Time and Venue
The 12th Physics IPSG Symposium was held on 22 Jan 2020 (Wed) at Yishun Innova Junior College from 2.30pm to 5.00pm. Digital posters are available here.
Programme
| Time | Activity | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm | Registration | Outside Auditorium |
| 2:30pm | Opening Remarks | Auditorium |
| 2:45pm | Concurrent Breakout Sessions (see details at bottom of page) [Breakout Session 1: Nature of Science through Inquiry] [Breakout Session 2: Harnessing Technology in Teaching] [Breakout Session 3: Physics in the Real-World] | Seminar Room A2-03 / Seminar Room A2-04 / Auditorium |
| 3:30pm | Posters (list of abstracts, digital posters) and Refreshments | Library |
| 5:00pm | End |
Theme
Physics for Life — looking through a different lens
How can we as teachers inspire students to inquire and innovate?
2020 marks the beginning of a new decade, a new era of challenges. The world has become more connected and integrated, yet it becomes more insecure and unpredictable.
Man landed on the moon in 1969 and robots are now on Mars. Technologies such as 5G are upon us and will accelerate change. The internet of things, the integration of sensors, all enable rapid artificial intelligence (AI) decision making, and transportation such as driverless cars are in the pipeline. We will also be seeing and feeling the effects of climate change.
Are our students ready to face and embrace the future? Are our physics teachers ready to inspire the next generation to inquire and make lifelong learning of the world around us a habit of mind? Let us give them a good start in their journey so that they can innovate and make the world a better place. Physics teachers have to find new ways to engage the millenials, inspire them, make them curious and seek new knowledge, challenge the norms and create new boundaries.
We have to put on different lens to see the new world differently. We need to put on the lens of a student to see their perspective of things while having a bifocal vision to see ahead. We have to continuously upgrade the lens to keep abreast with the latest pedagogies and strategies. A standard lens with a fixed focal lens is no longer flexible enough to take us through to the future.
We believe that IPSG 2020 is the core and source to meet this challenging and changing future. Let’s share and learn together.
Breakout sessions
[Breakout Session 1: Nature of Science through Inquiry]
- Incorporating POS in Paper Helicopter Activity (ASRJC)
- Introduction to Planning by using Physics Practical Project Tasks coupled with Varied Assessment (EJC)
[Breakout Session 2: Harnessing Technology in Teaching]
- Python and Jupyter Notebooks for Physics Coursework (NTU)
- Smartphone physics experiments with the “phyphox” app (GESS)
- Demonstration Based Pedagogy for Enhancing Student Engagement in Physics (NUS)
[Breakout Session 3: Physics in the Real-World]
- Augmenting Science Education using Socio-Scientific Issues in Classroom Discourse (MI)
- A Hands-On Quantum Cryptography Workshop For Pre-University Students (CQT)
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