I currently send out a short welcome letter to my new students to welcome the course and invite them to ask me questions. I could vastly improve my social presence on the welcome letter I send out. I could add some more personal information about my interests and academic background so that I seem more […]

A neat idea for my course would be to create a database of links to news articles that relate to the course topics. This would enrich and update the course material. Physics is always progressing and new topics that aren’t covered in the text book are always arising. I could also encourage the students to […]

Online physics simulations allow students to investigate physics concepts. Typically these simulations allow the student to manipulate variables in various equations and observe the outcome. A great source of online physics simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics These simulations allow the subject matter to become real for the students. They can manipulate variables and watch the simulated outcomes. These […]