======Activities by Classroom Strategy======


One reason that lecturing remains ubiquitous in middle division and upper division courses, despite mounting evidence that students learn more when they are active participants in the classroom, is that it is not immediately clear how to implement interactivity in these more advanced courses. Middle-division and upper-division courses differ from introductory courses in that the course goals tend to be richer, the course content more complicated, the students more seasoned, and class sizes smaller. Facilitating activities in these more advanced courses does not obviously follow from techniques that are successful in introductory courses. Teaching techniques need to be aligned with the special character of these courses.  We discuss below various teaching strategies that we have used in advanced physics courses and provide links to activities that use those strategies.

{{ activities:content:photos:vfstartrek.jpg?250|Classroom Strategy1}}

==== Plastic Graph Models (Surfaces) ====
  * [[.:Surfaces:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Surfaces]]
  * [[.:Surfaces:List|List of Surface Activities]]



==== Small Group Activities ====
  * [[.:SmallGroup:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Small Group Activities]]
  * [[.:SmallGroup:List|List of Small Group Activities]]

==== Compare and Contrast Activities ====
  * [[.:Contrast:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Compare and Contrast Activities]]
  * [[.:Contrast:List|List of Compare and Contrast Activities]]

==== Kinesthetic Activities ====
  * [[.:Kinesthetic:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Kinesthetic Activities]]
  * [[.:Kinesthetic:List|List of Kinesthetic Activities]]

==== Tangible Metaphors ====
  * [[.:Tangible:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Tangible Metaphors Activities]]
  * [[.:Tangible:List|List of Tangible Metaphor Activities]]

==== Computer Visualization/Simulation/Animation ====
  * [[.:Computation:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Computer Visualization/Simulation/Animation]]
  * [[.:Computation:List|List of Computational Activities]] 

==== Integrated Laboratories ====
  * [[.:Labs:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Integrated Laboratories]]
  * [[.:Labs:List|List of Integrated Laboratory Activities]]
  
{{ strategy:qmring.jpg?300|Classroom Strategy2}}

==== Small White Board Questions ====
  * [[.:smallwhiteboard:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Small Whiteboard Questions]]
  * [[.:smallwhiteboard:List|List of Small White Board Questions]]

==== Concept Tests (Clicker Questions) ====
  * [[.:Clicker:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Concept Tests]]
  * [[.:Clicker:List|List of Concept Tests]]



==== Homework ====
  * [[.:Homework:Start|Rationale and Tips for Homework]]
  
==== Lectures ====
  * [[.:Lecture:Start|Rationale and Tips for Using Lectures]]