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Thursday, April 7 • 10:15am - 11:15am
Subversive Science: A critical discussion of positivism and an approach for creating inclusive environments in science

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The Scientific Method seeks reductionist observation of nature. With control of variables, hypotheses beg experimentation, which in turn begets more hypotheses. A tidy and controlled cycle, this way of studying nature is also exclusive and marginalizing. But alternative modes of teaching and doing science exist and these can create inclusive, liberating environments.
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Rachel Watson

Director of the Learning Actively Mentoring Program, University of Wyoming Science Initiative
Rachel Watson is the director of the Science Initiative’s Learning Actively Mentoring Program at the University of Wyoming. As an educational developer, she facilitates holistic, sustained training that is informed by andragogical best practices and enables educators to develop... Read More →

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Thursday April 7, 2016 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Family Room UW Student Union

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