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Teachers Teaching With Technology (Ia)
David A. Young, Fayetteville High School
Teaching with Technology at the High School: What's Up With That? An overview of some of the technology being used at FHS to teach kids in 2001. From Graphing calculators to Digital Video, come see the Truth!

SPS Outreach and Recruitment Programs (Ia)
Moderator, Karen Williams, East Central University, National President, Society of Physics Students
Presentations and panel discussion about effective regional SPS efforts in recruiting or outreach, and some highlights of other efforts from across the nation.

Magic Physics Demonstrations (II)
Dave Wall, City College of San Francisco, CA
Participants will receive materials necessary to do some of the demonstrations. The materials are being subsidizes by the UA Department of Physics. $10 charge to attend this workshop.

Bringing HyperInteractive Teaching Technology Into Your Classroom (II)
Paul Thibado, Dept. of Physics, University of Arkansas
Envision a large enrollment course in which student attendance is 100% every day. Now, imagine that every one of these students prepares for and participates in class. Until now, such a scenario was merely the product of wishful thinking. A revolutionary teaching tool that allows students to respond to test questions on a daily basis via individual remote-control devices, providing a real-time gauge of student comprehension and fully automating the grading process will be discussed.

Visual Quantum Mechanics (Ib)
(Initially this was listed as Virtual Quantum Mechanics, but that was incorrect. We are sorry for any confusion)
Salomon Itza and Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University  

(CL)2: Computer-Led Cooperative Learning (Ib)
Victor J. Montemayor, Middle Tennessee State University
The introductory algebra-based physics sequence has been a problem for students and instructors alike for years. The attempted application of often weak mathematical and critical-thinking skills to abstract concepts often makes the course a frustrating challenge at best and a major-changing obstacle at worst for the students. On the other hand, for faculty who are concerned about having a meaningful experience for their students in the introductory sequence, it is often very frustrating trying to get students to acquire that all-important skill of problem solving in physics. The purpose of this workshop is to give faculty members in physics (or other related disciplines) an exposure to a new approach to teaching introductory physics. This new approach is called Computer-Led Cooperative Learning, or (CL)2. This approach attempts to take the time spent in class each week with the students (traditionally about 6 hours for lecture and lab) and to spend it as efficiently and effectively as possible. The (CL)2 approach effectively consists of web-based lectures, interactive spreadsheets, hands-on activities, and out-of-class projects. Each of these components will be overviewed in this hands-on workshop designed to give the participants a "feel" for what is experienced by the students. In particular, the first part of the workshop will introduce the participants to the interaction between the web lectures and the interactive spreadsheets in the (CL)2 design. The second part will present samples of the actual work performed by the students in both semesters of the introductory sequence.