Statement of Teaching Goals
As a lab instructor, my goal is to teach students to think like a physicist. The ability of thinking like a physicist includes problem-solving skill, critical thinking skill, and computational skill. In the lab, students work in a group consists of three students, which each member has to choose one of the following roles: lead author (LA), principal experimenter (PE), and computer operator (CO). Based on their knowledge about some physics concepts they have learned in the class, the students develop their problem-solving ability by answering all questions provided in the lab manual. When they get stuck, I give some hints and demonstrations to guide them indirectly to solve the problem. At the end of the lab session, they usually finish answering all the questions. Some problems in the lab manual also provoke students to develop their critical thinking skill. For example, instead of asking students to write a single formula to calculate a certain unknown quantity, there is a question that offers three possible formulas that seems correct and asks students to choose the correct one and give the reason behind their decision. After each member shares his or her opinion, they usually come out with an answer. Sometimes a mathematical relationship between the physics quantities is determined after making the graph and conducting linear regression analysis. Students gain their computational skill after doing these procedures using Microsoft Excell or other physics software names PASCO.
Teaching Observation for PHYS 1140 lab by GSTI mentor
On 26 March 2019, one of the GSTI mentors, David Paul, came to the PHYS 1140 lab to observe my teaching. This is not my regular lab to teach since I am no longer a teaching assistant at the time of my teaching observation. Many thanks to Christopher Hoffman, our lab supervisor, for granting me access and opportunity to teach at his lab for my one-day teaching observation. Dave’s observation and feedback were recorded using peer observation and evaluation tool (POET). To find the POET filled out by Dave, please click the link below:
GSTI Observation – Herlik 3-26-19
Teaching Observation for PHYS 2060 lab by a fellow teaching assistant
I taught PHYS 2060 labs on Fall semester of 2017 and Spring semester of 2018. My teaching was observed by Diana Sachmpazidi on March 28th, 2018. To find my 2018 Teaching Assistant Lab Observation, please click the link below:
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