Form 3: Course Revision Thoughts

Complete the following form and upload to the Dropbox. Use this form if you are revising an existing course.

Description: What is this course about? Where/how will it be taught? AP Physics taught to high-achieving high school juniors in the traditional classroom setting. I am trying to move the analytical problem solving portion and lesson review to an online environment. Learners: Who are the learners? What do you know about them that might make a difference in what you design? (Think about age, prior knowledge, familiarity with technology) High Achieving high school juniors. Thet are very technology savvy and crave the integration of more technology in their learning experience. Things that are working well in my course. This can be related to what or how you teach, how students respond, or about the technology. What do you like about teaching this course? Discussion, observation and collaboration on our lab experiments. Things that Id like to change about my course. Again, what drags you down? It could be technology, disinterested students, lack of discussion, etc. Id like to free up more time in the classroom for my high order thinking assignments. Unfortunately the AP exam is very analytical and requires a lot of problem-solving. So to practice, I have to cut out things that are not on the AP exam. This creates a teach to the test mentality in my mind. The most frustrating or irritating aspect of my course as I am currently teaching it is: See above. The most time consuming aspect of my course as I am currently teaching it is: Grading the practice problem sets. If I can move the math aspect of the course to an online venue, then students can input their responses at a secure server and the server, with updated questions and answers from me, can immediately let the student know if it is wrong or right. Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

This will free up class time for more hands-on learning.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.