Laboratory Development for a Workshop Course in Introductory Physics

小行星9451274 我们将开发一个实验室，适合以“研讨会”的形式教授入门物理学，传统物理课程的讲座，复习和实验室组件将整合到一个学习环境中。 该项目的目的是通过为30名学生开展试点方案，评估讲习班形式在大学环境中的可行性。 如果成功，该计划将扩大规模，每年为大约900名科学和工程专业的学生提供服务。 我们将配备一个实验室与计算机运行综合统一物理学习环境（CUPLE），这是一个多任务，多媒体学习工具，由伦斯勒和其他大学开发。 CUPLE将提供（1）屏幕上的视频，以帮助学生建立实验室实验;（2）通过视频技术和其他传统传感器的数据采集;（3）各种数据分析，可视化和建模工具;（4）通过超链接访问文本，图形和视频信息数据库。 硬件的多媒体软件和数据采集能力将使学生能够共同完成小组学习任务，解决问题的会议，实验室实验以及口头和书面报告的准备。 设备是互动、合作学习战略的重要组成部分，而这种战略正是讲习班形式的基础。

9451274 Roberge We will develop a laboratory suitable for teaching introductory physics in a "workshop" format, where the lecture, recitation, and laboratory components of a traditional physics course will be integrated into one learning environment. The purpose of the project is to assess the viability of the workshop format in a university setting, by conducting a pilot program for 30 students. If successful, the program will be scaled up to serve approximately 900 science and engineering students per year. We will outfit a laboratory with computers to run the Comprehensive Unified Physics Learning Environment (CUPLE), a multitasking, multimedia learning tool which was developed by Rensselaer and other universities. CUPLE will provide (1) on-screen videos to help students set up lab experiments; (2) data acquisition via video technologies and other traditional transducers; (3) a variety of tools for data analysis, visualization, and modeling; and (4) access via hyperlinks to databases of text, graphical, and video information. The multimedia software and data acquisition capabilities of the hardware will enable the students to work jointly on group learning assignments, problem solving sessions, laboratory experiments, and the preparation of oral and written presentations. The equipment is a vital component of the interactive, cooperative learning strategy on which the workshop format is based.