Pilot Community College Physics Curriculum Development Workshop Project

这项针对经验丰富的社区大学物理教师的为期一年的试点计划在1991-92学年在两个地理位置分散的社区大学校园提供了两个课程开发讲习班。一个研讨会促进了使用基于微型计算机的实验室(MBL)的方法。另一种主张采用概念性练习(CE)和概括性案例研究(OCS)。每个为期三天的工作坊由两位资深大学/学院物理教授领导，他们在发展和推广MBL和CE/OCS方面发挥了重要作用。这些实践工作坊允许社区大学物理教师参与者获得这些领域的最新发展知识，并鼓励参与者在自己的社区大学改编或开发包含这些知识的课程材料。这个项目的主要目标是帮助社区学院的学生更好地理解物理。讲习班的影响后来因建立了采用电信公告板系统的联网系统和一份通讯而得到加强。预计这一计划将扩展到该国其他地区的更多地点。

This one-year pilot program for experienced community college physics teachers provides two curriculum development workshops during the 1991-92 academic year at two geographically dispersed community college campuses. One workshop fosters the approach of using microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL). The other advocates employing conceptual exercises (CE) and overview case studies (OCS). The workshops are derived from successful models that apply findings of cognitive physics education research.Each three-day workshop is led by two senior university/college physics professors who played a major role in the development and promotion of MBL and CE/OCS. These hands-on workshops allow community college physics teacher participants to gain knowledge about recent developments in these areas and encourage participants to adapt or develop curriculum materials which incorporate this knowledge at their own community colleges.The main goal of this project is to help community college students develop a stronger understanding of physics. The impact of the workshops is reinforced afterwards by the establishment of a networking system employing telecommunications bulletin board systems and a newsletter. Extension of this program to additional sites in other regions of the country is anticipated.