UB Education Researcher Uses Technology to Enhance Science Education

Method combines traditional classroom instruction, technology to make learning more relevant

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo professor who specializes in science education will bring his message of technology and student engagement to the nation’s largest group of science educators gathered for the National Science Teachers Association meeting on March 18 in Philadelphia, Pa.

The enhanced science teaching method developed by Randy Yerrick, professor of learning and instruction, and colleagues in the UB Graduate School of Education, merges traditional classroom instruction with state-of-the-art technology, including remote data collection, podcasting, movie-making and digital photography.

This method, Yerrick’s research shows, increases student achievement in science and makes schoolwork more relevant to the lives of students.

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 University of Buffalo Blog