Since the
80s, physics education research (PER) has suggested that students gain and
retain physics knowledge better in an interactive environment. While this
research has mainly focused on large first-year courses, more recent work shows
that interactive teaching techniques are impactful in upper-level courses as
well. I will discuss interactive techniques that can be incorporated without
excessive time and effort, using Physics 256: Intro to Quantum Physics as a
case study. Before the talk, please take a short, anonymous quiz to help shape
this discussion:
http://uoft.me/PERtalk