Speaker
Description
Active-learning techniques are as useful for teaching graduate-level quantum field theory (QFT) as they are for introductory physics courses. This talk will describe the speaker’s experience using these techniques in a QFT course. Students completed readings and online questions ahead of each class and spent class time working through problems that required them to practice the decisions and skills typical of a theoretical physicist. The instructor monitored these activities and regularly provided timely feedback to guide their thinking. Instructor-student interactions and student enthusiasm were similar to that encountered in one-on-one discussions with advanced graduate students. Course coverage was not compromised. The teaching techniques described here are well suited to other advanced courses.
