Upper Level Physics Course

• Moodle
• Zoom
• Electronic Whiteboard for student group work
• Online Mathematica? A way for students to create and share Mathematica workbooks.
• Faculty and each student has some sort of writable screen with a stylus. For example, iPad with Apple Pencil, Surface with stylus, etc.
• Camera for the classroom. – Only if students must attend remotely

This course is a small section upper level physics course.  Significant course time is allocated to group work from students working on challenging multi-step problems.  By dividing the course into two sub-groups, students can still come to the class every other day when the classroom does not allow for all students to be in attendance.

Since group activities might be allowed in the traditional way, students could work on laptops with virtual whiteboards and Mathematica workbooks to work together.  Faculty member can supervise either by walking around to students (if allowed) or using a separate computer to see work.

If needed, the in-person in class activities could be moved online.

Personal whiteboards could be used to make work large enough to see from 4-6’

Maintain in person contact for all students while allowing for social distancing.

• Relatively high degree of technical dexterity
• Uniform hardware/software for faculty and students
• Requires more independent work from students.