2017 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2017

Session

T-MEDAL CAP Teaching Medal Talk - Martin Williams, U. of Guelph

T-MEDAL

30 May 2017, 09:15

BioSci 1101 (Queen's University)

Conveners

T-MEDAL CAP Teaching Medal Talk - Martin Williams, U. of Guelph

• James M. Fraser (Queen's University)

Description

Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics | Médaille pour l'excellence en enseignement de la physique au premier cycle

1913. Undergraduate Physics Labs: Who needs them?

Martin Williams (University of Guelph)

30/05/2017, 09:15

Instructional labs are a major part of the undergraduate physics curriculum. Typically, they involve substantial financial, instructional and infrastructural resources. Do conventional labs contribute significantly to curriculum learning goals, and are they the most effective use of limited departmental resources?

In this presentation, I will review the changing role of the undergraduate...