Physics Workshop @ Asian University

On Saturday, 29 July, Asian U hosted a physics workshop for over a hundred teachers and students from schools all across Thailand.

The event was arranged in order to support one of Asian U’s visions: to see Thai students grow up to be smart people and be able to use their skills to develop the country and the world in the future. Asian U encourages youngsters to enjoy studying science and to learn by doing. It also supports Thai teachers by informing them about new teaching techniques.

The morning special guest speaker was Professor Dr. Suthat Yoksan (Chief Expert, Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology) who talked about "Tuning teaching and learning techniques to nanotechnology" and "Converging modern education towards research in nanotechnology."
After lunch delegates heard from Ajarn Ram Tiwari, (Science Education Officer, Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology) who spoke about "Nanotechnology found in nature" and "Enjoying teaching and learning using toy media."

With plenty of student and teacher participation, the delegates learnt how to observe, to set up a logical system for their experiments, to search for information, and how to ask the right questions and analyse the replies to find the correct answers.

The day also provided plenty of opportunity for networking amongst students and teachers, and will encourage future cooperation between schools and Asian U.

The photos show the speakers and the youngsters enjoying learning.