David Roulston, a retired Waterloo electrical engineering professor and an internationally recognized researcher in bipolar semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, will share his experiences at a public lecture on October 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Engineering 5, Room 2004.
Carr comments on importance of social media tools in the classroom
Peter Carr, a Waterloo management sciences professor, was asked by a Globe and Mail reporter whether something like Facebook or Twitter can contribute to the academic side university. “Absolutely,” he responded. “The new modern philosophies of education would say it’s important to have students working in groups, interacting with each other and the professor and learning the content together.” Carr recently taught a group of students who connected with Red Cross workers at offices in Uganda, Colombia and India using Skype.