Engaging Physics Faculty in Course Transformation

Laverty, James T.; Tessmer, Stuart; Cooper, Melanie M.; Caballero, Marcos D.

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Engaging Physics Faculty in Course Transformation

written by James T. Laverty, Stuart Tessmer, Melanie M. Cooper, and Marcos D. Caballero

Research has shown that it is challenging to change departmental culture to support the adoption of transformed teaching practices. Michigan State University is working to transform its introductory physics courses by engaging faculty in discussions about the scientific practices and core ideas of the discipline, and to use those discussions to drive change to both assessments and classroom instruction. Here we discuss our model of change, its implementation in the Physics and Astronomy department, the challenges encountered along the way and how we've mitigated those challenges, and tools to measure the impact of this change.

Physics Education Research Conference 2014
Part of the PER Conference series
Minneapolis, MN: July 30-31, 2014
Pages 147-150

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2014.pr.033
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Keywords:: PERC 2014, STEM, change model, faculty discussions, shared vision, three dimensional learning
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