29
Nov
2019
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
What is the point of undergraduate physics labs?
26
Sep
2019
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
Students' attitudes towards Experimental Physics
Data from a recent E-CLASS survey used in PHY224H1 Practical Physics I will be presented.
21
Mar
2019
Meet Physics Professor Nancy Forde from Simon Fraser University
An open discussion with U of T Physics Undergraduates - all welcome!
08
Feb
2019
Quercus: the good, the bad and the insufferable
21
Sep
2018
TA Training and the Improvisation Workshop: how to make them better?
15
Jun
2018
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
Intersectionality and what it means to implement it in the physics classroom
26
Jan
2018
Teaching to different student populations
17
Nov
2017
Project-based learning
27
Oct
2017
Threshold Concepts in Physics
22
Sep
2017
Teaching ethics in science
20
Sep
2017
Improvisation Workshop
This workshop is designed to teach and practice communication skills using the tools of improvisation.
13
Apr
2017
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
Undergraduate Research Fair
17
Mar
2017
Teaching and Learning Discussion Group - Issues Associated with having 2 Physics Streams: Physics Majors and Specialist
17
Feb
2017
The progress, status, and future of computational physics in our program.
27
Jan
2017
Teaching uncertainty in physics courses
18
Nov
2016
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
First-Year Teaching in Physics at Otago: Cognitive Coherence in Newtonian Mechanics, Abandoning Tradition, and Serving the Needs of Health Sciences
06
Oct
2016
Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE): Making your students collaborative participants in the practice of physics
15
Sep
2016
The Power of the Narrative: Communication with Clarity and Meaning
Special Physics Colloquium and Teaching Event