Using Research-Based Curricula
and Tools to Revitalize Your Introductory Course (Full-day workshop.)
David Sokoloff, Priscilla Laws and
Ronald Thornton
Sunday, February 14, 2010, American Association of Physics Teachers
Winter Meeting, Washington, DC
Saturday, July 17, 2010, American Association of Physics Teachers
Summer Meeting, Portland, OR
Description: This hands-on workshop is designed for
those who want to introduce active learning and computer tools into their introductory
courses. We will introduce new approaches to teaching based on physics
education research (PER) in lectures, labs, and recitations as well as studio
and workshop environments. Among the approaches presented will be Interactive
Lecture Demonstration (ILDs, Web-Based ILD, RealTime Physics Labs, Activity Based Tutorials,Collaborative Problem-Solving
Tutorials, Live
Photo Assignments, and
Workshop Physics, as
well as analytic modeling and video analysis tools. The computer tools used are
available for both Macintosh and Windows computers. Results of studies on
the effectiveness of these teaching strategies will also be presented.
Current versions of the curricula, along with the book Teaching Physics with
the Physics Suite by
E.F. Redish will be distributed. Partially supported by the National Science
Foundation.
For more information, contact David Sokoloff. Pre-registration required. To
register, go to the AAPT Web-Site.
Interactive Lecture
Demonstrations--Physics Suite Materials that Enhance Learning in Lecture (One-hour session.)
David Sokoloff, Priscilla Laws and
Ronald Thornton
Monday, February 15, 2010,
10:45 AM, American
Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Washington, DC
July, 2010, day and time TBA, American Association of Physics Teachers
Summer Meeting, Portland, OR
Description: The results of
physics education research and the availability of microcomputer-based tools
have led to the development of the activity-based Physics Suite. Most of the
Suite materials are designed for hands-on learning, for example
student-oriented laboratory curricula like RealTime Physics. One reason for the
success of these materials is that they encourage students to take an active
part in their learning. This interactive session will demonstrate--through
active audience participation‚ Suite materials designed to promote active
learning in lecture--Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs). The
demonstrations will be drawn from energy, heat and thermodynamics, oscillations
and waves, electricity and magnetism, light and optics. Results of studies on
the effectiveness of this approach will be presented. This session should be of
special interest to teachers of large lecture classes as well as those who
teach small classes where only one computer is available.
For more information, contact David Sokoloff. No pre-registration required.