June 4-6, 2006 Vernier Software and Technology
Tentative Schedule
Sunday, June 4 (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
Monday, June 5 (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
Tuesday, June 6 (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