http://www.aapt.org/Projects/upload/

SPIN-UP-TYC-Booklet.pdf

Community colleges Junior colleges Technical colleges

Sandwiched between HS and 4YC – perfect fit to the model of lifelong learning

AIP Survey, 2001 – TYCs enroll almost half of all undergraduate students in the US

Returning students – recertification Adult education resource Local industry ties Smaller class sizes Faculty readily available Good option for non-traditional

students, women, & underrepresented minorities

Four-year Two-year

Discipline specific depts. Related discipline divisions

Major / Minor Programs of studyBudget autonomy No budget autonomySeparate Lecture & Lab Integrated Lecture w/

LabTeaching + Research Teaching (larger loads)Change is a challenge Curricular flexibility

Serves academic studies Serves technical / vocational education

Advantage of local colleges reaching the populace & making PHY accessible.

AIP Survey, 2003 - 25% of students take intro PHY nationwide at TYCs

Course types: Reform activities*:

Conceptual CurricularAlg/Trig-Based LaboratoryCalculus-Based RecruitmentTechnical RetentionK-12 Career

information*AIP Survey, 2003 - ~50% were

involved in curricular or pedagogical changes.

Isolation issues for some TYC PHY faculty Professional development source from 4Y

research in current teaching pedagogy (PER, PEPTYC)

Transfer populations – compatible course offerings

Encourage more students to pursue STEM degrees

Current PHY Research resource at 4Y(“Neutrinos, Exploding Stars, and the Origin of the Heavy Elements” at 4:30 pm!)

Collegiality – NCS-AAPT involvement at state and national levels.

PD opportunities – The Science House, WebAssign Users Group, Southern Regional SPIN-UP Workshops

Consultants - New bldg. N. Campus – labs, storage

Collaborations - Student centered models – SCALE-UP (Fall, 2001), Peer Instruction, Lecture Tutorials Formative Assessment

Summative – Assessing learners for what they were supposed to learn after instruction.

Formative - Conducted during instruction frequently, with the intent to improve instruction and student learning.

Share teaching methods that work Share experiences w/ technology Four year professors as guest lecturers

in two-year classrooms – video conference, online forum, etc.

Honors sections of PHY – lab demos, hand-me-down equipment

SPS Collaboration

Denise M. WetliWake Technical Community College9101 Fayetteville RoadRaleigh, NC 27603dmwetli@waketech.edu