Conveners
R3-1 Curriculum Development and Revitalization: Preparing Student for 21st Century Careers (DPE) | Développement et revitalisation des programmes: préparer les étudiants pour une carrière au 21e siècle (DEP)
- Martin Williams (University of Guelph)
The talk will present the instructor’s perspective on course redesign using the National Council for Academic Transformation (NCAT) approach. NCAT is an independent, non-profit US-based organization that provides leadership in using educational technologies to redesign learning environments with the goal of producing better learning outcomes for students at a reduced cost to the institution....
Dual processing theory asserts that there are two modes of thinking: A fast, reflexive "system 1"—which provides unconscious, intuitive judgements—and a slower, more reflective "system 2"—which involves deliberate and conscious effort. We examine the implications of this theory in the context of multiple-choice questions on physics exams by including an "Explain your answer"...
In September 2014 we launched our significantly revised and updated undergraduate physics program. The redesign process was guided by an extensive curriculum mapping exercise, focusing on the desired graduate attributes of students completing degrees in our department. In the new sequence of courses, all of our students are now required to take our new Science Communication course in their...
Physics education research shows that improving student engagement increases the retention of material presented in class, but this work has focused on material at the first year level. Far less work has explored increasing engagement at the upper division level. This talk will discuss an innovative method of presenting example derivations and calculations in a third year physics classes on...
