Sharing Life-Science Based Curricula on the Online Platforms of Living Physics Portal (LPP) and CourseSource

In this panel discussion, I share my experiences about uploading my curriculum to the Living Physics Portal (LPP) and CourseSource. I developed curriculum for an algebra-based introductory physics course for life-sciences majors, which I taught at Portland State University. I wrote a series of articles for this course spanning topics such as balance and base of support, circular motion, elasticity, and rigidity with examples illustrating the elastic properties of bones, teeth, tendons, and blood vessels, energy expenditure in humans, physics of impulse using biomechanical movements, physics of orthodontic movements, and the physics of vertical jumps in mechanics; electric activity of the heart, electroreception in animals, conduction of electrical signals in nerves, use of high energy charged particles and radiation in radiation therapy and medical imaging, and the use of RC circuits as timers in electromagnetism; working of the harmonic scalpel and ultrasound in oscillations and waves, LASIK surgery and optical fibers in endoscopes in optics; and body temperature measurement and thermoregulation in humans in thermodynamics. To share my materials with other instructors, I chose to upload these articles to LPP and CourseSource, where other instructors can download them. As a part of a workshop, I learned how to upload material on both platforms. I will discuss the process of uploading material to both the community library and the vetted library in LPP. I also prepared an article for CourseSource, "Conduction of Electric Signals by Nerves" and will describe the requirements for publication in CourseSource. I will also talk about the ease with which other instructors can download these materials for use in their classes.