Physics Education Research Conference
Cognitive Science and Physics Education Research

August 1-2, 2007
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Greensboro, NC


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Physics Education Research Conference 2007 - PERC 2007: Schedule by Time

Tentative Schedule


WEDNESDAY, August 1

When

Where

What

3:30 - 5:30

Sheraton Hotel

Grand Over East

3:30

Making Physics Learning Inviting - A View from Cognitive Science

Janet Kolodner, Georgia Tech

4:00

Problem Solving and Learning for Physics Education [Click on title for Powerpoint Presentation]

Brian Ross, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

4:30

Naive Physics/Savvy Science: Causal Learning in Very Young Children ... and the Rest of Us  [Click on title for PDF Presentation]

Laura Schulz, MIT

5:00 Panel Discussion
Discussant: Chandralekha Singh

6:00 - 8:00

Sheraton Hotel

Grand Over East

Dinner Banquet ($30 Ticket Needed)

Presider: Steve Kanim

Banquet Speaker: Art Kramer, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Cognitive Neuroscience Explorations of Cognitive Plasticity & Human Performance

8:00 -10:00

Sheraton Hotel

Grand Over West

 

Contributed Poster Session (Refreshments Provided)
Posters will remain up all day through Thursday, August 2


THURSDAY, August 2

When

Where

What

8:15 - 9:45
(Parallel Sessions)
Workshops , Targeted Poster Sessions & Roundtable Discussions- I

Sheraton Hotel

Sand Piper

Workshop A:  Brett van de Sande/Kurt VanLehn: University of Pittsburgh, Cognitive Analysis of Student Learning Using LearnLab

Sheraton Hotel

Tide Water B

Workshop B: Edit Yerushalmi & Bat Sheva Eylon: Weizmann Institute of Science and Chandralekeh Singh: University of Pittsburgh: Physics Learning in the Context of Scaffolded Diagnostic Tasks

Sheraton Hotel

Augusta B

Targeted Poster Session TP-A: Jose Mestre: University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Experimental Paradigms from Cognitive Science to Learn About Learning

Sheraton Hotel

Tide Water A

Roundtable Discussion A:  Nathaniel Lasry: Harvard University and Mark Aulls, McGill University, What We Can Learn from Neuroscience from Encoding to n-Coding
9:45 - 10:00 Break (Refreshments provided)

10:00 - 12:00
 

Sheraton Hotel

Blue Ashe

 

Invited Talks & Panel Discussion (Session II)
Discussant: Michael Loverude

10:00

Cognitive Science: The Science of the (Nearly) Obvious [Click on title for PDF Presentation]

Bruce Sherin, Northwestern University

10:30

Facilitating Conceptual Learning Through Analogy and Explanation [Click on title for Powerpoint Presentation]

Timothy Nokes University of Pittsburgh

11:00

Socializing Learning and Transfer  [Click on title for Powerpoint Presentation]

Dan Schwartz, Stanford University

11:30

Panel Discussion
Discussant:
Michael Loverude

12:00 - 1:30

Sheraton Hotel

Blue Ashe

Luncheon Banquet
Presider:  Steve Kanim

1:45 - 3:15
(Parallel Sessions)
Workshops , Targeted Poster Sessions & Roundtable Discussions- I

Sheraton Hotel

Tide Water B

Workshop B: Edit Yerushalmi & Bat Sheva Eylon: Weizmann Institute of Science and Chandralekha Singh: University of Pittsburgh: Physics Learning in the Context of Scaffolded Diagnostic Tasks

Sheraton Hotel

Augusta A

Workshop C:  Leon Hsu: University of Minnesota, Publishing & Refereeing Papers in PER

Sheraton Hotel

Augusta B

Targeted Poster Session TP-A: Jose Mestre: University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Experimental Paradigms from Cognitive Science to Learn About Learning

Sheraton Hotel

Tangle Wood

Targeted Poster Session TP-B:  Brant Hinrichs: Drury University/Eric Brewe, Florida International University, A Conversation About Models, Modeling, Representations and Cognitive Science

Sheraton Hotel

Tide Water A

Roundatable Discussion C: Tetyana Antimirova: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Experiential Learning in Physics Courses
3:15 - 3:30 Break (Refreshments provided)
3:45 - 5:15
(Parallel Sessions)
Workshops , Targeted Poster Sessions & Roundtable Discussions- I

Sheraton Hotel

Sand Piper

Workshop A:  Brett van de Sande/Kurt VanLehn: University of Pittsburgh, Cognitive Analysis of Student Learning Using LearnLab

Sheraton Hotel

Augusta A

Workshop C:  Leon Hsu: University of Minnesota, Publishing & Refereeing Papers in PER

Sheraton Hotel

Tide Water A

Roundtable Discussion B:  Susan Ramlo: The University of Akron, Student Views of Learning in a First Semester College Physics Course: A Study Using Q Methodology

Sheraton Hotel

Tangle Wood

Targeted Poster Session TP-B:  Brant Hinrichs: Drury University/Eric Brewe, Florida International University, A Conversation About Models, Modeling, Representations and Cognitive Science

About

Description
Theme
Registration
Participation
Previous PERCs

Schedule

Formats

Invited Talks
Targeted Poster
Workshops
Roundtable Discussion
Contributed Posters

Deadlines
&
Submissions
Targeted Poster Sessions
Workshops
Contributed Posters
Roundtable Discussions

Invited Sessions

Invited Talks
Targeted Poster Session
Workshops

Contributed Sessions Contributed Posters
Roundtable Discussions

Proceedings Purpose
Eligibility
Peer Review
Manuscript
Format
Fee
FAQ


PERC 2007 Organizing Committee

 

PERC 2007 Webmaster

Steve Kanim N. Sanjay Rebello
Department of Physics, MSC 3D Department of Physics
New Mexico State University Kansas State University
PO Box 30001 116 Cardwell Hall
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 (785) 532-1539 office
(505) 646-1208  office (785) 532-6806 fax
(505) 646-1934 fax srebello@phys.ksu.edu
skanim@nmsu.edu

PERC 2007 Advisors

Michael Loverude   David Hammer
Department of Physics, MH-611   Department of Physics
California State University Fullerton   University of Maryland, College Park
Fullerton, CA 92834   Physics 310
(714) 278-2270 office   (301) 405-8188 office
(714) 278-5810 fax   davidham@umd.edu
mloverude@exchange.fullerton.edu    
     
Chandralekha Singh   Jose Mestre
Department of Physics & Astronomy   Department of Physics
University of Pittsburgh   University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Pittsburgh, PA 15260   1110 W. Green Street
(412) 624-9045 office   Urbana, IL 61801-3080
(412) 624-9163 fax   217-333-0098
clsingh@pitt.edu   mestre@uiuc.edu