PHYS 398 LA Fall 2019
PHYS 398 LA :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Syllabus
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Monday
8/26/2019 |
Introduction to class a) Format b) Assignments c) Grading Background and Philosophy of 101 and 102 labs Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …I a) "Depth" a video clip about bringing out students' ideas b) "Hello!" a video clip about how much to tell students pdf ppt |
Video: "Hello!" Handout: "Hello" Video: "Depth" Handout: "Depth" |
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Tuesday
8/27/2019 |
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Wednesday
8/28/2019 |
No Labs | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
8/29/2019 |
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Friday
8/30/2019 |
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Saturday
8/31/2019 |
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Sunday
9/1/2019 |
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Monday
9/2/2019 |
Labor Day | |||||||
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Tuesday
9/3/2019 |
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Wednesday
9/4/2019 |
No Labs | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
9/5/2019 |
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Friday
9/6/2019 |
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Saturday
9/7/2019 |
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Sunday
9/8/2019 |
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Monday
9/9/2019 |
Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …II a) Open and Closed Questions - activity b) Univocal and Dialog Discourse - discussion 101: Preparing for Lab 1 102: Preparing for Lab 1 pdf ppt |
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Tuesday
9/10/2019 |
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Wednesday
9/11/2019 |
Lab 1 | Lab 1 | |||||||
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Thursday
9/12/2019 |
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Friday
9/13/2019 |
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Saturday
9/14/2019 |
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Sunday
9/15/2019 |
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| 4 |
Monday
9/16/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Introduction to project: Interviews and Design b) Choose topic c) Interview protocol d) Homework: Construct an Interview Protocol & read paper on Students' Ideas e) LAs: Look for interview candidates 101: Preparing for Lab 2 102: Interview protocol pdf ppt |
Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Interview Techniques Interview project 101_Energy Required 101_Energy Optional 101_Forces Required 101_Forces Optional 101_Momentum Required 101_Harmonic Motion Required 102_Circuit Required 102_Circuit Optional 1 102_Circuit Optional 2 102_Circuit Optional 3 102_Circuit Optional 4 102_Light_Diffraction Required 102_Light_Polarization Required 102_LightDiffraction Optional 102_Light_Polarization Optional 1 102_Light_Polarization Optional 2 102_Magnetism_Induction Required 102_Magnetism_Electromagnetism Required 102_E&M Misconceptions Optional 102_Magnetism Conceptual Survey Optional Groups for Interview Projects |
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Tuesday
9/17/2015 |
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Wednesday
9/18/2019 |
Lab 2 | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
9/19/2019 |
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Friday
9/20/2019 |
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Saturday
9/21/2019 |
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Sunday
9/22/2019 |
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| 5 |
Monday
9/23/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Due at the end of class: a unified interview protocol b) LAs: Continue to look for interview candidates 101: Preparing for Lab 3 102: Preparing for Lab 2 pdf ppt |
Unified interview protocol | ||||||
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Tuesday
9/24/2019 |
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Wednesday
9/25/2019 |
Lab 3 | Lab 2 | |||||||
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Thursday
9/26/2019 |
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Friday
9/27/2019 |
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Saturday
9/28/2019 |
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Sunday
9/29/2019 |
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| 6 |
Monday
9/30/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Practice Interview b) LAs: Continue to look for candidates 101 students: Interview Protocol 102 students: Preparing for Lab 3 pdf ppt |
Mental Models 1 | ||||||
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Tuesday
10/1/2019 |
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Wednesday
10/2/2019 |
No Labs | Lab 3 | |||||||
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Thursday
10/3/2019 |
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Friday
10/4/2019 |
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Saturday
10/5/2019 |
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Sunday
10/6/2019 |
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| 7 |
Monday
10/7/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Discussion of Practice Interview b) Due at the end of class: Revised interview protocol c) LAs: FINAL INTERVIEW should take hapen this week! 101: Preparing for Lab 4 102: Preparing for Lab 4 pdf ppt |
Revised Interview Protocol | ||||||
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Tuesday
10/8/2019 |
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Wednesday
10/9/2019 |
Lab 4 | Lab 4 | |||||||
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Thursday
10/10/2019 |
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Friday
10/11/2019 |
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Saturday
10/12/2019 |
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Sunday
10/13/2019 |
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Monday
10/14/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Writing Interview Report b) Reflect on final interview 101: Preparing for Lab 5 102: Interview project pdf ppt |
Interview Project |
ISLE Introductory physics labs |
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Tuesday
10/15/2019 |
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Wednesday
10/16/2019 |
Lab 5 | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
10/17/2019 |
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Friday
10/18/2019 |
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Saturday
10/19/2019 |
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Sunday
10/20/2019 |
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Monday
10/21/2019 |
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview a) Final Interview Report due b) Survey on Interview Project Project Part 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) 101: Interview project b) 102: Learning Goals 101: Preparing for Lab 6 102: Preparing for Lab 5 pdf ppt |
Lab Activity project |
Final Interview Report | |||||
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Tuesday
10/22/2019 |
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Wednesday
10/23/2019 |
Lab 6 | Lab 5 | |||||||
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Thursday
10/24/2019 |
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Friday
10/25/2019 |
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Saturday
10/26/2019 |
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Sunday
10/27/2019 |
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Monday
10/28/2019 |
Project 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) Create, test, and refine assessments for learning goals b) Create assessments for learning goals 101: Learning Goals 102: Preparing for Lab 6 pdf ppt |
Learning-Goals-Driven Design
Learning-Goals-Driven Design Model Blooms Taxonomy Introductory physics labs Reading Prompts Holmes |
Learning Goals for Lab Activity | |||||
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Tuesday
10/29/2019 |
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Wednesday
10/30/2019 |
No Labs | Lab 6 | |||||||
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Thursday
10/31/2019 |
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Friday
11/1/2019 |
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Saturday
11/2/2019 |
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Sunday
11/3/2019 |
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Monday
11/4/2019 |
Project Part 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) Due at the end of class: Lab Activity Proposal b) Developing and testing activity b) Write lab handout 101: Preparing for Lab 7 102: Preparing for Lab 7 |
Lab Activity Proposal | ||||||
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Tuesday
11/5/2019 |
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Wednesday
11/6/2019 |
Lab 7 | Lab 7 | |||||||
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Thursday
11/7/2019 |
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Friday
11/8/2019 |
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Saturday
11/9/2019 |
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Sunday
11/10/2019 |
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Monday
11/11/2019 |
Project Part 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) Developing and testing activity b) Write lab handout 101: Preparing for Lab 8 102: Project Part 2 |
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Tuesday
11/12/2019 |
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Wednesday
11/13/2019 |
Lab 8 | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
11/14/2019 |
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Friday
11/15/2019 |
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Saturday
11/16/2019 |
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Sunday
11/17/2019 |
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Monday
11/18/2019 |
Project Part 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) Performing each other's lab activity b) Writing report on activity 101: Preparing Lab Practical 102: Preparing Lab 8 pdf ppt |
Rubrics for grading Lab Reports" Rubric for Final Lab Activity Report" |
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Tuesday
11/19/2019 |
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Wednesday
11/20/2019 |
Lab Practical | Lab 8 | |||||||
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Thursday
11/21/2019 |
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Friday
11/22/2019 |
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Saturday
11/23/2019 |
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Sunday
11/24/2019 |
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| 14 |
Monday
11/25/2019 |
Fall break | |||||||
| 15 |
Monday
12/2/2019 |
Project Part 2: Designing your own Lab Activity a) Group discussion of lab projects b) Project Part 2 due: Lab Activity Report 101: Project Part 2 102: Preparing for Lab Practical |
Lab Activity Report | ||||||
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Tuesday
12/3/2019 |
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Wednesday
12/4/2019 |
No Labs | Lab Practical | |||||||
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Thursday
12/5/2019 |
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Friday
12/6/2019 |
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Saturday
12/7/2019 |
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Sunday
12/8/2019 |
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Monday
12/9/2019 |
Final day of class a) End of semester surveys and discussion |
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Tuesday
12/10/2019 |
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Wednesday
12/11/2019 |
No Labs | No Labs | |||||||
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Thursday
12/12/2019 |
Reading Day | ||||||||
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Friday
12/13/2019 |
Final examination period | ||||||||