Friday, May 18, 2007
2nd Annual Physics Education Seminar
Physics Department Faculty
Cal Poly Pomona
Come participate in a discussion of physics education over tea and cookies! A number of Cal Poly physics faculty will be giving short (5-10 minutes) presentations on their physics education activities from the past year. The emphasis is on an informal atmosphere with lots of time for questions and discussion.
Presentations include:
Ertan Salik: On-line homework systems
Nina Abramzon: To click or not to click: a Learning Circle report
Peter Siegel: Cal Poly physics applets
Roger Morehouse: Assessment of GE courses
John Mallinckrodt: A simple use of spreadsheets to perform numerical integrations
Steve McCauley: One method for obtaining student feedback
Alex Rudolph: A national study of student learning in GE astronomy courses
Refreshments at 4:00 PM. Seminar begins at 4:10 PM.
Building 8, Room 241
For further information, please call (909) 869-4014