This is a faculty workshop brought to you by Wiley Faculty Network and the Department of Physics at Ithaca College.
Saturday, October 29
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
CNS 206 (with break-out sessions in CNS 204, 206, 208)
Lunch included
Free and open to the public (must register online)
Topics to be discussed: Current Challenges in the Physics Classroom: Panel discussion; Current Strategies in Physics Education; Demystifying Physics; PRS classroom strategies; breakout sessions: Getting the Picture: Improving Student Understanding with Imagery and Animations and Keeping Students on Task: Using technology to help students to become more proficient at quantitative reasoning.
Speakers:
Neil Cronin, facilitator
Karen Cummings, professor of physics, Southern Connecticut State University
Lou Bloomfield, professor of physics, University of Virginia
David Marx, professor of physics, Illinois State University
Jerry Touger, professor in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Curry College
Vern Lindberg, professor in the Department of Physics, Rochester Institute of Technology
For more information about the workshop agenda, and/or to register, visit:
