Introduction and Background
• Auburn University - Auburn Alabama
• University Physics I
First semester course for engineers
Three sections
250 or 100 students per section
• Lectures and Physics Activities
• Goals
Create a better learning and teaching environment
Impact WDF numbers
• Status
Pilot stage
Initial Planning -- Faculty
1. First exposure
2. Connected when doing Physics
3. More interactive
4. More efficient
5. Impact WDF numbers
How – Learning Materials
1.
Pre and post test – Cengage Learning
2.
Virtual office hours and other technology soultions
3.
Lecture – classroom response system i>clicker
Lab – team task oriented
Recitation – team white board
Study –
4.
Virtual Lab – Polyhedron Learning
Course Manager
Grading
5.
All in class changes
Need change of strategy
What happens out of class has more impact on WDF numbers
Reactions and Results
1. Good and bad
2. Work in progress
3. Successful
You need to be there and you need be engaged
You need be a part of the team
4. Successful –
Virtual Lab – any time, anywhere, work until happy
Course Manager – saves time, changed the culture
Grading – saves time but negative impact on grade
5. Items tested
8 items = 80 questions
End of course grades
Technology
•
WebAssign
Homework problems
Active Figures (animated tutorials)
Extra Credit (more problems)
Grade book
•
Cengage Learning
Pre and Post test
Learning Plan
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Polyhedron Learning
Virtual labs
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I>clicker
Interaction
•
Blackboard
Communication