Physics Seminar: Transitioning to SCALE-UP by Jennifer M. Blue, Miami University

Wright State University Physics Department Seminar
Friday, January 23, 2014 at 3:00pm in 204 Fawcett

Transitioning to SCALE-UP
By Jennifer M. Blue, Department of Physics, Miami University

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The Department of Physics at Miami University just moved to a new building. We seized this opportunity and designed ourselves large, flat classrooms. This means we can teach our algebra-based and calculus-based introductory courses in the SCALE-UP model (SCALE-UP stands for Student-Centered Activities for Large-Enrollment Undergraduate Programs.)

I'll talk about the work we did preparing for the transition: bringing in experts, traveling to observe other universities, and designing the rooms. Then I will present preliminary results; after one semester of SCALE-UP, how are our students