Director of Project BoxSand and the Lightboard Studio at Oregon State University

Physics Teacher and Education Researcher

Vice President of the Oregon American Association of Physics Teachers

Curriculum Vita

 

OSU Physics Department Colloquium, Fall 2020

Title: More Than the Sum of its Parts | A Superposition of Teaching and Physics Education Research

Abstract: OSU teaches college physics to more students than any other institution in the state. This creates an opportunity to have a significant impact on our society. It also creates a great responsibility to find ways to improve and adapt. Over the past 10 years I have stood at the nexus of teaching, developing curriculum, and researching modern learners. I will share what I've learned about bringing education to the masses and developing methods to assess instructional practices. Come hear about flipped classrooms, learning assistants, open educational resources, Ecampus, and quantitative physics education research.

OSU Physics Department Colloquium, Fall 2020

 

Current Projects


~~ Current Projects ~~

  1. Ecampus: Evidence-based, PER Approved, Introductory Physics Sequence.

    Ecampus  Design Update (35 min)

    **See times below for different topics**

        Evidence-based, PER Approved Curriculum [2:45]

        Daily Learning Guide - Organization is Key [6:01]

        Organizational Tools - Course Calendar [8:50]

        Organizational Tools - Class OneNote Book [10:23]

        Organizational Tools - BoxSand.org [16:32]

        Organizational Tools - BoxSand Learning Matrix [19:31]

        Innovative Learning Tools - Virtual Classroom [25:37]

        Innovative Learning Tools - Homework System [27:30]

        Innovative Learning Tools - AsyncSync [27:48]

        Unprecedented Live Support [28:50]

        Open Resources [30:02]

        Discovery-based Data Analysis Rich Labs [30:50]

        Active Education Research - Close-the-loop [33:11]

  2. Project RowBox ... coming soon
  3. The Platform ... coming soon
  4. Ecampus Comparative Study ... coming soon

Previous Projects


~~ Previous Projects ~~

  1. Scholars for Teaching Excellence Proposal - Summer 2017
  2. Lightboard Studio - Winter 2017

Talks


~~ Talks ~~

  1. Confessions of a Former Lecturer: Evidence-based Reform in the Introductory Physics Sequence - Fall 2017

    Colloquium Fall 2017 (48 min)

  2. Why are We Here - 1st Day of Class Talk (50min)

    Why are We Here - 1st Day Talk (50min)

Innovative Curriculum


~~ Innovative Curriculum Reform ~~

  1. Flipped Classroom ... coming soon

  2. Digitally-mediated Team Learning ... coming soon

  3. Measures of Success: Grades, Evaluations, DFWU, and more (plots are not fully formatted)

    Measures of Success (10 min)

Research


~~ Research Papers ~~

PERC Proceedings 2019 (In Review) | Tracking students engagement with OER resources and online homework

Featured bit | PERC Proceedings 2019 (In Review) | BoxSand Correlations

PERC 2019 | BoxSand Correlations

Awards, Fellowships, and Media


~~ Awards ~~

  1. American Physical Society Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education (specifically cited my efforts) - Spring 2018
  2. OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award - Fall 2017

~~ Fellowships ~~

  1. Ecampus Research Fellowship - Summer 2018
  2. Action Research Fellow (3 times) - 2015, 2016, 2017

~~ Articles in Media ~~

  1. Project BoxSand and Open Resources: The Future of Education is Wide Open - Spring 2018 - Impact Magazine
  2. Lights, Action, Physics - Winter 2018 - Terra Magazine

 

Work Sample


~~ Work Sample ~~

 

Lecture Module Example


~~ Work Sample ~~

PH201  |  Introduction to Forces (or momentum)
PH202  |  Oscillations (or thermo)
PH203  |  Connecting electric potential and field (or snells)

 

 

Lecture Video Examples


~~ Work Sample ~~

Thin Film Interference (LB) (10 min)

Thin Film Interference (LB) (10 min) (take 2)

Rotational Mechanics - Angular Momentum - Merry-go-Round Example (12 min)

Rotational Mechanics - Angular Momentum - Merry-go-Round Example (12 min)

Average Acceleration Vector (LB) (5 min)

Average Acceleration Vector (LB) (5 min)

Statics - Bicep example - part b (10 min)

Statics - Bicep example - part b (10 min)

1. Thin Film Interference
2. Position and displacement
3. Bicep curls
4. Rotational Energy and the merry-go-round

TBD


~~ Work Sample ~~

Learning Objectives


~~ Work Sample ~~

1. Show some
2. Show how we are coding all the content for evaluation

 

 

Assessments


~~ Work Sample ~~

… show some exams…

 

 

 

Student Contributed Work


~~ Work Sample ~~

1. Austin Teaching Internship Recitation Activity
2. Rocket woman
3. Elastic collisions LA videos
4. Equation Infographics

 

 

Creative Content Types


~~ Work Sample ~~

1. Energy flow diagrams
2. Concept maps

 

 

Lab Examples


~~ Work Sample ~~

1. Ecampus labs
  a. PH201  |  Exploring tension
  b. PH202  |  Rotational motion or metal forensics
  c. PH203  |  Electric potential
2. Thermo  |  Explore the space lab

 

 

Misc. Examples


~~ Work Sample ~~

Sensemaking

 

Order of Magnitude (3min)

Order of Magnitude (3min)

 

TBD


~~ Work Sample ~~

TBD


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