Chautauqua Short Courses: Promoting Active Learning in Introductory Physics Courses I and II. Instructors: Priscilla Laws, Dickinson College; David Sokoloff, University of Oregon; and Ronald Thornton, Tufts University. Course I: First Semester Topics--May 10-12, 2001, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Course II: Second Semester Topics--August 3-5, 2001, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. (Note: Course I is not prerequisite to Course II.) These NSF-sponsored Chautauqua courses are designed for those interested in making major changes in introductory physics courses or in other introductory science courses. The focus will be on giving participants direct experience with methods for promoting active student involvement in the learning process through activity-based physics strategies using computers and the research-based RealTime Physics, Workshop Physics, Tools for Scientific Thinking and Interactive Lecture Demonstrations curricula. (Copies of these curricula will be distributed to participants.) The microcomputer-based tools used are available for Macintosh, Windows and MS-DOS computers. Open to teachers of undergraduate students in institutions of higher education in the U.S. High school teachers and faculty from outside the U.S. are also admitted if space is available. There is a small application fee, but no tuition. Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging and meals. Reasonably-priced accommodations in dormitories and hotels will be arranged. For more information contact: David R. Sokoloff Professor of Physics Department of Physics 1274 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1274 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> office phone: (541) 346-4755 fax: (541) 346-5861 Harriet Slogoff University of Pennsylvania Department of Physics and Astronomy David Rittenhouse Laboratory Phila., PA 19104-6396 215-898-6972 -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
