Community College Physics Pilot Workshop Project

这个国家试点项目建立在早期项目的基础上，并为有经验的社区大学物理教师提供了另外三个讲习班。这些讲习班定于1992年在三个地理上分散的社区大学校园举行。有两个讲习班涉及使用微电脑实验室。另一个研讨会涉及概念练习（CE）和概述案例研究（OCS），这些研究应用了认知物理学的研究成果。每个为期三天的研讨会由两位在这些领域发挥重要作用的大学/学院物理教授领导。这些实际操作的工作坊促进了这些新知识在社区大学的整合。建立了采用电信公告板系统和通讯的网络系统，加强了讲习班的影响。这个项目的最终目的是帮助社区大学的学生更好地理解古典和当代物理学。更新社区大学物理课程的任务是困难的，但对国家和科学来说是必要的，因为有大量的学生，特别是妇女和少数民族，上社区大学。

This national pilot program builds on an earlier project, and provides an additional three workshops for experienced community college physics teachers. These workshops are scheduled during 1992 at three geographically-dispersed community college campuses. Two workshops cover the use of microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL). The other workshop deals with conceptual exercises (CE) and overview case studies (OCS) which apply the findings of cognitive physics research.Each three-day workshop is led by two university/college physics professors who play a major role in these areas. These hands-on workshops facilitate the incorporation of this new knowledge at community colleges. The impact of the workshops is reinforced by the establishment of a networking system employing a telecommunications bulletin board system and a newsletter. The ultimate purpose of this project is to help community college students develop a stronger understanding of classical and contemporary physics. The task of updating physics programs at community colleges is difficult but essential for the nation and for science because of the large number of students, particularly women and minorities, attending community colleges.