engagement" changing in Social Media?

31 December 2017 5,995 4 View

Can "flipped learning" be applied in an online course, or is it only something for the conventional classroom?

I will be teaching online classes on the spring semester. Students prepare by reading the textbook and watching online videos, then in the learning management system (LMS) they use discussion...

11 December 2017 9,511 4 View

IS COLD weather evidence for Global Warming?

I believe that cold weather CAN be the result of global warming and the resulting climate change, as explained in this blog...

11 December 2017 9,074 60 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

SDS page software for analysis?

I did sds page to determine the difference in protein expression between 3 types of vaccine , but i don't have scanner or densitometer available. . so i wonder if there is a software to analyze...

02 March 2021 6,270 3 View

Is it okay to mention you distributed your qualitrics study link through social media sites?

Just want to be clear and know it is okay to say I have distributed the qualitrics link through social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ensure my target audience is reached in my...

21 February 2021 5,143 2 View

How to use bag of words for action prediction?

Hi everyone, I'm working on an action prediction (i.e., early recognition) using Bag-of-Words. I know how to use BOW, but regarding action prediction, there is a subtle problem. In the...

19 February 2021 1,442 4 View

Any Homemade Organic Synthesis Practices?

Hi everyone, I am a teacher of Heterocycles Synthesis, Is there a home practice that you recommend for undergraduate students? A simulator would also be useful Due to the pandemic, students...

18 February 2021 2,769 4 View

How can we assess applied digital skills and soft skills through online examinations during COVID-19 semester?

The final qualification assessment for major programs is a strict regimen that involves different stages - oral and written exams, final project viva, internal and external review. How are ICT...

16 February 2021 1,762 8 View

What are the available keys and descriptions for the identification of lice and fleas in domesticated animals?

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, currently working on ecto-parasites in domesticated animals. I found difficulties in the identification due to a lack of a...

15 February 2021 277 1 View

Does learning mathematics exclusively improve cognitive abilities?

Teaching Mathematics at school to all students is commonly justified by the opinion that it improves their problem-solving skills and "makes them smarter" (whichever measure is implied by this). I...

15 February 2021 7,391 7 View

Can we help fellow mathematicians get free ?

https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2021/02/08/a-statement-from-mathematics-department-faculty-at-stanford-and-mit/ Terry Tao blogged about this unfortunate event. Kindly share among Mathematical...

08 February 2021 1,055 3 View

Student writing his own Learning Outcomes - is this the way forward?

'Students just dont want to study; they are here to waste time!' I have heard this phrase many times; so are the students solely to be blamed? We will find many students who just dont seem to...

04 February 2021 8,546 22 View