MB's Teaching Chronology

1997-1998: Eckerd College

Traditional Lecture:

• Hated it, so did my students!

• I never liked---or learned by---sitting through lectures

• Realized my dislike for standing in front of a class for 65 minutes

• Exposure to Peer Instruction and BeyondQuestion (Anne Cox and Bill Junkin)

• Started using Peer Instruction and in-class problems

Traditional Web:

• syllabus

• problem set solutions

• problem set hints

• exam solutions

1998-1999: Davidson College

Interactive Instruction:

• Started using JiTT, already in place in the laboratories at Davidson

• Exposure JiTT and Physlets in classroom (Wolfgang Christian)

• Modest use of JiTT and Physlets in classroom

• Spring: expanded use of JiTT and started writing my own material

Non-Traditional Web:

• Still traditional web, with

• JiTT and interactive exercises

• interactive demonstrations

1999-present: Davidson College

• Extensive use of JiTT with "new" traditional and interactive material

• Spring 2000-present: JiTT in upper division courses electromagnetic theory and quantum mechanics (ACS)