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 June10 is $225.)

* Up to three graduate credits from the University of Oregon will be available for an additional $150/credit.

 

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