Instructor:
Prof. A. G. U. Perera, Rm. 507 Science Annex, (404)
413-6037;
Class Timings:
Wed. 11:00 AM--11:50 AM. The first class is on Aug.20th. And the last class is on
Dec.10th.
Room:
NSC 272
No required text. Readings from several books (in 7 day reserve in the library) will be required.
1. Teaching Intro
Physics. A source Book, C. E. Swartz & T Miner QC 30.s87
1997.
2. Teaching intro
Physics, A. B. Arons, QC 30.A78 1997.
3. Conference on the
Introductory Physics Course, J. Wilson, QC 30.c639 1993.
4. Real time Physics active learning laboratory (vol 1 & 2) K. Thornton, Priscilla W. Laws, QC 30.s65 1999 V1,& V2.
5. Five Easy Lessons: Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching by Randall D. Knight.
6. Harvard Education
Group's videos: A Private Universe and Minds of Our Own.
1. Introductory meeting: Introductions/Goals/Requirements;
Specific ideas on teaching labs. (AGUP/CB/CM) *Discussion of first weeks of lab teaching experience students
have had.
2. General discussion of teaching principles. (AGUP/CM/CB)
3. Discussions involving reading assignments on pedagogy.
4.--9. Students to prepare and present introductory lab lectures: These should be different for each student, but based on a lab they have taught already or will teach. Two students to present their lectures (15 minutes) each hour. Critiques by other students and instructors to be given after each presentation. Students are urged to give a practice session on videotape before their actual class presentation. After the class presentation, students should give a copy of a video presentation to the instructor before the end of the semester.
10.--? Lecture/discussion led by a Center for Teaching and Learning member. (P. Lindsay). (Date to be arranged)
11.--14. Discussions
involving reading assignments on pedagogy.
15. Discussion of grading the lab reports and web resources.
16.
GRADING
Your attendance and participation in the class will be required. More than 2
absences (without approval) will require you to retake the class if the
assistantship is to be continued. The laboratory presentation and reports will
provide 40% of your grade, a writing assignment 25%, and a video presentation,
(taped after you have gone through the lab presentation to the class) will
yield another 25%. The final 10% will be determined by your attendance at the
Department Colloquia/Seminars, which will typically be on Tuesday from
3:30 PM--4:30 PM. Other times and dates are possible, please check the website
and check your e-mail for the announcements. Note that all students are expected to attend every departmental
colloquium throughout the time they are at Georgia State. (A student
teaching a lab during that period or out of town at a meeting or observatory or
other laboratory will be excused from this requirement; however, the instructor
should be informed in advance of such absences.) Students are expected to abide
by the Policy on Academic Honesty (see the Graduate Bulletin).
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