Promoting Active Learning in Introductory Courses Using Materials and Methods from the Physics Suite I

June 2-4, 2005 Dickinson College

Tentative Schedule

Thursday, June 2 (8:30 AM--5:30 PM)

8:00 am Coffee, etc.

8:30 am Welcome and Introductions

9:00 am Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation

9:30 am Overview of Activity-Based Introductory Physics Programs

Tools for Scientific Thinking

Workshop Physics

RealTime Physics

Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

• Physics Suite

9:45 am Break

10:00 am Hands-on with TST Force and Motion Lab 1 and RTP Mechanics Lab 2

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Hands-on with RTP Mechanics Lab 2

1:40 pm Introduction ot The New Mechanics Sequence

2:00 pm Hands-on with RTP Mechanics Labs 3, 4 and 5

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Hands-on with RTP Mechanics Labs 3, 4 and 5

4:00 pm Introduction to Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

5:00 pm Research on the effectiveness of active learning environments and discussion

5:30 pm Adjourn

Friday, June 3 (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

8:00 am Coffee, etc.

8:30 am Discussion of active learning of mechanics

9:00 am Modeling using advanced features of MBL software and Visualizer

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Introduction to the Physics Suite

11:00 am Hands-on with Interactive Video Analysis with VideoPoint

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Hands-on with Interactive Video Analysis with VideoPoint

2:00 pm Discussion of Interactive Video Analysis

2:15 pm Introduction to RTP Heat and Thermodynamics

2:30 pm Hands on with RTP Heat and Thermodynamics Labs 1, 2 and 4

3:00 pm Break

3:15 am Hands on with RTP Heat and Thermodynamics Labs 1, 2 and 4

5:15 pm Discussion of RTP Heat and Thermodynamics

5:30 pm Adjourn

Saturday, June 4 (8:30 AM - 12:00 NOON)

8:00 am Coffee, etc.

8:30 am Introduction to Modeling

9:00 am Hands-on with Modeling

10:15 am Break

10:30 am Hands-on with Video Analysis and Modeling

11:30 am Closing discussion on implementation of active learning

12:00 pm Adjourn

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