Physlets and TIPERs Workshop Schedule

Feb. 14-16, 2002 at Lee College in Baytown, Texas

 

CJH - Curt Hieggelke, TLO - Tom O'Kuma, WC - Wolfgang Christian, DM –David Maloney

 

Wednesday

EVE            Arrive and check-in at hotel                                                                   TLO

 

Thursday

AM   7:00    Breakfast at the motel

          8:00    Vans leave Motel                                                                        CJH & TLO

          8:15    Registration

          8:30    Welcome, Introductions & Project Overview                            CJH & TLO

          9:30    Physics Education Research Overview and TIPER Pedagogy                DM

        10:30    Using and developing TIPERs Session I                            DM, TLO& CJH

Ranking Tasks; What, if anything, is Wrong Tasks;

Trouble Shooting Tasks Session; Working Backwards Tasks

 

PM 12:00    Lunch/Sharing-on campus                                                     CJH & TLO

          1:00    Visualization Tools Pedagogy and Physlets Session                               WC

          2:00    Adapting and Scripting Physlets Session I                                              WC

Animator applet; DataGraph applet; DataTable applet

          4:00    Adapting and Scripting Physlets Session II                                             WC

Efield applet; BField applet; Faraday's Law

 

EVE 6:00    Supper/Sharing– Ryan’s                                                        CJH & TLO

          7:30    Using and developing TIPERs Session II                           DM, TLO& CJH

Conflicting Contentions Tasks; Qualitative Reasoning Tasks;

Bar Chart Tasks; Linked Multiple Choice Tasks

          9:30    Vans leave for Motel                                                                  TLO & CJH

        10:15    Optional open discussion                                                            TLO & CJH

 

Friday

AM   7:00    Breakfast at the Motel

          8:00    Vans leave Motel for LC                                                            CJH & TLO

          8:30    Using and developing TIPERs Session III                          DM, TLO& CJH

Changing Representations Tasks; Concept Oriented Simulations Tasks

Meaningful, Meaningless Calculations Tasks; Predict and Explain Tasks

 

PM 12:00    Lunch-on campus                                                                   CJH & TLO

          1:00    Workforce Issues and Needs                                                  Chuck Thomas

          2:00    Adapting and Scripting Physlets Session III                                            WC

Circuit applets; Optics applet; and others

          4:00    TIPERs-others                                                                     DM, TLO& CJH

 

EVE 6:00    Supper/Sharing @Veranda                                                    CJH & TLO

          7:30    Project Work I                                                           WC, DM, CJH & TLO

          9:30    Vans leave for Motel                                                                  TLO & CJH

        10:15    Optional open discussion                                                            TLO & CJH

 

Saturday

AM   7:00    Breakfast at the Motel

          8:00    Vans leave Motel                                                                        CJH & TLO

                     (Participants not staying Saturday need to check out & bring luggage)

          8:30    Assessment                                                                          DM, TLO& CJH

          9:30    Project Work II                                                          WC, DM, CJH & TLO

        11:00    Physlets and TIPERs Presentations I                         WC, DM, CJH & TLO

 

PM 12:00    Pizza Lunch                                                                             CJH & TLO

          1:00    Physlets and TIPERs Presentations II                       WC, DM, CJH & TLO

          2:00    Implementation and Support                                                      CJH & TLO

          3:00    Wrap-Up                                                                                    CJH & TLO

          4:00    Workshop ends & van departures for airport and hotel             CJH & TLO

 

EVE 6:00    Leave for Supper at Pappas (optional)                                 CJH & TLO

 

Sunday

AM   6:00    Van leaves Motel for airport for departures between 9-11 am

          8:00    Van leaves Motel for airport for departures after 11 am