All college, university and high school
teachers* of Introductory Physics are invited to attend:
Active Learning in Introductory Physics
Courses: Research-Based Strategies that Improve Student Learning
Special
Short Course June 19-21, 2018, 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 designed 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 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
Interactive Lecture Demonstration (ILDs), RealTime Physics
(RTP) labs, Collaborative Problem-Solving Tutorials, Workshop Physics (WP),
Physics with Video Analysis (PVA), and related online video analysis exercises.
The course will also include the use of video analysis to identify
analytic functions describing real data. Among other more recent developments
are (1) 3rd ed. RTP E & M labs using video analysis,
(2) ILDs using clickers, (3) online homework using Interactive Video
Vignettes (IVVs), and (4) distance learning and in class labs using the
self-contained, wireless IOLab (or other wireless
data acquisition devices). Topics will be chosen from both semesters of
introductory physics. Research on the effectiveness of these strategies will
also be discussed.
The tools and software used in these active learning curricula are
compatible with Macintosh and Windows OS, and with the popular interfaces and
sensors. Participants will receive complimentary printed copies of the
curricula (published by Wiley and Vernier, and also available for
high school use as the ABP High School E-dition).
Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite, a comprehensive book by E.F. Redish (University of Maryland) on strategies for
implementing physics education research-based curricula, will also be
distributed.
The course fee is $225. (Early bird registration until April 15 is
$195.) Because of the need to purchase and print materials, there will be no
refunds of the course fee after May 15.
* Up to three graduate
credits from the University of Oregon will be available for an additional
$90/credit.
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