2024 Fall Meeting of the APS Eastern Great Lakes Section
Friday–Saturday, October 18–19, 2024;
Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
Session D01: Plenary 2
3:05 PM–4:00 PM,
Friday, October 18, 2024
Marietta College
Room: McDonough Center Auditorium
Chair: Joseph Smith, Marietta College
Abstract: D01.00001 : The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Initiative: Successful department initiatives and their connection to the EP3 Guide*
3:05 PM–4:00 PM
Presenter:
Gay B Stewart
(West Virginia University)
Author:
Gay B Stewart
(West Virginia University)
Collaboration:
Effective Practices for Physics Programs, led by APS in collaboration with AAPT.
The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) initiative (EP3guide.org) is a collaborative effort between APS and AAPT designed to assist departments to improve through continued self-reflection while drawing on practices deemed effective, as demonstrated either through research or by community practice. This presentation will start with a brief overview of the EP3 guide. Following this overview, we will discuss how it is meant to be used, provide some examples of institutions that were very successful at improving their undergraduate programs, and show how what they did to accomplish this improvement is supported by the guide. We will conclude with tips and strategies for using the guide, based on audience interests.
*The EP3 Guide is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1738311, 1747563, and 1821372. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
