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Commercial Workshops

  • Expert TA

      • Expert TA: Learning Resources beyond Online Homework

      • CW01
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Morton Dr. Jeremy
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • There are a broad range of learning resources available now, but because these are spread out across many different platforms, utilizing them can be difficult for instructors and add additional cost to students. Expert TA continues to enhance our online homework system, but we have also begun to develop additional educational tools in order to provide these from one centralized location. Beginning in Fall 2018 instructors will be able to assign Pre-Class videos for both Algebra and Calculus-based sequences, use Clicker-Style questions, utilize an advanced Academic Integrity tool suite that effectively keeps students off of answer-sharing websites, and more. In addition, building off the success of our automatically graded Free Body Diagrams released in Fall 2017, we are developing Extended FBDs and Vector Drawing problems. During the workshop we will offer a preview of these resources. We will also discuss the differentiating features of Expert Ta's online homework system. Our textbook independent library helps to reinforce the problem-solving process with an abundance of multi-step questions. The majority of these problems involve symbolic answers, and based on a six-year data-mining initiative students receive specific and meaningful feedback for incorrect answers. Please join us for lunch if you are interested in learning more.

  • PASCO scientific

      • Simplify Basic Circuit Instruction with Modular Circuits

      • CW02
      • Mon 07/30, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Join PASCO for a hands-on workshop on basic circuits topics with Modular Circuits! Our Modular Circuits simplifies the instruction of basic circuits by giving students a tactile means to go from the schematic diagram to a working circuit. From lighting a single light bulb to Kirchhoff's circuit laws, Modular Circuits does away with the confusion of tangled wires and lets students focus on the physics concepts around basic circuits.

      • Linear Momentum & Collisions with the PASCO Smart Cart

      • CW03
      • Mon 07/30, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Join PASCO for a hands-on workshop on Linear Momentum and Collisions with the Smart Cart! The Smart Cart wirelessly measures force, position, velocity and acceleration – everything you need to understand Impulse, linear momentum conservation, and collisions. We will collide Smart Carts and explore this very fun area of physics instruction.

      • Essential Physics – A PASCO Physics Curriculum with Simulations, Videos, and Interactive Equations

      • CW04
      • Mon 07/30, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
      • by Hsu Dr. Tom
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Come take a tour of Essential Physics 3rd Ed. with Dr. Tom Hsu. Essential Physics is an algebra level Physics curriculum from PASCO that is both a physical textbook as well as a feature rich eBook. See the many resources contained in Essential Physics including: teacher Power Point slides, lesson plans, interactive equations, simulations, videos, quizzes, and an infinite test generator.

  • Pearson

      • College Physics: Explore and Apply 2nd Edition: Help Students Learn Physics by Doing Physics

      • CW07
      • Tue 07/31, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Etkina Eugenia
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The lead author of College Physics: Explore and Apply, Eugenia Etkina, will discuss how she employs an active learning approach with her students and how the changes in the second edition of College Physics address the needs of the changing world. She will show how the written text, Active Learning Guide, and Mastering Physics can engage students in practicing science while learning physics. A myriad of new experiments and innovative problems will motivate your students to learn physics and help them succeed on revised assessments - such as AP exams and MCAT. Come and learn about the exciting developments in the whole learning system and receive a signed book by the authors!

  • Vernier Software & Technology

      • Introducing Pivot Interactives from Vernier

      • CW05
      • Tue 07/31, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
      • by Ence Josh
      • 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! David Vernier John Gastineau

      • Vernier Solutions for Physics and Chromebooks

      • CW06
      • Tue 07/31, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
      • by Ence Josh
      • 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. David Vernier John Gastineau

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