OPTYCs Tandem Conference 2023 Abstract Detail Page
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| Proposal Title: | The OPTYCs PER-Interest group: A progress report |
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| Abstract Type: | Poster |
| Abstract: | The mission of the PER-Interest group within OPTYCs is to strengthen Physics Education Research (PER) knowledge and engagement within the physics Two-Year College (TYC) community and to promote and support work collaborations in PER. In this poster we present an overview of the events the group has organized during the 2022-2023 academic year. We started with journal club meetings during the fall semester. Important, recent articles were selected by the group coordinators for a short presentation followed by an open discussion with the meeting participants. During the spring term, the format shifted to panel discussions and workshops. Speakers were invited to discuss (a) the history of the TYC contributions to PER (b) What PERC is about and how TYC faculty can contribute to it (c) The most popular assessment tools used for mechanics and electromagnetism in introductory courses. A final workshop guided TYC instructors through the process of uploading and analyzing FCI data on PhysPort's Data Explorer. The PER-Interest group also launched a YouTube channel and a newsletter that will be presented in a separate poster. All these activities were conducted in a virtual format through Zoom. OPTYCs is supported by NSF-DUE-2212807. |
Presenter Information | |
| Primary contact: | Karim Diff |
| Institution name: | Santa Fe College |
| Co-presenter(s): | Sherry Savrda, Seminole State College, FL Glenda Denicolo, Suffolk County Community College, NY Anthony Escuardo, Harold Washington College, IL |
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