PHYS 398 LA :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Syllabus

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Week Date Class Due Dates
1
Monday
8/24/2020
Tuesday
8/25/2020
Wednesday
8/26/2020
Thursday
8/27/2020
 Agenda
  1. Introduction to class
  2. Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …I

Materials
  1. Video: "Hello!"
  2. Handout: "Hello"
  3. Video: "Depth"
  4. Handout: "Depth"
  5. LA Expectations Rubric

Homework for next week
  1. Complete Intro Survey in smartIllinois (not ready yet)
  
Friday
8/28/2020
Saturday
8/29/2020
Sunday
8/30/2020
2
Monday
8/31/2020
Tuesday
9/1/2020
Wednesday
9/2/2020
Thursday
9/3/2020
 Agenda
  1. Instructor-student interaction - monologue, dialogue, …II
  2. Open and Closed Questions - activity
  3. Univocal and Dialogic Discourse - discussion

Materials
  1. Classroom Discourse
  2. Classroom Discourse - Excerpts
  3. slides.pdf
  4. slides.ppt
Friday
9/4/2020
Saturday
9/5/2020
Sunday
9/6/2020
3
Monday - Labor Day
9/7/2020
Tuesday
9/8/2020
Wednesday
9/9/2020
Thursday
9/10/2020
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Introduction to project: Interviews and Designs
  2. Choosing topic for project
  3. Interview protocol

Materials
  1. Interview Part 1
  2. Interview Part 2
  3. Interview Techniques
  4. Interview project
  5. Resources for 101 LAs, and 102LAs, and 211 LAs
  1. slides.pdf
  2. slides.ppt

Homework for next week
  1. Construct an Interview Protocol
  2. Read paper on students' ideas
  3. Read Interview Techniques
  4. Look for interview candidates in your lab section
Friday
9/11/2020
Saturday
9/12/2020
Sunday
9/13/2020
4
Monday
9/14/2020
Tuesday
9/15/2020
Wednesday
9/16/2020
Thursday
9/17/2020
 Agenda Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Discussion Section experiences
  2. Interview Project - Protocol (due by end of class)

Materials
  1. Rubric for Draft Protocol
  2. slides.pdf
  3. slides.ppt
 Unified Interview Protocol
Friday
9/18/2020
Saturday
9/19/2020
Sunday
9/20/2020
5
Monday
9/21/2020
Tuesday
9/22/2020
Wednesday
9/23/2020
Thursday
9/24/2020
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. News from Discussion Sections
  2. Interview Project - Test Interviews

Materials
  1. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Friday
9/25/2020
Saturday
9/26/2020
Sunday
9/27/2020
6
Monday
9/28/2020
Tuesday
9/29/2020
Wednesday
9/30/2020
Thursday
10/1/2020
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. News from Discussion Sections
  2. Discussing Test interview experiences
  3. Revising Interview Protocol (revised protocol due at end of class)
  4. Practising Revised Protocol

Materials
  1. slides.pdf
  2. slides.ppt
  3. Rubric for Revised Protocl
  1. Revised Protocol
  2. Final Interview should happen this week!
Friday
10/2/2020
Saturday
10/3/2020
Sunday
10/4/2020
7
Monday
10/5/2020
Tuesday
10/6/2020
Wednesday
10/7/2020
Thursday
10/8/2020
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. News from the Lands of Discussions
  2. Reflection on Final Interview
  3. Final Interview Report

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Final Interview Report
  2. slides10X.pdf and slides211.pdf
  3. slides10X.ppt and slides211.ppt
Friday
10/9/2020
Saturday
10/10/2020
Sunday
10/11/2020
8
Monday
10/12/2020
Tuesday
10/13/2020
Wednesday
10/14/2020
Thursday
10/15/2020
 Agenda
Project Part 1: A Physics Interview
  1. Survey on Interview Project
  2. Discussion Problems Project
    • Introduction
    • Bloom's Taxonomy and learning goals
    • Writing Learning Goals

Materials
  1. Lab Activity Project overview
  2. Learning-Goals-Driven Design
  3. Bloom's Taxonomy handout
  4. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
  • Final Interview Report
  • Learning Goals for Discussion Problems project
Friday
10/16/2020
Saturday
10/17/2020
Sunday
10/18/2020
9
Monday
10/19/2020
Tuesday
10/20/2020
Wednesday
10/21/2020
Thursday
10/22/2020
 Agenda
  1. Discussion Section news
  2. Create, test, and refine assessments (problems) for learning goals
  3. Discussion problems Proposal

Materials
  1. Rubric for Learning Goals and Evidence
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt

Homework for next week
  • Learning Goals
Friday
10/23/2020
Saturday
10/24/2020
Sunday
10/25/2020
10
Monday
10/26/2020
Tuesday
10/27/2020
Wednesday
10/28/2020
Thursday
10/29/2020
 Agenda
  1. Design, test, and refine assessments (problems) for learning goals
  2. Anticipate
    1. different student approached to solving problem
    2. different student mistakes

Materials
  1. Rubric for Lab Proposal
  2. LabHandout
  3. slides.pdf and slides.ppt

Homework for next week 		Discussion Problems Proposal
Friday
10/30/2020
Saturday
10/31/2020
Sunday
11/1/2020
11
Monday
11/2/2020
Tuesday
11/3/2020
 Election Day
Wednesday
11/4/2020
Thursday
11/5/2020
 Agenda
  1. Discussion Section News
  2. Developing problems
  3. Rubrics for Discussion Problems

Materials
Grading Problems in smartIllinois
Friday
11/6/2020
Saturday
11/7/2020
Sunday
11/8/2020
12
Monday
11/9/2020
Tuesday
11/10/2020
Wednesday
11/11/2020
Thursday
11/12/2020
 Agenda
  1. Discussion Sections News
  2. Grading Physics Problems

Materials
Friday
11/13/2020
Saturday
11/14/2020
Sunday
11/15/2020
13
Monday
11/16/2020
Tuesday
11/17/2020
Wednesday
11/18/2020
Thursday
11/19/2020
 Agenda
  1. Solving each other's Discussion Problems
  2. Grading problems

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Discussion Problems Report
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Friday
11/20/2020
Saturday
11/21/2020
Sunday
11/22/2020
14
Monday
11/23/2020
 Fall Break
15
Monday
11/30/2020
Tuesday
12/1/2020
Wednesday
12/2/2020
Thursday
12/3/2020
 Agenda
  1. Writing Discussion Problems Report
  2. End of semester surveys and course discussion

Materials
  1. Rubrics for Discussion Problems Report
  2. slides.pdf and slides.ppt
Friday
12/4/2020
Saturday
12/5/2020
Sunday
12/6/2020
16
Monday
12/7/2020
Tuesday
12/8/2020
Wednesday
12/9/2020
Thursday
12/10/2020
 Reading Day
Friday
12/11/2020
 Final examination period
Saturday
12/12/2020
 Final examination period
Sunday
12/13/2020
 Final examination period
17
Monday
12/14/2020
 Project part 2 due: Discussion Problems Report