Pedagogy
| Topic | Description | Author | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboards, PowerPoint, and Tablet PCs in the Classroom | Three case studies of the delivery of visual information in the classroom. Much of the discussion is guided by the results of research into the study of eye movements when subjects are reading. December 2005. (390k) | Jason Harlow, David M. Harrison and Ruxandra Serbanescu | |
| Classroom Examples and Precious Class Time | Using a Tablet PC to deliver exampls and problem solutions on the web as an alternative to doing them in class. | David M. Harrison | |
| Computers: General Issues | The Personal Fonemate & Other Cautionary Tales, a discussion of appropriate and inapproriate uses of computers in teaching. This is the text of a paper delivered to the 22nd International Conference on Improving University Learning and Teaching, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1997. (43k) | David M. Harrison | |
| Computers: Solving the Pendulum | The Physical Pendulum in an Advanced Undergraduate Course in Mechanics, a paper that appeared in the journal Computers in Physics 8, 416-419 (1995). It discusses studies of the pendulum and computer algorithms to solve the equations of the pendulum. (69k) | Solomon C. Douglas, David M. Harrison and Theodore G. Shepherd | |
| Clickers: A study of Classroom Response System use at the University of Toronto | An examination of the use of classrom response systems in various lecture-based course at the University of Toronto. Over 30 U of T instructors were interviewed about their use of clickers in classes with a total enrolment of over 5,000 students. Students in these classes were also surveyed about their perception of the value of this technology. | Jason Harlow, Lena Paulo Kushnir, Charly Bank, Scott Browning, Jim Clarke, Anne Cordon, David Harrison, Karen Ing, Cecilia Kutas, and Ruxandra Serbanescu | |
| The development of a laboratory data analysis curriculum for physics and engineering students. | Techniques from physics education research are used to design, implement, and evaluate a curriculum module for data analysis in a third and fourth year undergraduate physics laboratory. (408k) | David F. Wong | |
| The Force Concept Inventory and Adult Learners html pdf | A small report on the performance of a small group of adult learners on the Force Concept Inventory diagnostic instrument. (html 10k, pdf 21k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| An Introduction to Physics Education Research | A very brief introduction to Physics Education Research and how the results of the research are used in physics teaching. January 2010. (24k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Innovative Teaching Techniques and U.S.-Developed Materials | A report on using U.S.-developed materials for innovative teaching techniques in introductory Physics courses. January 2005. (52k) | David M. Harrison and Stephen W. Morris | |
| Information Delivery via the Web and in the Classroom | How Does the Delivery of Information Help Students to Learn?, a discussion of the delivery of information both via the web and in the classroom. (63k) | David M. Harrison | |
| Laboratory Experiments, On Good and Bad Ones | An analysis of a survey of first year Physics lab students asking about the best and worst experiments they performed (34k) | David M. Harrison and Ruxandra M. Serbanescu | |
| Physics Education Research - A Comprehensive Study | An overview of PER and a small study of first year students. May 2005. (515k) | Jonathan Hillel | |
| Physics Practicals | A progress report on the development of new Physics Practicals for 1st Year Physics instruction (350k) | David M. Harrison | |
| Team Teaching | A report of a survey of 50 courses at the University of Toronto that have more than one instructor. | Melody Neumann et al. | |
| Team Teaching Survey | A followup on the Team Teaching document just above, this report includes surveys of students on their attitudes towards Team Teaching. | Melody Neumann et al. | |
| Testing | Test Design, a small document of opinion and observation relating to tests and exams. (11k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Tutorial Attendance and Student Performance | A study of the correlation between tutorial attendance and final marks for two Physics courses. May, 2006. (24k) | David M. Harrison |
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