Tasks inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs) and

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) Workshop

one of the Physics Workshops for the 21st Century

(supported in part by a grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF))

at Miami-Dade Community College - Wolfson Campus in Miami, FL

with Guillermina Damas as our local host and

featuring workshop leaders

David Maloney (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN) bio

Steve Kanim (New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM)

Evelyn Patterson (United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO),

Gregor Novak (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN),

Tom O'Kuma (Lee College, Baytown, TX) bio and

Curtis Hieggelke (Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL)

Participants hotel information. Pre-workshop materials should have arrived but also check the links below. Workshop Schedule Participant list (please check and let us know if there are any mistakes) JiTT Workshop Link

Miami International Airport Transportation Arrival and Departure Information Miami Dade Community College - Wolfson Campus area and building maps ETCOTA Emerging Technologies Center of the Americas where the workshop sessions are going to be held Hotel rooms shared with another participant will be provided for Wednesday evening to Saturday evening as needed at the Everglades Hotel (244 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL phone # 305-379-5461). Participants wishing a single room or bringing a spouse will be expected to pay for half of the room.

Major Project ($5,000) Information

TIPERs (Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research) information Ranking Task Exercises in Physics by Thomas O'Kuma, David Maloney, and Curtis Hieggelke (published by Prentice Hall as part of the Series in Educational Innovation) Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology by G. Novak, A. Garvin, W. Christian, and E. Patterson (published by Prentice Hall as part of the Series in Educational Innovation) "JUST-IN_TIME TEACHING: ACTIVE LEARNER PEDAGOGY WITH WWW" paper presented at IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education , May 27 -30, 1998 in Cancun, Mexico The JiTT website

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