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Douglas Butler Presentation to the T-Cubed Conference February 2006
Douglas
Butler, a Mirandanet Fellow, was privileged to be invited to give the opening
keynote to the 2006 Texas Instruments "T-Cubed" conference at the
Colorado Convention Center in Denver, USA, on February 24th.
The conference is an annual gathering of American science and mathematics teachers who use TI's production the classroom, and the purpose of the opening speaker is to set the tone for three hectic days of workshops. The 2005 curtain-raiser was Robert Ballard who discovered the Titanic, so Douglas chose to follow this by exploring whether technology could 'save' mathematics and science teaching - subjects which are in perilous decline in most countries of the world. After exploring the fascinating history of the subjects through web sites (including the amazing 1.2km water tunnel on the island of Samos built in 550BC which was started at both ends), the 2000 delegates were treated to a roller-coast ride of resources that could add a sparkle to any lesson, and this included a look at the 3D geometry involved in today's animated movies. It was not all hi-tech - half way through Douglas had them all making a perfect tetrahedron from any rectangular piece of paper!
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