Abstract
An example implementation of open-ended projects via remote instruction in an advanced physics lab course.
Highlights
In the spring of 2020, physics courses across the world had to quickly transition to operate remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
We report on one advanced lab course that used the transition to remote teaching to completely redefine the course goals and transition from traditional prescriptive labs to more open-ended projects
We focus on one particular advanced lab course in which the instructors used the transition to remote teaching to completely redefine the goals and structure of the course by shifting from traditional prescriptive labs to more open-ended multiweek projects
Summary
In the spring of 2020, physics courses across the world had to quickly transition to operate remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students’ homes, to engaging students in data analysis and scientific communication, the approaches used in physics lab courses and the elements that proved successful or challenging were highly context dependent [3]. We conduct a case study analysis, triangulating among multiple data sources—instructor and student survey responses and instructor and student interviews—in order to gain an in-depth understanding of how this course implemented the projects in a remote format, and of students’ experiences in the course. VI, we present and discuss students’ experiences and perspectives as documented in closed- and open-response survey items, as well as from interviews These student data form the bulk of our analysis, and are complemented by course-level results from the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Experimental Physics (E-CLASS) [10] (Sec. VII), and documentation of instructor perceptions of success and challenges (Sec. VIII).
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