University of Colorado Boulder - Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education
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Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education at Coursera Course details
- Whole Class Inquiry: Strategies for open-ended discussion
- Interactive Lecture Demonstration: Strategies for making predictions
- Concept Questions: Strategies for classroom voting and Peer Instruction
- PhET Interactive Simulations ( https://phet.colorado.edu), a project of the University of Colorado Boulder, provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations for use across, primary, secondary, and higher education levels
- We extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness
- All simulations are open source and free to all students and teachers
- In this course, you will learn strategies for how to use PhET in circumstances where you are presenting a simulation in front of the whole class using a projector, interactive whiteboard, or while sharing your screen online
- This course is the second in the specialization “Active Learning in STEM with PhET Interactive Simulations,” which includes 4 courses in total
Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1: PhET in Whole Class Strategies
PhET in Whole Class Presentations
Welcome!
Choosing to Use Whole Class Strategies
PhET in Whole Class Activities
Tips for Best Use of PhET Sims in Whole Class Contexts
Promoting Equity through Active Learning
Visualizing a Whole Class activity with PhET
Promoting Equity in Whole Class Activities and PhET
Module 2: Whole Class Inquiry
PhET in Lectures: Predict Experiments
Example of Whole Class Inquiry: Friction
Introduction to Whole Class Inquiry
Whole Class Inquiry Guidelines
Reading: Whole Class Inquiry Template
Reflection on Whole Class Inquiry
Module 3: Interactive Lecture Demonstrations
Module 4: Concept Questions
Using PhET with Concept Questions
Introduction to Concept Questions
Concept Questions Guidelines
Reading: Concept Questions Template
Reflecting on Concept Questions
Module 5: Planning to Use Whole Class Strategies
Module 6: Conclusion and Next Steps
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