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  • Okanagan – The Khan Academy and the Flipped Classroom

    Okanagan Jewish Community Centre 102 Snowsell St., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
    Dr Andrew Grindlay will be talking about the Khan Academy approach to teaching students at school. Here is a little background reading on the topic: http://www.economist.com/node/21529062 http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21580136-new-technology-poised-disrupt-americas-schools-and-then-worlds-catching-last Andrew Grindlay was a Professor at the Ivey School of Business, Western University, for 30 years. He then served for seven years as Publisher and Editor of Business...

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  • Okanagen – Ask an Atheist

    Parkinson Activity Centre 1700 Parkinson Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
      Although 20% of people living in British Columbia do not believe in a “higher power”, it is still generally considered taboo to admit that you do not believe in God. A 2011 UBC Vancouver study showed that atheists are distrusted just about as much as rapists. At this event, a panel of atheists will...

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  • Okanagan – How Does The Creative Process Work?

    Okanagan Jewish Community Centre 102 Snowsell St., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
      How do we come up with new ideas? Dr Liane Gabora will introduce a theory of creativity which need not involve multiple distinct candidate ideas, or selection. According to the honing theory of creativity, (1) Creative individuals reshape issues or ideas that are ill-formed by considering them from different perspectives or contexts, (2) Intuition...

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  • Okanagan – Secular Social

    BNA Brewing Co. 1250 Ellis St., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
    Now every second and fourth Monday of the month! Come to the pub and hang out with other skeptics and freethinkers. If you don’t recognize anyone, look for the table with the CFI sign.

  • Okanagan – Secular Social

    BNA Brewing Co. 1250 Ellis St., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
      Now every second and fourth Monday of the month! Come to the pub and hang out with other skeptics and freethinkers. If you don’t recognize anyone, look for the table with the CFI sign.