Fall 2012
Below is the meeting schedule for Fall 2012. All meetings are from 3-4pm in RLM 5.120 unless otherwise noted.
Notes from each meeting are available by clicking on the meeting title.
Date |
Title |
Presenter |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 31 |
No Meeting |
N/A |
Sep. 7 |
No Meeting |
N/A |
Sep. 14 |
Welcome Session |
N/A |
Sep. 14 |
Happy Hour |
N/A |
Sep. 21 |
A Discussion of Undergraduate Physics Labs |
Dr. Greg Sitz |
Sep. 28 |
Why Scientific Concepts Like Evolution Are Difficult for People to Understand |
Dr. Cristine Legare |
Oct. 3 |
Mastery of Physics: Understanding vs. Doing |
Dr. Jill Marshall |
Oct. 12 |
Changing Education Paradigms |
Tony Bendinelli |
Oct. 19 |
Designing a Physics Curriculum Students Want |
Bobby Stevens |
Oct. 23 |
Physics for Future Presidents |
Dr. Markus Deserno |
Nov. 2 |
Student Engagement: The Heart of Course Transformation |
Dr. Cynthia LaBrake |
Nov. 9 |
What is Physics? |
Tony Bendinelli |
Nov. 16 |
Computer Problems: Teaching Computational Modeling in Physics |
Frank Male |
Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving Break |
N/A |
Nov. 30 |
Slow Gains in Physics Education: A Case of Arrested Development |
Dr. Michael Marder |
Dec. 7 |
Happy Hour |
N/A |
Topics and notes from previous semesters are available here