| Session: | PER and PER-Based Instruction for K-12 Teachers and Students, Part III |
| Meeting: | 123rd AAPT National Meeting: Rochester, NY |
| Location: | Highland C, Convention Ctr. |
| Date: | 7/24/01 |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. |
| Author: |
Kirsten Hogg, Kansas State
Univ. 785-532-1824, khogg@phys.ksu.edu |
| Co-Author(s): | Dean A. Zollman, Kim Coy |
| Abstract: | For about 15 years Kansas State University has offered a course on contemporary physics that targets secondary education and other science majors. The course is strongly activity-based, and the students work through a series of explorations and applications to build an understanding of energy conservation, the particle and wave nature of electrons, the wave function, and other quantum physics concepts. In order to make this course more accessible to underprepared physics teachers in Kansas, we have adapted this course to an online format. We have made every effort to preserve the successful teaching and learning environment of the existing course in the online version by including computer-based and hands-on activities, interaction with fellow students, and individual feedback. The online course is now available, and we are currently evaluating student learning and experiences using this delivery method.1 |
| Footnotes: |
*Supported by NSF grant
#CETP-98-76676, Eisenhower Professional Development Program, and the
U.S. Dept. of Education "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use
Technology" grants. 1. See http://www.phys.ksu.edu/perg. |