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Subj: Physics/Chemistry Seminar Feb 9
TRENT UNIVERSITY
JOINT PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2000
Professor John Earnshaw
Trent University
Extension of the Collaborative Learning
Techniques to Courses of Physics and
Chemistry for Non-Scientists
In a previous seminar, Professor Alan Slavin described how the
pedagogical structure of his physics courses has changed
dramatically from the traditional "lecture-seminar-lab" style to
a fully collaborative learning style with "readings, concept
reviews, group discussions, and problem solving" style. This
presentation will show how this technique has been implemented in
a new curriculum called PIPS (Powerful Ideas in Physical Science).
It is a university curriculum designed for non-science majors who
are preparing to become elementary school teachers. Many of these
future teachers stopped taking science and maths courses after
Grade 10. PIPS has no lectures, but employs an unconventional
programme of tightly structured prior knowledge assessment,
predictions, lab exercises, group discussions, homework and
reflections based around the chemistry and physics principles which
are part of the new Ontario science curriculum. The history of PIPS,
the Ontario curriculum, and the new requirements for future Ontario
elementary teachers will be described. Some examples taken from a
current course at Trent will be shown.
TO BE HELD IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES LECTURE HALL
(Environmental Science Centre Room B 203)
4:30 P.M.
CHECK US OUT ON THE WEB
http://www.trentu.ca/academic/physics/seminar