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Session:
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Paper Type:
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Contributed
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Title:
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Making Connections between Physics and Biomedical Science
Biomedical Science.
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Meeting:
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2005 AAPT Summer Meeting: Salt Lake City, UT |
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Location:
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EMCB 104 |
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Date:
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Wednesday, Aug. 10 |
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Time:
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8:45AM
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Author:
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Mike Mikhaiel, Passaic County Community College
973-684-6827, mmikhaiel@pccc.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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A new approach to the college curriculum puts emphasis on linking different subjects, therefore making interdisciplinary connections. To help students make connections between physics and biomedical sciences, I have developed a curriculum that combines the two subjects. Wherever possible, students immediately apply the physics to biomedical applications; the physics is then applied to real-world situations. In addition to making clear the connections between physics and biomedical science, I used other effective pedagogical techniques: group work, project-based learning, structured problem solving, writing to learn, and focus on conceptual understanding.
During my talk I will discuss how I used education research to design and assess the course.
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Footnotes:
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None
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