ANNOUNCING SPECIAL RATE
FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS! (see
below)
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 June 30 is $225.)
NEW:
Special graduate student fee: $100!
* Up to three graduate
credits from the University of Oregon will be available for an additional
$150/credit.
Credit information: CREDIT |
Tentative schedule: SCHEDULE |
To register: REGISTER |
Questions: CONTACT |
Travel information: TRAVEL |
Graduate
students: SPECIAL |