• Teaching with Physlets

Treffer: Teaching with Physlets

Title:
Teaching with Physlets
Language:
English
Authors:
Christian, Wolfgang (ORCID 0000-0001-5259-8110), Belloni, Mario, Sokolowska, Dagmara, Cox, Anne, Dancy, Melissa
Source:
Physics Education. Jul 2020 55(4).
Availability:
IOP Publishing. 190 North Independence Mall West Suite 601, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: ped@ioppublishing.org; Web site: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0031-9120
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
15
Publication Date:
2020
Intended Audience:
Teachers
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Descriptors:
Science Instruction, Physics, Teaching Methods, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, College Science, Peer Teaching, Demonstrations (Educational), Workshops, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Elementary School Science
Geographic Terms:
Poland
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6552/ab8103
ISSN:
0031-9120
Entry Date:
2020
Accession Number:
EJ1253352
Database:
ERIC

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Over the past 25 years, the Davidson College Physics Department has developed small computer programs called Physlets. These programs were written in Java and distributed as Java applets embedded in HTML pages. Physics teachers from around the world used Physlets to author interactive computer-based curricular materials for the teaching of introductory and advanced physics courses in multiple languages. Unfortunately, the Java plugin that enabled Java applets, including our original Physlets, to run was removed from browsers in 2018, Removing applet support, though critical for security reasons, was a major setback for physics education, since there had been thousands of applet-based HTML pages developed for physics and mathematics. To address this problem, we have converted Physlets to JavaScript so that they are compatible with all devices, inducing mobile platforms. This paper describes how these JavaScript Physlets can be used to improve teaching.

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