The Activity Based Physics Faculty Institutes

这个项目通过改变他们的学习环境，使他们的学习环境变得更加活跃，从而改善了许多大学生的本科入门物理教学，包括代表不足和准备不足的人群。基于活动的物理小组通过以下方式实现这一目标：1)确定和招聘有兴趣改变教学、在课堂上进行行动研究的教师，并与同事分享新的方法；2)使用基于活动的物理套件中的课程和工具在俄勒冈大学和迪金森学院开发和展示一系列以活动为基础的物理学院；3)创建和维护后续和支持机制，以帮助实施；以及4)在AAPT全国会议上组织后续会议。项目活动直接影响到160名教职员工，影响到约6万名学生，其中许多人来自代表性不足和准备不足的群体。该项目所包含的工作人员和参与者宣传活动确保其影响将更加广泛。

This project improves undergraduate introductory physics instruction for many college students, including under-represented and under-prepared populations, by changing their learning environment to a more active one. The Activity Based Physics Group achieves this goal by 1) identifying and recruiting faculty who are interested in changing their teaching, conducting action research in their classrooms, and sharing new approaches with colleagues; 2) developing and presenting a series of Activity Based Physics Institutes at the University of Oregon and Dickinson College using curricula and tools from the Activity Based Physics Suite; 3) creating and maintaining follow-up and support mechanisms to help implementation; and 4) organizing follow-up sessions at national AAPT meetings. Project activities directly reach 160 faculty and affect an estimated 60,000 students, many from under-represented and under-prepared groups. Staff and participant dissemination activities built into the project assure that the impact will be much broader.