Spring 2016

Spring 2016


Below is the meeting schedule for Spring 2016. All meetings are on Fridays from 2-3pm in RLM 6.104 unless otherwise noted.

Notes from some meetings are available by clicking on the meeting title.

 

Date

Title

Presenter

Jan. 29

Welcome Session Happy Hour

  Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

 

Feb. 5

Experiences in Teaching a Massive Open Online Course

Dr. Mark Daniels - Math

Feb. 12

Cognition in PhysicsBen David
Feb. 19

You're ready to teach physics.

Are your students ready to learn it?

Josh Hebert and

Orrin Shindell

Feb. 26

How do Math Education and Physics Education

relate as disciplines?

Forum Attendees
Mar. 4

Modeling by Metaphor

how analogy is used in reasoning about current,
resistance, and potential in an inquiry physics course
Katherine Morosky
Mar. 11

Happy Hour at Crown

Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

 

Mar. 25

(3:00 pm)

Causality

the second presentation in a series about education
and causality
Dr. Michael Marder - Physics
Apr. 1

Attend the Texas Section AAPT Meeting

at Lamar University

 

Apr. 8

Science education through the eyes of a physicistForum Attendees
Apr. 15Keeping Your Students EngagedDr. Can Kilic - Physics
Apr. 22The Role of Physics in STEMForum Attendees
Apr. 29Topics For the Fall 
May 6

End of Semester Happy Hour

Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topics and notes from previous semesters are available here