“Well, that was unexpected:” Struggles and Successes of Course Improvement

• As educators, we have all had the experience of returning to the classroom after an invigorating conference or workshop on physics education, ready to implement the latest findings to improve learning for our students. But then, something happens and things don’t go exactly as planned… In this poster, we will highlight a few examples of new pedagogical implementation, such as group review and lab assessment and feedback in introductory physics courses, the unexpected challenges we met, and how we overcame them.