All college, university and high school*
physics teachers are invited to attend:
Active Learning in Introductory Physics
Courses:
Research-Based Strategies that Improve
Student Learning
Special
Short Course July 29-31, 2024 Portland, Oregon
David Sokoloff University of Oregon Ronald Thornton Tufts University
Designed for those who teach introductory physics
at universities, colleges and high schools, this hands-on course is for
those wanting to make learning in their introductory courses more active, using
research-validated, classroom-tested strategies that have been demonstrated to
improve learning.
Graduate credit will be available through the University of Oregon*.
Participants in this two-and-a-half-day
course will be introduced to research-validated, classroom-tested
strategies for each component of the introductory course that have
been demonstrated to improve learning. These include RealTime Physics
(RTP) labs (including a distance-learning version), Interactive Lecture
Demonstration (ILDs) (including Clicker ILDs and Home-Adapted
ILDs—for distance-learning), Collaborative Problem-Solving Tutorials, and Physics
with Video Analysis (PVA). Participants will be introduced to the latest,
versatile data acquisition and video analysis software that—in addition to Mac
OS and Windows—is compatible with Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones.
Physics topics will be chosen from both semesters of introductory physics.
Research on the effectiveness of these strategies will also be discussed. (Note
that this is a course on physics pedagogy, NOT A COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP.)
Complimentary printed copies of and online
access to the curricula (published by Wiley and Vernier) will be
distributed. (These are also available for high school use at a special
price as the ABP High School E-dition.)
The course fee is $250. (Early bird
registration until June10 is $225.)
* Up to three graduate
credits from the University of Oregon will be available for an additional
$150/credit.
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