Applying Course Source with the Living Physics Portal to Present a 3-term set of 24 Human-Centered IPLS Laboratories: Design, Implementation, Assessment, and Publication for Diverse Classroom Settings.

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

The first part of this panel discussion presentation reflects on the pre-pandemic design, implementation, and assessment of UCLA's Introductory Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory Revisions, which were taught from 2017-2020 across all IPLS laboratory sections. In this time, thousands of undergraduate students were able to make their own scientific questions around human-centered problems and test their predictions by performing in real world physics activities. E-CLASS assessment data showed an increase in students' reflection in asking their own scientific questions, which was a marked improvement over pre-revision laboratory survey data. Now, post pandemic, these laboratories are available to all who would like to create group-based, human-centered scientific inquiry for their students.

The second part of this panel discussion communicates how this curriculum has been generalized as a pedagogical tool via Course Source. Through the Living Physics Portal, organized and editable information about background materials, student worksheets, equipment lists and instructor manuals/solution sets are available to all educators. The addition of the Course Source publication communicates additional background literature reviews, pedagogical frameworks, learning outcomes and detailed lesson plans to support the bigger picture behind how and why this curriculum was developed. The combination of Course Source publication with the Living Physics Portal library allows for this curriculum to be made accessible for diverse educational settings using evidence-based framework and pedagogy. Various methods of implementation are discussed, so that this curriculum is made accessible for your classroom!

Presenters

  • Elizabeth Mills

    University of San Diego

Authors

  • Elizabeth Mills

    University of San Diego

  • Katsushi Arisaka

    University of California, Los Angeles