2009 Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories

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AAPT Summer Meeting 2009

2009 Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories

AAPT, APS, & ALPhA Event
July 23, 2009 - July 25, 2009 in University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

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Conference Overview

This 2.5 day meeting will cover techniques, experiments, and curricular ideas for post-introductory undergraduate labs, whether they are independent or tied to a lecture course. The conference will include invited speakers on a variety of topics, presentations by commercial vendors, and lots of opportunities for hands-on experiences with experimental equipment.

Meeting participants will be able to present information about their own courses and/or experiments.

Conference Goals

The conference will bring together faculty and technical staff involved with intermediate/advanced undergraduate labs to present, discuss,and demonstrate their lab curricula, teaching methods, and experiments. The conference will be valuable to instructors of post-introductory labs at two-year colleges, undergraduate institutions, and research universities.

Attendees should come away from the conference with:

An understanding of the wide variety of curricula used for advanced labs
A knowledge of and hands-on experience with new or improved experiments and techniques
Methods for assessing student understanding in advanced laboratories, including writing
Techniques for integrating undergraduate research with advanced labs
Knowledge of commercially available equipment appropriate for advanced labs
A broader view of teaching strategies and pedagogy for the laboratory

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2009 Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories

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