Session: |
PER and PER-Based
Instruction for K-12 Teachers and Students, Part III |
Meeting: |
123rd AAPT National Meeting:
Rochester, NY |
Location: |
Highland C, Convention Ctr. |
Date: |
7/24/01 |
Time: |
3:30 p.m. |
Author: |
Kirsten Hogg, Kansas State
Univ.
785-532-1824,
khogg@phys.ksu.edu |
Co-Author(s): |
Dean A. Zollman, Kim Coy
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Abstract:
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For about 15 years Kansas
State University has offered a course on contemporary physics that
targets secondary education and other science majors. The course is
strongly activity-based, and the students work through a series of
explorations and applications to build an understanding of energy
conservation, the particle and wave nature of electrons, the wave
function, and other quantum physics concepts. In order to make this
course more accessible to underprepared physics teachers in Kansas, we
have adapted this course to an online format. We have made every effort
to preserve the successful teaching and learning environment of the
existing course in the online version by including computer-based and
hands-on activities, interaction with fellow students, and individual
feedback. The online course is now available, and we are currently
evaluating student learning and experiences using this delivery method.1
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Footnotes:
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*Supported by NSF grant
#CETP-98-76676, Eisenhower Professional Development Program, and the
U.S. Dept. of Education "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use
Technology" grants.
1. See http://www.phys.ksu.edu/perg. |
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