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Committee on Educational Technologies

2017 Committee of the Year

They developed and disseminated several online documents for other Committees, including a Google doc for workshop and session sponsorships to be used prior to Programs 2, and materials to assist Area Chairs in their work. These initiatives assist AAPT beyond the work of the Committee, assisting in the planning of meetings. They have also experimented with innovative session formats in an effort to enhance session attendance, and have addressed the timely issue of computational methods. They have also established ongoing, strong collaborations with other committees.

Mission Statement

2016 Annual Committee Report
2015 Annual Committee Report
2014 Annual Committee Report
2013 Annual Committee Report
2012 Annual Committee Report
2011 Annual Committee Report
2010 Annual Committee Report
2009 Annual Committee Report
2008 Annual Committee Report
2007 Annual Committee Report
2006 Annual Committee Report
2005 Annual Committee Report
2004 Annual Committee Report

 

Committee Members

Shahida Dar, Chair (2019)
Mohawk Valley Community College
1101 Sherman Dr
Utica, NY United States 13501
Phone: (315) 792-5633
sdar@mvcc.edu

Andrew D. Gavrin, Vice Chair (2019)
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Dept of Physics, LD154
402 N Blackford St
Indianapolis, IN United States 46202
Phone: (317) 274-6909; Fax: (317) 274-2393
agavrin@iupui.edu

Katherine Ansell (2019)
University Of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
1110 W Green St
Urbana, IL United States 61801
crimmin1@illinois.edu

Andre Bresges (2021)
University of Cologne
Institute of Physics Education
Gronewaldstr.2
Cologne, Germany NRW 50931
Phone: +4915114746520; Fax: +492214705961
andre.bresges@uni-koeln.de

Andrew D. Gavrin (2020)
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Dept of Physics, LD154
402 N Blackford St
Indianapolis, IN United States 46202
Phone: (317) 274-6909; Fax: (317) 274-2393
agavrin@iupui.edu

Brandon R. Lunk (2021)
Texas State University - San Marcos
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX United States 78666-4615
Phone: (919) 612-2919
b_l150@txstate.edu

Christopher M. Nakamura (2020)
Saginaw Valley State Univ
7400 Bay Rd
255 Science West - Physics Dept
University Center, MI United States 48710-0001
cnakamur@svsu.edu

Julia K. Olsen (2020)
University of Arizona
Teachers in Industry
P.O. 210069
Tucson, AZ United States 85721
info@creativeraven.net

William Sams (2019)
Mercer University
1501 Mercer University Drive
Macon, GA United States 31207-0003
Phone: (478) 301-2700; Fax: (478) 301-2108
wrsams@ncsu.edu

Rebecca Vieyra, Ex Officio
American Association of Physics Teachers
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3311; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rvieyra@aapt.org

Rachel Sweeney, Staff Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Office of the Executive Officer
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD United States 20740-3845
Phone: (301) 209-3304; Fax: (301) 209-0845
rsweeney@aapt.org

Past Chairs

Committee on Educational Technologies

Anne J. Cox (2016)

Jeffrey R. Groff, PhD (2017)

Larry Engelhardt (2018)

 

Mission

  1. Identify new developments in educational technology and new applications of educational technology to physics teaching and learning;
  2. Communicate these new developments and applications to the AAPT membership through a variety of means, including print and electronic publications, workshops, and sessions at national and regional meetings;
  3. Conduct competitions, as appropriate, to recognize, promote, and reward worthwhile contributions to the uses of educational technologies for physics education; and
  4. Coordinate with other area committees, organizations, and institutions in the development and dissemination of new ideas for the use of various educational technologies in physics education.