Fostering Curiosity in STEM and Beyond, with Heloise Stevance

Heloise Stevance shares how to foster curiosity in STEM and (other disciplines) on episode 333 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Some of the most fundamental questions you can ask are the hardest to answer and explain in a concise way.
-Héloïse Stevance

You captivate them with the things that are fun… because learning is fun.
-Héloïse Stevance

Good outreach doesn’t make you sound clever. It makes the audience feel smart.
-Héloïse Stevance

Failure is just part of the process. It is an ongoing part and never really goes away.
-Héloïse Stevance

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Resources

Héloïse’s response to a young woman’s question about maths

5 Crazy Facts About Failed Stars (brown dwarfs)

Dr. Héloïse’s YouTube channel

Dr. Nova on TikTok

Kirsten Banks on TikTok

Science communication (#scicomm) on Wikipedia

Episode 215 with Bryan Dewsbury: Teaching as an Act of Social Justice and Equity

This I Believe from NPR

This I Believe Educator’s Guide

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