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The websites for current physics classes are linked below. If you can't remember the URL for a specific class, then coming back here to http://www.waiferx.com/Physics/ will eventually lead you to the appropriate website.

Cuesta College, spring semester 2020:
>>Astronomy 210 (30674, NCC TuTh 11:00 AM-12:20 PM)
>>Astronomy 210 (30676, SLO W 6:00-8:50 PM)
>>Astronomy 210L Laboratory (30679, 30680)
>>Physics 205B--General Physics (30882, 30883, SLO MW 12:30-1:50 PM)

Physics education research materials
Archived materials for public distribution

Cuesta College, fall semester 2003-present:
>>P-dog's Blog: Boring but Important
      Astronomy and physics education research and comments, clicker questions,
      exam questions, photos, ephemerae, and unrelated random sketches and minutiae
      (April 2006-present; updated school weekdays)

>>Writing Weekly Current Events Quiz Questions
      Workshop presented at the 2016 Astronomy Teaching Summit Conference, sponsored
      by the Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Rearch, hosted by the City College
      of San Francisco, CA

>>Introducing Recent NASA Discoveries into the Astro 101 Classroom with Modular
    Slide Sets
      Co-author for article in Ensuring STEM Literacy: A National Conference on
      STEM Education and Public Outreach, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 483, edited
      by James G. Manning, Joseph B. Jensen, Mary Kay Hemenway, and Michael G.
      Gibbs (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2014), p. 101

>>Rubric Sorting Astronomy Essays
      Workshop presented at the Cosmos in the Classroom Hands-on Symposium on
      Teaching Introductory Astronomy and Related Science (July 22, 2013), sponsored
      by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, hosted by San José State University,
      San Jose, CA; article in Ensuring STEM Literacy: A National Conference on STEM
      Education and
Public Outreach, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 483, edited by James
      G. Manning, Joseph B. Jensen, Mary Kay Hemenway, and Michael G. Gibbs,
      (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2014), p. 65

>>Using 'Wordles' to Stimulate Student-Teacher Interactions
      Contributed talk presented at the Southern California Section of the American
      Association of Physics Teachers spring 2012 meeting (April 21, 2012), hosted by
      the California State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, CA

>>Old Ideas, New Technologies--Harnessing the Power of Web 2.0 Resources
>>for the Weary Instructor
      Workshop presented at the Cosmos in the Classroom National Symposium
      on Teaching Astronomy for Non-Science Majors (August 2, 2010), sponsored by
      the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO;
      article in Cosmos in the Classroom 2010: Papers and Handouts from a Hands-on
      Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy
, edited by A. Fraknoi,
      (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2011), p. 245

>>Current Events Quiz at Start of Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Promotes
>>Student Promptness and Awareness
      Poster presented at the Cosmos in the Classroom National Symposium
      on Teaching Astronomy for Non-Science Majors (August 1-4, 2010), sponsored by
      the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

>>Formative, Summative, and Collaborative Clicker Instruction in Astronomy
      Workshop presented at the Cosmos in the Classroom National Symposium
      on Teaching Astronomy for Non-Science Majors (August 5, 2007), sponsored by
      the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Pomona College, Pomona, CA

>>Different Reward Structures to Motivate Student Interaction with
    Electronic Response Systems in Astronomy
      Article in Astronomy Education Review (October 19, 2006), Issue 2, Volume 5

>>Astronomy Education Research on Clicker Use and Science Attitudes
      >>>Presented to the Central Coast Astronomical Society (April 27, 2006)
      >>>Cuesta College Astronomy Day (May 6, 2006), San Luis Obispo, CA
      >>>2006 Online Teaching Conference (June 16, 2006), San Diego City College, CA
      >>>Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Fall 2006 Meeting
                (October 12, 2006), Los Angeles, CA



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