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--- annualsymposium2021:start [2021/11/06 19:06] – florian
+++ annualsymposium2021:start [2021/11/15 16:24] (current) – [3./4. Slot: Main topic: Pedagogical approaches to research concepts] markus
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 November 5, Friday, 2 - 3:30 pm:
-- Welcome session
+  * Welcome session
-- Presentation of past/ongoing projects by respective members
+  * Presentation of past/ongoing projects by respective members
-- New members introduction
+  * New members introduction
-- Informal social meet-and-greet (around 2:30 pm onward)
+  * Informal social meet-and-greet (around 2:30 pm onward)
 November 5, Friday, 5 - 6:30 pm:
-- John Baez: "Visions for the Future of Physics”. Public talk and discussion.
+  * John Baez: "Visions for the Future of Physics”. Public talk and discussion.
 November 6, Saturday, 2 - 3:30 pm: Metascientific discussions on topics as already polled by members
-- Main topic: Pedagogical approaches to research concepts (short introductory presentation by Alexander Thomas)
+  * Main topic: Pedagogical approaches to research concepts (short introductory presentation by Alexander Thomas)
-- Others topics: Diversity, Mental Health
+  * Others topics: Diversity, Mental Health
 November 6, Saturday, 3:30 pm onward:
-- Free slot to meet, discuss and/or continue the session on metascientific discussions
+  * Free slot to meet, discuss and/or continue the session on metascientific discussions
-====== 1. Slot: Introduction and get together ======
+===== 1. Slot: Introduction and get together =====
 Participants:
-Alex, Pierre, Emily, Anne-Catherine, Viktoria, Flavio, Isha, Leon, Markus, Florian, Robin, Alice, Jan
+Alex, Alice, Anne-Catherine, Emily, Flavio, Florian, Isha, Jan, Leon, Markus, Pierre, Robin, Viktoria
 Topics:
-- presentation of ongoing projects
+  * presentation of ongoing projects
-- "Koala" project about academic publishing ("Dismantling an Academic Mafia") and a guide for the ethical scientist
+  * "Koala" project about academic publishing ("Dismantling an Academic Mafia") and a guide for the ethical scientist
-- next Sejny Summer Institute 2022
+  * next Sejny Summer Institute 2022
-- new summer workshop in Belgium or Greece on ontology in different fields
+  * new summer workshop in Belgium or Greece on ontology in different fields
+===== 2. Slot: Talk by John Baez =====
-====== 2. Slot: Talk by John Baez ======
+The talk has been recorded [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLDZTwl8Hw|here on YouTube]] where you can also find the slides.
-The talk has been recorded, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLDZTwl8Hw
+===== 3./4. Slot: Main topic: Pedagogical approaches to research concepts =====
-====== 3./4. Slot: Main topic: Pedagogical approaches to research concepts ======
 Participants:
-Alex, Carlos, Pierre, Alice, ... (Guest from Bristol), Markus, Florian, Titouane
+Alex, Alice, Carlos, Florian, Markus, Pierre, Titouan, ... (Guest from Bristol)
-Presentation by Alex on "Pedagogical approaches to research concepts":
+Presentation by Alex on "Pedagogical approaches to research concepts"\\
-  "The goal should be, not to implant in the students’ mind every fact that the teacher knows now; but rather to implant a way of thinking that enables the student, in the future, to learn in one year what the teacher learned in two years. Only in that way can we continue to advance from one generation to the next." -- E.T. Jaynes
+{{ :annualsymposium2021:alexander-thomas-pedagogy-research-concepts.pdf |}}
-Slides:
-Discussion:
+initial quote:
-- Usual pedgogical contents/research/publications in Academia are often bad
+> The goal should be, not to implant in the students’ mind every fact that the teacher knows now; but rather to implant a way of thinking that enables the student, in the future, to learn in one year what the teacher learned in two years. Only in that way can we continue to advance from one generation to the next. -- E.T. Jaynes
-- Does it makes sense to see pedagogy as something separated from research? (You teach for 50 % and then you reserach for 50 %)
-- Teaching material is often very bad. Instpirations could be
-  - https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/HomePage
-  - Ongoing project initiated by BRCP members: http://pharos-library.com/doku.php
-  -
+Examples:
+  * [[https://physicstravelguide.com/|Physics Travel Guide]]
+  * [[https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/HomePage|nLab as a Wiki from category theory point of view]]
+  * [[http://pharos-library.com/doku.php|Pharos Library]] - current project of BRCP members
-- Carlos: need to rethink the organization of scientific knowledge. Research papers today use the same technology than 400 years ago.
+Discussion:
-  - Inspiration could be Twitter, but we should not give the control to private institutations/companies, but develop our own decentralized democratic technology/means. Basis for that is to change the "pRotocol" of how scientific knowledge is documented/organized
+  * Usual pedagogical contents/research/publications in academia are often bad
-  - Carlos is part of an organization that is concerned with such questions: https://semf.org.es/about/
+  * Does it makes sense to see pedagogy as something separated from research? (you teach for 50% and then you research for 50%)
-  - Alice" part of that is already realized in the Open Science Movement: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_science]]
+  * Carlos: need to rethink the organization of scientific knowledge. Research papers today basically use the same technology as 400 years ago. One example for good and fast science communication is Twitter, but we should not give full control to private institutions/companies but develop our own decentralized democratic technology/means. Basis for that is to change the "protocol" of how scientific knowledge is documented/organized. Carlos is initiator of an organization that is already concerned with such questions: [[https://semf.org.es/about/|SEMF]]
-  - Markus: instead of trying to change the whole of science, focus on our own work and community and create the (local) environment where our scientific work (+ life) is joyful and productive (by our own standards); some of those ideas have been summarized in the founding process of the BRCP in this essay [link]
+  * Alice: part of that is already realized in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_science|Open Science Movement]]
-  - [[https://mage.uber.space/dokuwiki/_media/material/theinstitute-essay.pdf]]
+  * Markus: instead of trying to change the whole of science, focus on our own work and community and create the (local) environment where our scientific work (+ life) is joyful and productive (by our own standards); some of those ideas have been summarized in the founding process of the BRCP in [[https://mage.uber.space/dokuwiki/_media/material/theinstitute-essay.pdf|this essay]]
+  * Alice about working hours and mental health: in academia a major drive seems to be "guilt" and feeling responsibility towards your colleagues
-- Alice about working hours and mental health: in academia a major drive seems to be "guilt" and feeling responsability towards your colleagues
+  * Mix of science and politics, especially during the Covid pandemic, is a very dangerous development. Politicians can abuse scientific vocabulary to legitimate their political program.
-- Mix of science and politics, especially during the Covid pandemic, is a very dangerous development.
-- Politicians can abuse scientific vocabulary/ "facts" to legitimate their political program
 Follow ups on the discussion after the talk of John Baez:
-- One of the problems of modern science is the strong focus on particular things, neglecting most of the possible side effects
+  * one of the problems of modern science is the strong focus on particular things (closed systems), neglecting most of the possible side effect; a lot of our technology reflects this very well: usual technological tools are very good in optimizing one particular task, but at the same time might produce tons of waste or other unwanted side effects
-  - most of our technology reflects this very well: usual technological tools are very good in optimizing one particular thing, but at the same time might produce tons of waste
+  * Baez presented a science-wise solution: use broader frameworks (such as category theory) that allow to also include more (side)effects
-  - One possible solution by Baez: use broader frameworks (such as category theory) that allow to also include more
+  * Markus: or embed research into a more social/ecological, instead of a sterile working environment, where side effects can be actually felt
-  - Markus: or embed research into a more social/ecological instead of a sterile working environment where side effects can be actually felt