PHYS 394 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Syllabus

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Week Date Class Due Dates
1
Monday
8/23/2021
Tuesday
8/24/2021
 Agenda
  1. Introduction to class
  2. Background and Philosophy of new introductory labs
  3. Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …I

Materials
  1. Video: "Hello!"
  2. Handout: "Hello"
  3. Video: "Depth"
  4. Handout: "Depth"
  5. LA Expectations Rubric

Homework for next week
  1. Complete Intro Survey in smartIllinois (not ready yet)
  
Wednesday
8/25/2021
Thursday
8/26/2021
Friday
8/27/2021
Saturday
8/28/2021
Sunday
8/29/2021
2
Monday
8/30/2021
Tuesday
8/31/2021
 Agenda
  1. Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …II
  2. Open and Closed Questions - activity
  3. Univocal and Dialogic Discourse - discussion

Materials
  1. Classroom Discourse
  2. Classroom Discourse - Excerpts
  3. slides.pdf
  4. slides.ppt
Wednesday
9/1/2021
Thursday
9/2/2021
Friday
9/3/2021
Saturday
9/4/2021
Sunday
9/5/2021
3
Monday - Labor Day
9/6/2021
Tuesday
9/7/2021
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Introduction to project: Interviews and Designs
  2. Choosing topic for project
  3. Bloom's Taxononmy
  4. Interview protocol

Materials
  1. Interview Part 1
  2. Interview Part 2
  3. Interview Techniques
  4. Interview project
  5. Resources for 101 LAs, 102LAs, 211 LAs, 212 LAs
  1. slides.pdf
  2. slides.ppt

Homework for next week
  1. Construct an Interview Protocol
  2. Read paper on students' ideas
  3. Read Interview Techniques
  4. Look for interview candidates in your lab section
Wednesday
9/8/2021
Thursday
9/9/2021
Friday
9/10/2021
Saturday
9/11/2021
Sunday
9/12/2021
4
Monday
9/13/2021
Tuesday
9/14/2021
 Agenda Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Lab experience
  2. Interview Project - Protocol (due by end of class)

Materials
  1. Rubric for Draft Protocol
  2. slides.pdf
  3. slides.ppt
 Unified Interview Protocol
Wednesday
9/15/2021
Thursday
9/16/2021
Friday
9/17/2021
Saturday
9/18/2021
Sunday
9/19/2021
5
Monday
9/20/2021
Tuesday
9/21/2021
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Interview Project - Practice Interviews
  2. Protocol Revision

Materials
  1. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Wednesday
9/22/2021
Thursday
9/23/2021
Friday
9/24/2021
Saturday
9/25/2021
Sunday
9/26/2021
6
Monday
9/27/2021
Tuesday
9/28/2021
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Lab news
  2. Discussing Practice interview experiences
  3. Revising Interview Protocol (revised protocol due at end of class)
  4. Practicing Revised Protocol

Materials
  1. slides.pdf
  2. slides.ppt
  3. Rubric for Revised Protocol
 Revised Protocol
Wednesday
9/29/2021
Thursday
9/30/2021
Friday
10/1/2021
Saturday
10/2/2021
Sunday
10/3/2021
7
Monday
10/4/2021
Tuesday
10/5/2021
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Discussion of Final Interview
  2. Final Interview Report

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Final Interview Report
  2. slides10X.pdf and slides211.pdf
  3. slides10X.ppt and slides211.ppt
Wednesday
10/6/2021
Thursday
10/7/2021
Friday
10/8/2021
Saturday
10/9/2021
Sunday
10/10/2021
8
Monday
10/11/2021
Tuesday
10/12/2021
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Survey on Interview Project
  2. Lab Activity Project
    • Introduction
    • Bloom's Taxonomy and learning goals
    • Writing Learning Goals

Materials
  1. Lab Activity Project overview
  2. Learning-Goals-Driven Design
  3. Bloom's Taxonomy handout
  4. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
  • Final Interview Report
Wednesday
10/13/2021
Thursday
10/14/2021
Friday
10/15/2021
Saturday
10/16/2021
Sunday
10/17/2021
9
Monday
10/18/2021
Tuesday
10/19/2021
 Agenda
  1. Design, test, and refine assessments for learning goals

Materials
  1. Rubric for Learning Goals and Evidence
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt

Homework for next week
  1. Read Introductory physics labs by Holmes and Wieman
  2. Complete Exercise 2 in smartIllinois on paper by Holmes and Wima.

Complementary reading
  1. Investigative Science Learning Environment but Etkina and Van Heuvelen
  • Learning Goals
Wednesday
10/20/2021
Thursday
10/21/2021
Friday
10/22/2021
Saturday
10/23/2021
Sunday
10/24/2021
10
Monday
10/25/2021
Tuesday
10/26/2021
 Agenda
  1. Holmes Reading
    • Index card
    • Reading Prompts
  2. Lab Activity Proposal (due by end of class)
  3. Lab Handout

Materials
  1. Rubric for Lab Proposal
  2. LabHandout
  3. slides.pdf and slides.ppt

Homework for next week
  1. Read LabHandout
 Lab Activity Proposal
Wednesday
10/27/2021
Thursday
10/28/2021
Friday
10/29/2021
Saturday
10/30/2021
Sunday
10/31/2021
11
Monday
11/1/2021
Tuesday
11/2/2021
 Agenda
  1. Reading on successful introductory labs
  2. Designing, testing, and refining assessments for learning goals
  3. Writing lab handout
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Materials
  1. Reading on successful intro labs
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
  • Learning Goals
Wednesday
11/3/2021
Thursday
11/4/2021
Friday
11/5/2021
Saturday
11/6/2021
Sunday
11/7/2021
12
Monday
11/8/2021
Tuesday
11/9/2021
 Agenda
  1. Rubrics
  2. Grading Lab Reports
  3. Rubrics for Lab Activity

Materials
  1. Rubrics for grading Lab Reports"
  2. Phys101 Lab Handouts
  3. Phys102 Lab Handouts
  4. Phys211 Lab Handouts
  5. Phys212 Lab Handouts
  6. slides.pdf and slides.ppt

 Grading Lab Reports in smartIllinois
Wednesday
11/10/2021
Thursday
11/11/2021
Friday
11/12/2021
Saturday
11/13/2021
Sunday
11/14/2021
13
Monday
11/15/2021
Tuesday
11/16/2021
 Agenda
  1. Performing each other's lab activities
  2. Writing lab reports

Materials
  1. Rubrics for grading Lab Reports"
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Wednesday
11/17/2021
Thursday
11/18/2021
Friday
11/19/2021
Saturday
11/20/2021
Sunday
11/21/2021
14
Monday
11/22/2021
 Fall Break
15
Monday
11/29/2021
Tuesday
11/30/2021
 Agenda
  1. Writing Lab Activity Report

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Final Lab Activity Report
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Wednesday
12/1/2021
Thursday
12/2/2021
Friday
12/3/2021
Saturday
12/4/2021
Sunday
12/5/2021
16
Monday
12/6/2021
Tuesday
12/7/2021
 Agenda
  1. End of semester surveys and discussion
  2. Lab Activity Report
  3. Expert LAs

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Final Lab Activity Report
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Wednesday
12/8/2021
Thursday
12/9/2021
 Reading Day
Friday
12/10/2021
 Final examination period
Saturday
12/11/2021
 Final examination period
Sunday
12/12/2021
 Final examination period
17
Monday
12/13/2021
 Project part 2 due: Final Lab Activity Report