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Physics Education Events

Past Events

29
Nov 2019
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Melody Neumann
Teams Up! A student collaboration project
Team Up! was originally developed as an online assessment tool to be used for synchronous group work in a fully online course.
25
Oct 2019
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Prof. David Bailey
What is the point of undergraduate physics labs?
26
Sep 2019
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
MP125 Undergraduate Lounge
Undergraduate Research Fair
Poster session showing research done by Physics undergraduate students in the past year. Posters will be judged and small prizes awarded. Refreshments will be provided.
29
Mar 2019
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
MP110
Ruxandra Serbanescu
Students' attitudes towards Experimental Physics
Data from a recent E-CLASS survey used in PHY224H1 Practical Physics I will be presented.
21
Mar 2019
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
MP606
Nancy Forde
Meet Physics Professor Nancy Forde from Simon Fraser University
An open discussion with U of T Physics Undergraduates - all welcome!
08
Feb 2019
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Natalia Krasnopolskaia
Quercus: the good, the bad and the insufferable
21
Sep 2018
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Jason Harlow
TA Training and the Improvisation Workshop: how to make them better?
15
Jun 2018
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Outside MP St George side
PhySU Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Sale
The Physics Student Union (PhySU) will be hosting a Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream fundraiser sale. We've got 3 flavours: vanilla, cookies n' cream, and cappuccino/coffee! Cups, cones, and various toppings also available.
02
Mar 2018
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP 110
A.W. Peet
Intersectionality and what it means to implement it in the physics classroom
26
Jan 2018
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
TBA
William Ryu
Teaching to different student populations
17
Nov 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
TBA
Ben Olsen
Project-based learning
27
Oct 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
TBA
Ruxandra Serbanescu and David Harrison
Threshold Concepts in Physics
22
Sep 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
TBA
Carl-Georg Bank
Teaching ethics in science
20
Sep 2017
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
MP124
Nancy Watt
Improvisation Workshop
This workshop is designed to teach and practice communication skills using the tools of improvisation.
13
Apr 2017
4:10 p.m. - 5 p.m.
MP110 Grad Lounge
Jim Lebans
Communicating Science: Do's Don'ts, Can't and Won’ts
A workshop on why you want to talk to the public about science, how to get your story out, some hints about what strategies tend to work, and what usually doesn’t.
07
Apr 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Grad Lounge MP 110
Undergraduate Research Fair
17
Mar 2017
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
MP110
Jason Harlow
Teaching and Learning Discussion Group - Issues Associated with having 2 Physics Streams: Physics Majors and Specialist
17
Feb 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Paul Kushner
The progress, status, and future of computational physics in our program.
27
Jan 2017
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110
Ruxandra Serbanescu
Teaching uncertainty in physics courses
18
Nov 2016
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
MP110 - Grad Lounge
Andrew Meyertholen
Panel Discussion: Problem Sets in the Internet Age
The panel will include Ruxandra Serbanescu, John Sipe, Xingxing Xing, and Andrew Meyertholen. All are welcome - staff, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty.
18
Oct 2016
4:10 p.m. - 5 p.m.
MP713
Craig Rodger and Kristen Franklin
First-Year Teaching in Physics at Otago: Cognitive Coherence in Newtonian Mechanics, Abandoning Tradition, and Serving the Needs of Health Sciences
06
Oct 2016
4:10 p.m. - 5 p.m.
60 St. George Street MP 102
Eugenia Etkina
Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE): Making your students collaborative participants in the practice of physics
15
Sep 2016
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
60 St. George Street MP 102
Nancy Watt
The Power of the Narrative: Communication with Clarity and Meaning
Special Physics Colloquium and Teaching Event
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Event series  Physics Education