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I suddenly have to move my face-to-face physics/astronomy course online! What should I do?
March 13, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, many faculty are being asked to quickly shift their classes online. We are sharing with you ideas and resources that align with research-based pedagogical principles, research-validated resources for teaching online, and ideas that colleagues are trying as they make this transition.
How can I maintain sensemaking when moving my class from in-person to online?
March 13, 2020
While switching your in-person, active-learning physics classroom to an online environment, how can you navigate technical and curricular issues in a kind and humane way? We argue for devoting some of your remaining bandwidth to this issue: helping students continue to frame their "in-class" activity as sense-making.
sensemaking, COVID-19, online tools
I suddenly have to move my lab course online! What should I do?
March 25, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, many faculty are being asked to quickly shift their lab classes online. We are sharing with you ideas and resources that align with research-based pedagogical principles, research-validated resources for teaching labs online, and ideas that colleagues are trying as they make this transition.
laboratory, COVID-19, online tools
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