Fall 2009

Date

Title

Presenter

Sept. 11

Welcome

N/A

Sept. 18

Sustaining Educational Reform in Intro Physics
Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4 010110 (2008)

JC

Sept. 25

Conceptual Tests as Measurements of Student Performance
Am. J. Phys. 66 338 (1998), Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 2 010105 (2006)

JC

Oct. 2

Student Framing and its Impact on Instruction

A. Barr

Oct. 9

All About Quest

M. Moura et al

Oct. 16
RLM 7.114

A Hands-On Introduction to Physics by Inquiry

S. Kopp

Oct. 23
Texas State

APS/AAPT Texas Section Fall Meeting
http://www.txstate.edu/physics/fall09conference.html

N/A

Oct. 30

Comparing Lab Formats and Logistics Across UT Physics Department Courses

N. Erickson

Nov. 6

What is and what should be the department's role in physics outreach?

K. Hinko

Nov. 13

Piaget's stages of intellectual development and their role in physics education

A. Barr

Nov. 20

The UTeach Observation Protocol

M. Marder

Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Holiday

N/A

Dec. 4

Topics for the spring

N/A