 | C
O N F E R E N C E 22 May - 24 May 2008 |
Workshops
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| Tetyana
Anrimirova | Marina
Milner-Bolotin | ||
Video
Analysis | |||
This
workshop will introduce the participants to the basics of Video-Based Motion Analysis.
In Video-Based Motion Analysis, the experiments or real-life events involving
motion (roller-coaster rides, car race, sports events, objects falling, etc.)
are recorded on short digital video clips and later uploaded on a computer and
analyzed using Logger Pro or other similar data acquisition/analysis software.
The software allows to obtain the motion data (time and position) from each time
frame. During this hand-on workshop the participants will record their own movie
clips and discuss how the Video-Based Motion Analysis can be incorporated into
their teaching. The participants are encouraged to bring their own cameras. | |||
Biography
of Tetyana Antimirova | |||
Dr.
Tetyana Antimirova is an Assistant Professor and a current Assistant Chair for
Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Physics at Ryerson University. Her
current interests include Physics Education Research, Curriculum Development,
Science Education and Outreach. Her current work is focused on the impact of technology
(clickers, real-time data acquisition and analysis, video-based motion analysis,
computer simulations, etc. the implementation of video-based motion analysis in
large introductory physics courses. She also studies the impact of high school
physics experience on the learning outcomes in the university introductory physics
courses. Tetyana is a member of CAP, OAPT and AAPT. Tetyana credits her interest in physics and her career choice to her high school teachers. Tetyana's web site can be found here. | |||
Biography
of Marina Milner-Bolotin | |||
| Dr.
Marina Milner-Bolotin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics at
Ryerson University. She holds a degree in Theoretical Physics from Kharkov State
University in Ukraine and Ph.D. in Physics Education from the University of TX
at Austin. She has been teaching physics at high schools and universities in four
different countries (Ukraine, Israel, U.S. and Canada) for more than 15 years.
During these years she has been actively involved in Physics Education investigating
how modern technology can be used to facilitate science and mathematics learning.
Marina is also actively involved in physics outreach and in designing and improving
undergraduate physics labs and demonstrations. She currently serves as the Ontario
Association Section Representative at the American Association of Physics Teachers.
She is also a member of the Canadian Association of Physicists, the Society of
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and the Association for Advancement
of Computing in Education. Marina's web site can be found here. | |||