• Question: do you use technology to help with your findings? x

    Asked by rinrin10 to Andrew, Janey P, Kinda, Ravi, SarahJane on 25 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Manches

      Andrew Manches answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Yes. I use technology in two ways. First I use technology with children to find out about how they learn. I see what the difference is when they solve number problems using real blocks or blocks on an iPad or Nintendo wii. Then in order to understand how the devices change their learning, I video record what they do and examine this on the computer. I count how many times they do certain things (e.g. get the right answer, touch the real/digital blocks) and use the computer to calculate if this is different according to what they were using.

    • Photo: Kinda Al-Hourani

      Kinda Al-Hourani answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Yes! To get results from our experiments we use a range of computer-controlled machines, ranging from pretty fancy electron microscopes to see individual viruses to machines which use lasers to sort out interesting cells from gunk in our samples.

    • Photo: Sarah-Jane Walsh

      Sarah-Jane Walsh answered on 26 Jun 2013:

      Yes technology is basically essential from taking measurements to analyzing them.

      I rely heavily on a piece of equipment called a Pulse Amplitude Modulated flourometer, or PAM for short. She allows me to measure tho photosynthetic health of my corals which is vital for the sort of experiments i do. i can also take it in to the field with me as it weighs only 13kg! pretty light on the science front!

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