I would like to enlist your help in publicizing the
Chautauqua Short Course Ron Thornton, Priscilla Laws and I will be offering
June 29-July 1 at the University of Oregon, "Using Research-Based
Curricula and Tools to Promote Active Learning in Introductory Courses,"
June 29-July 1. Please pass this information on to college/university and high
school faculty who might be interested. This year, we are especially encouraging
high school teachers to apply by moving the course to the end of June.
Chautauqua Short
Courses: Using Research-Based Curricula and Tools to Promote
Active Learning in
Introductory Courses
Especially for high school and
introductory college-level teachers of physics.
Instructors:
Priscilla Laws,
Dickinson College
David Sokoloff, University of Oregon
Ronald Thornton, Tufts University
June 29-July 1, 2009 at University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
This hands-on course
is designed for those interested in making learning in their introductory
course more active either within the traditional course structure of lectures,
labs, and recitation hours, or by re-structuring their course (e.g., into a
workshop or studio course). Participants will be introduced to physics
education research-based strategies for each component of the introductory
course: Interactive Lecture Demonstration
(ILDs), Web-Based
ILDs, RealTime Physics labs,
Activity Based Tutorials, Collaborative Problem-Solving Tutorials
and Workshop Physics, as well as
modeling and video analysis. The tools and software are available for Macintosh
and Windows computers. Results of studies on the effectiveness of these
curricula will also be presented. Those interested in making major changes in
their introductory physics programs are especially encouraged to attend. Participants
will receive current versions of the curricula, along with 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. Topics will be
chosen from both semesters of the introductory physics course.
There is a small
application fee ($50 if you register before March 15), and a small course fee
($125). Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging and
meals. Reasonably-priced accommodations will be
arranged.
For more information
and to register: http://uoregon.edu/~sokoloff/chaut1.htm
<http://uoregon.edu/~sokoloff/chaut1.htm> , or contact David Sokoloff,
Department of Physics, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1274,
E-mail: sokoloff@uoregon.edu
<mailto:sokoloff@uoregon.edu>
, Phone: (541) 346-4755, Fax: (541) 346-5861.
David Sokoloff
Professor of Physics
sokoloff@uoregon.edu
Department of
Physics
1274 University of
Oregon
Eugene, OR
97403-1274
PHONE: (541) 346-4755 FAX: (541) 346-5861