Cumberland Times-News Bob Doyle - Astronomy

Sobering facts about developing world

2012-02-11T17:45:46-05:00

With the exception of sports and social news, a large portion of the information we get is rather negative, focusing on crime, foreclosures, nasty weather, verbal attacks of one candidate against the other(s), and foreign threats.

Here’s your chance to meet the bears

2012-02-04T18:45:47-05:00

This afternoon our weekly Sunday programs will resume at 4 p.m. in the Compton Science Center, Room 224. Compton is the large building across the Tawes Hall, set for demolition.

Scientists are uncovering Earth’s distant past

2012-01-28T18:59:08-05:00

Powerful telescopes can look far away (also far back in time) to learn about the early universe; earth scientists using radioactive dating and isotopic analysis can investigate the first few billion years of our Earth’s history.

Teachers must show what is important

2012-01-21T21:18:45-05:00

As well as teaching college, I do sessions in the elementary schools and frequent public presentations; I feel I have a good sense of what makes an impression on my listeners.

Students can become self-directed learners

2012-01-14T20:58:18-05:00

The last of seven principles featured in the book “How Learning Works” is influencing students to become self-directed learners. This applies primarily to what students do out of class, involving homework, studying for tests, doing papers and assignments.

Here’s how students organize knowledge

2012-01-07T19:41:53-05:00

The 2010 book, “How Learning Works” by five researchers in the Pittsburgh area has a wealth of insights as to how teachers can influence students to be more effective learners.

Here are the best sky sights through June

2012-01-01T00:00:00-05:00

Thanks to the predictive power of astronomy, here are the best bare eye or binocular sights in the first half of 2012.

Tawes Hall was site of many good memories

2011-12-24T09:54:19-05:00

In a few weeks, the interior of Frostburg State’s Tawes Hall will start to be gutted; in a month or so, the outside walls will begin to be knocked down.

Students need motivation to learn

2011-12-17T18:55:08-05:00

Most teachers from elementary to college often wonder, “How can I get some of my students motivated? Then they could learn a great deal more in class, from their readings and from their assignments.”

Prior knowledge can affect your learning

2011-12-10T18:24:24-05:00

This column will review the first of the seven principles from “How Learning Works,” one of the most significant books in education in recent years. This principle is “How Does Students’ Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning?”