All Things Open Week 2023
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Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
Zoom
Start Date
5-4-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
5-4-2023 1:45 PM
Description
During and after the pandemic, a new technological approach had to be found to provide a meaningful lab experience to students. We had to create new approaches to the existing experiments and the innovative methodology that were introduced with the use of the Open-source tracker software (https://physlets.org/tracker/) in the Principles of Physics I and II. This new methodology not only expanded the number of possible lab experiments, but also provided students with the ability to conduct some of the simple experiments at home using common household items. This offered an exciting experience for students and provided a backup option in the case of further restrictions to student attendance at lab facilities. Additionally, a new paradigm was adopted and all new manuals were created.
Presentation Slides
Open-Source Software for Teaching Introductory Physics Laboratories at a New Level
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During and after the pandemic, a new technological approach had to be found to provide a meaningful lab experience to students. We had to create new approaches to the existing experiments and the innovative methodology that were introduced with the use of the Open-source tracker software (https://physlets.org/tracker/) in the Principles of Physics I and II. This new methodology not only expanded the number of possible lab experiments, but also provided students with the ability to conduct some of the simple experiments at home using common household items. This offered an exciting experience for students and provided a backup option in the case of further restrictions to student attendance at lab facilities. Additionally, a new paradigm was adopted and all new manuals were created.