Upcoming events scheduled
Teaching4Learning@UNIPD - Initiatives and experiences to innovate physics teaching in scientific degree courses
15/11/2023 h. 11.30
Aula della Specola, Via Zamboni 33
prof. Ornella Pantano: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padua
ABSTRACT
During the seminar, the various initiatives and experiences activated at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of Padua will be presented to innovate physics teaching both within the degree courses relating to the Department and in service physics teaching in other scientific study courses. One of the objectives of these initiatives is the creation of a Faculty Learning Community of Physics teachers which over time supports the progressive transformation of teachings into an active and student-centered modality. The ultimate aim is to promote both the academic success of male and female students and the development of their disciplinary and transversal skills for better integration into the world of work inside and outside the university.
Innovative educational paths between modern physics, art and history of physics
28/11/2023 h. 14.00
Forensic Medicine Room, Via Irnerio 49
prof. Francesca Monti: Department of Computer Science, University of Verona
ABSTRACT
In this seminar I will illustrate the structure and contents of some innovative educational paths developed at the University of Verona, also in the context of collaborations with various research groups in teaching and history of Physics, which range from applied physics to the study of the works of art to introduce fundamental concepts of optics, to the use of thermal imaging cameras to introduce the concepts of energy, heat and temperature; from statistical mechanics to introduce the universal meaning of the quantum of action through the Sackur-Tetrode equation, to the first measurement of the electric charge of the electron as a case study to highlight the role of history in the teaching of Physics.