Spring 2011

Date

Title

Presenter

Jan. 21

No Meeting

N/A

Jan. 28

Integrating student presentations into your class

N/A

Feb. 4

Snow Day - No Meeting

N/A

Feb. 11

A discussion on courses and other facets of graduate education

Tony Bendinelli

Feb. 18

Making lecture more effective using guided or partial notes

Josh Hebert

Feb. 25

Engaging students in productive scientific arguments

Leema Berland

Mar. 4

Roundtable discussion of successes and challenges in teaching

N/A

Mar. 11

Strategic confusion

Bob Duke

Mar. 18

Spring Break - No Meeting

N/A

Mar. 25

Teaching 21st century learners

Rachel Barrera

Apr. 1

The Freshmen Research Initiative

Rosa Cardenas

Apr. 6

Computational modeling in introductory physics
4:15PM, RLM 4.102 (Colloquium)

Ruth Chabay

Apr. 7

What should be the goals of introductory science labs?
Noon, Quadrangle Room in Texas Union (Discovery Learning Lunch)

Ruth Chabay
Bruce Sherwood

Apr. 7

Using VPython to model physical systems and to vivify concepts in 3D animations
4-6pm, ACES 2.302

Ruth Chabay
Bruce Sherwood

Apr. 8

No Meeting

N/A

Apr. 15

New ways to promote science literacy and science communication

Sheril Kirshenbaum

Apr. 22

Development and insights from a literature searching method for undergraduates

Casey Miller

Apr. 29

Gender differences in the physics classroom

Katie Hinko

May. 6

Happy Hour
Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

N/A