Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2014
Volume 59, Number 5
Saturday–Tuesday, April 5–8, 2014; Savannah, Georgia
Session C10: Invited Session: Impacts and Experiences with MOOCs |
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Sponsoring Units: FEd Chair: James Brown, Wabash College Room: 204 |
Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
C10.00001: A MOOC for Introductory Physics Invited Speaker: Michael Schatz We describe an effort to develop and to implement a college-level introductory physics (mechanics) MOOC that offers bona fide laboratory experiences. We also discuss efforts to use MOOC curricular materials to ``flip'' the classroom in a large lecture introductory physics course offered on-campus at Georgia Tech. Preliminary results of assessments and surveys from both MOOC and on-campus students will be presented. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
C10.00002: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for Physics - and for You? Invited Speaker: David E. Pritchard We will describe several of the currently available Massive Open Online Courses in Physics--the topics, level, author, and special features of each. Then we will discuss the interesting demographics of the students taking them, presenting evidence showing that students of widely different initial skills and students of all major demographic groups learn at least as much conceptual knowledge as students in a traditional classroom. We will present MOOC research on student habits, use of eTexts and other resources, and indicate what resources impart measured learning. We'll describe a collectivistic MOOC where you can help develop instructional and assessment resources that will be in a library for future use by you and other teachers. Many of these resources are designed for blending with on-campus introductory courses in college or Advanced Placement courses in High School. They will ultimately be displayed in a searchable library with lots of useful information from which you can assemble your own course in the free and open edX.org platform (or simply download them for in-class use). [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 5, 2014 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
C10.00003: Riding the MOOC Tsunami Invited Speaker: Wolfgang Bauer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning at universities. It is even conceivable that MOOCs can endanger the basic business model of higher education, because they have the potential to erase traditional brick-and-mortar advantages. I will discuss our experiences with 15 years of offering online physics courses at Michigan State University, and lessons learned in doing so. [Preview Abstract] |
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