Physics. Education. Practice. 2024

Seminar for University Physics Education Practitioners in the framework of the 82st International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia

The working language of the seminar is English.

Agenda:

• Opportunities and challenges of introducing high-school students to modern physics: lessons learned from particle physics. Jeff Wiener, CERN, Switzerland. Video

• Interdisciplinary work around maths and physics in the secondary and tertiary crossover point. Matthew Verdon Australian Science and Mathematics School, Australia. Video

• Cultivating Expert Learners, Not Just Expert Knowers. Emily Quinty The University of Colorado Boulder, United States. Video

• On the singularities of point dipoles. Janis Priede, Sandris Lacis University of Latvia, Latvia.

• High School Advanced Course Physics II at University - first year experience and conclusions. Juris Blūms Riga Technical University, Latvia. Video

• Tinkercad as an assistant for learning the essentials of Physics. Didzis Lauva, Jevgenijs Proskurins Riga Stradins University, Latvia. Video

• Exploring purposes in undergraduate level physics lab. Jelena Kosmaca, Ilva Cinite, Girts Barinovs, University of Latvia, Latvia. Video

• Teaching Physics with Educational Technology. Leo A. Siiman University of Tartu, Estonia. Video

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