SM17 Program

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Commercial Workshops

      • PASCO scientific: How Much Physics Can You Do with the Wireless Smart Cart?

      • CW03
      • Mon 07/24, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • In this session we will cover Kinematics, Dynamics, Work, Energy, Impulse and Momentum experiments using the versatile Wireless Smart Cart. See how much physics you can you cover with a low friction dynamics cart that accurately measures position, velocity, acceleration, force, and angular velocity. Be the first to try the newest Smart Cart accessory and blow your student's minds! You may win a Smart Cart!
  • Cengage

      • Optimized Content and Multi-Sensory Learning from Cengage with WebAssign

      • CW09
      • Tue 07/25, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Teese Dr. Robert
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Learn about the new features and content optimizations to Cengage products in Web Assign that increase student engagement and reduce the likelihood of online cheating. Join us with speakers Dr. Robert Teese, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Dr. Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati, to learn about student gains using Interactive Video Vignettes in WebAssign. Also joining is Cengage’s Senior Instructional Content Developer, Matt Kohlmyer, who will give a demonstration of new content features and strategies that can help reduce the likelihood of cheating. Dr. Kathleen Koenig Matt Kohlmyer
  • Expert TA

      • Expert TA: Some Instructors Now Think That Nothing Can Be Done About Cheating on Online Homework. We Disagree

      • CW08
      • Mon 07/24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Morton Jeremy A.
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The gap between students’ homework grades and test scores is a concern we share with you. In a cross-institutional case study conducted in 2014-2015, involving 120 college physics classes, student access to online solutions was identified as the single biggest contributor. Cheating has long been an issue threatening the learning process, but it has never been easier for students to get access to answers. Most textbook solutions are readily available on answer sharing websites, but many instructors do not realize that students can submit any problem, and a solution will be posted in a matter of minutes. Even an instructor using his or her own problems is no longer immune. Since launching in 2009, Expert TA has focused exclusively on introductory physics. Reinforcing the problem solving process and including symbolic expressions has always been central to Expert TA’s online homework system. In 2012 we began using Big-Data analytics to provide feedback specific to individual student mistakes. Now we are turning our attention to solving this challenging and important problem of Academic Integrity. Join us for lunch and learn about the suite of Academic Integrity features and new strategies that we are implementing, designed to keep your students focused on the physics.
  • Foster Learning, LLC

      • Foster Learning, LLC

      • CW01
      • Mon 07/24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Foster Tom
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Teachers see problem solving as a process while students see problem solving as frustratingly difficult to memorize. It is not uncommon for students to consider problem solving as a hurdle to get over however they can, regardless of instructor’s attempts to emphasize otherwise. Traditional homework delivery systems exacerbate this student misconception by only requiring and grading the answers. We have developed a tablet based (Android, iOS) learning platform that can explicitly demonstrate a structured approach to solving nearly any mechanics problem. The platform, known as PathPlan, is based upon PER and cognitive science results about best practices for learning systematic problem-solving. PathPlan has several modalities, allowing the instructor to select the level of guidance, from full to test mode, for problems, which are graded based upon the process the students submits as well as the answer. We seek instructors who teach introductory mechanics willing to betatest PathPlan at a reduced price to their students. Please bring your own tablet (Windows requires an emulator program) to this workshop to experience PathPlan for yourself. Eddie Ackad
  • PASCO scientific

      • PASCO scientific: Essential Physics, the Ultimate e-Book for Physics

      • CW02
      • Mon 07/24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Meet Essential Physics author Dr. Tom Hsu and see how this interactive physics e-Book is the ultimate compliment to your instruction. With the Essential Physics e-Book, students with have all the tools they need in one location, with a common user interface. Essential Physics combines quality physics textbook content with 100 physics simulations, interactive equations, videos, random quiz-builder, and the Infinite Test Bank with built-in assessment. Runs on Standard browser on Mac®, Windows®, Android™, iPAD®, and Chromebook™
      • PASCO scientific: Untangling Electric Circuits

      • CW04
      • Mon 07/24, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • See how easy teaching circuits can be using PASCO's Modular Circuits. Circuits are difficult for many students to understand because they cannot "see" the phenomenon. Conceptualizing current flow and changes in electrical potential becomes even more challenging when their circuit lab becomes a spaghetti of wires. Help your students transition from lecture to understanding with PASCO Modular Circuits. Students can easily build and understand basic circuits with our circuit design blocks. You may win a Modular Circuits Kit!
  • Perimeter Institute

      • Perimeter Institute: Hands-On Wave-Particle Duality

      • CW10
      • Mon 07/24, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
      • by Williams Tonia
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The wave-particle duality is one of the deepest mysteries of quantum mechanics. Come explore a hands-on activity that introduces students to the concepts involved in the wave-particle duality. The Challenge of Quantum Reality resource was designed by educators in collaboration with Perimeter Institute researchers.
      • Perimeter Institute: Beyond the Atom: Particles & Neutrinos

      • CW06
      • Tue 07/25, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Williams Tonia
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Come on a journey from the Rutherford scattering experiment to today’s Large Hadron Collider. This new resource advances understanding of what makes up everything in the cosmos. Explore hands-on activities that will help your students understand particle physics and neutrinos. Collaborations between PI, SNOLab, and CERN have produced this must use resource.
      • Perimeter Institute: What’s New in Physics?

      • CW12
      • Tue 07/25, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
      • by Williams Tonia
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Join us as we take a look at the coolest physics news items over the past year. This session will explore a variety of cutting-edge physics discoveries for teachers that are looking for current, real-world science connections in their classroom.
  • Perimeter Institute

      • Perimeter Institute - Everyday Einstein: The Global Positioning System (GPS) and Relativity

      • CW11
      • Mon 07/24, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
      • by Williams Tonia
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The GPS is a technology used by millions of people. Surprisingly, it relies on Einstein’s theory of relativity. Based on a resource by Perimeter Institute, this session shows how you can teach the link between the GPS & Einstein’s greatest discovery using hands-on activities and easy-to-implement lesson plans.
  • Vernier Software & Technology

      • Introducing Pivot Interactives from Vernier

      • CW07
      • Tue 07/25, 12:00PM - 12:50PM
      • by Gastineau John
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Pivot Interactives is a customizable online-video environment that is a superb complement to hands-on experiments with Vernier sensors. Students are quickly engaged by these high-production-quality videos of hard-to-implement phenomena, which are a powerful supplement to hands-on experimentation. Explore the possibilities with us! Fran Poodry David Vernier
      • Vernier Solutions for Physics and Chromebooks

      • CW13
      • Tue 07/25, 1:00PM - 1:50PM
      • by Vernier David
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Bring your Chromebook (or use one of ours) and learn how easy it is to connect sensors and collect and analyze data. Explore the free Graphical Analysis 4 app for data collection John Gastineau Fran Poodry

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