Making Physics Relevant For A Mix Of Majors From Architecture to Zoology
Join Professor Brian Jones of Colorado State University for a discussion on approaches to teaching College Physics to a variety of students.
Professor Brian Jones, Colorado State University
In this session, Professor Brian Jones describes approaches to teaching College Physics to students in a way that makes it relevant to a wide range of majors, and describes tools you can use to introduce these approaches in your classroom.
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Dr. Brian Jones, Colorado State University
Brian Jones has won several teaching awards at Colorado State University during his 27 years teaching in the Department of Physics. His teaching focus in recent years has been the College Physics class. Since beginning work as a co-author on Knight, Jones, Field College Physics, he has taught over 5,000 students, and he brings this experience to each edition of the book. In 2011, Brian was awarded the Robert A. Millikan Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers for his work as Director of the Little Shop of Physics, a hands-on science outreach program. He is actively exploring the effectiveness of methods of informal science education and how to extend these lessons to the college classroom. Brian travels extensively to work with educators at all levels, and has been invited to give workshops on techniques of science instruction in countries on five different continents.
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