Thursday, June 16 (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

8:00 am Coffee and refreshments

8:30 am Welcome and Introductions

9:00 am Overview of Activity-Based Introductory Physics

• Tools for Scientific Thinking

• Workshop Physics

• RealTime Physics

• Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

• Physics Suite

9:15 am Electric Circuits Conceptual Examination

9:45 am Hands-on work with RealTime Physics Electric Circuits Labs 1-3

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Hands-on work with RealTime Physics Electric Circuits Labs 1-3

noon Lunch

1:00 pm Hands-on with RealTime Physics Electric Circuits Lab 5

2:15 pm Discussion of RealTime Physics Electric Circuits

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Introduction to the Physics Suite

3:15 pm Hands-on with Physics Suite Electricity and Magnetism

5:15 pm Discussion of Physics Suite Electricity and Magnetism

5:30 pm Adjourn

Friday, June 17 (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

8:00 am Coffee, bagels, etc.

8:30 am Light and Optics Conceptual Evaluation

8:50 am Hands-on with RealTime Physics Light and Optics

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Introduction to Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

11:15 am Examples of ILDs in electricity, magnetism and optics

noon Lunch

1:00 pm Research on the effectiveness of activity-based active learning strategies and discussion

2:00 pm Hands-on with RTP Waves and Sound

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Introduction to Modeling using MBL & Video Data

4:20 pm Hands-on with Introductory Video Analysis & Modeling

5:30 pm Adjourn

Saturday, June 18 (8:30 AM - 12:00 NOON)

8:00 am Coffee, bagels, etc.

8:30 am Modeling in Workshop Physics and Its Impact on Learning

8:50 am Advanced Features of VideoPoint

9:10 am Hands-on with Advanced Video Analysis & Modeling

11:30 am Closing discussion on implementation of activity-based learning

noon Adjourn

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