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Igor M. Verner Area of study: Didactics (teaching
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Igor M. Verner is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research interests include experiential learning, educational robotics, geometric design, spatial ability, mathematical learning in the context of engineering and architecture, multicultural education. He directed development and evaluation of courses "Calculus with applications" and "Mathematical Aspects of Architectural Design" "Mathematical Models in Science and Technology", and "Teaching Geometry in Multicultural Context". Results of the studies were described in the papers published in the International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology and in the NNJ. In 2005-2006 Dr. Verner worked as a visiting professor at the Tufts University and was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. He co-directs the project "Teaching Geometry in Cultural and Social Context" funded by the Israel Higher Education Council and Hebrew University. With Sarah Maor he has published various papers in the Nexus Network Journal. See: "Mathematical Aspects in an Architectural Design Course:
The Concept, Design Assignments, and Follow-up", "Mathematical Mode of Thought in Architecture Design
Education: A case study", Igor M. Verner and Sarah Maor
"The Effect of Integrating Design Problems on Learning Mathematics in an Architecture College", NNJ, vol. 5, no. 2 / Autumn, 2003 |
Contact:
Professor Igor M. Verner
The Department of Education in Technology and Science
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000 ISRAEL
E-mail: ttrigor@techunix.technion.ac.il
Webpage:
http://edu.technion.ac.il/EngWebSite/index.html
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