Events on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
- Council Meeting
- Physics Council Meeting
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Place: 2314 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Kevin Black, UW - Madison
- Host: Kevin Black
- Physics Education Innovation Seminar
- Implementing Structured Inquiry Labs and Researching Equity of Group Dynamics at UT Austin
- Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Place: B343 Sterling Hall
- Speaker: Andrew Loveridge, The University of Texas at Austin
- Abstract: Zoom Meeting ID: 302 365 8376
Research on introductory physics lab courses shows that traditional “cookbook-style verification” labs often fail to achieve their intended learning outcomes. To address this, various alternative approaches have been developed. In this talk, I’ll discuss how we implemented the Structured Quantitative Inquiry (SQI) framework at UT Austin in the context of lab courses which serve a large and diverse student population. I will highlight both successes and areas needing improvement. I’ll also share our ongoing research on how best to scaffold equitable group dynamics in inquiry-based and active learning environments. This is particularly relevant for UT’s lab courses, since prior work suggests that while the SQI framework is more effective than traditional labs for student’s overall learning, it can inadvertently open the door to new inequities absent proactive efforts by instructors to anticipate and remediate them.
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Speaker Bio:
Andrew Loveridge received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2018. While at UW, in addition to his dissertation on aspects of Gauge/Gravity Duality, he was involved in a variety of efforts to redesign high enrollment courses to incorporate active learning (the REACH program). Now he is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has led a major redesign of the introductory lab courses to incorporate evidence based teaching practices and is actively involved in Physics Education Research.
- Host: Ben Spike, Josh Weber
- Wisconsin Quantum Institute
- Quantum Coffee Hour
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Place: Rm.5294, Chamberlin Hall
- Abstract: Please join us for the WQI Quantum Coffee today at 3PM in the Physics Faculty Lounge (Rm.5294 in Chamberlin Hall). This series, which takes place approximately every other Tuesday, aims to foster a casual and collaborative atmosphere where faculty, post-docs, students, and anyone with an interest in quantum information sciences can come together. There will be coffee and treats.
- Worlds in the Making: Origins of Stars, Planets, and Life
- How Can We Find Other Life in the Universe?
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Place: Space Place
- Speaker: Thomas Beatty, UW-Madison
- Abstract: A series of talks by UW-Madison scientists from the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR), hosted by UW Space Place.
- Host: Jim Lattis