Active learning in optics and photonics (ALOP): a model for teacher training and professional development

Minella Alarcon; Zohra Ben Lakhdar; Ivan Culaba; Souad Lahmar; Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan; Alexander P. Mazzolini; Joel Maquiling; Joseph Niemela

doi:10.1117/12.860708

20 August 2010 Active learning in optics and photonics (ALOP): a model for teacher training and professional development

Minella Alarcon, Zohra Ben Lakhdar, Ivan Culaba, Souad Lahmar, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Alexander P. Mazzolini, Joel Maquiling, Joseph Niemela

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Proceedings Volume 7783, Optics Education and Outreach; 778303 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860708
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

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Based on physics education goals adopted at the 2005 World Conference on Physics and Sustainable Development, the workshop on "Active learning in optics and photonics (ALOP)" has been described as a model for teacher training and professional development. This paper describes the basic philosophy and elements of the workshop and how it has served physics teachers in schools and introductory college/university in the developing world. Its main philosophy of fostering modern hands-on learning techniques-- adapted to local culture, needs and availability of teaching resources-- is elaborated. The workshop provides the participants with a conceptual evaluation instrument, drawn from relevant physics education research, giving teachers an important tool to measure student learning.

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Minella Alarcon, Zohra Ben Lakhdar, Ivan Culaba, Souad Lahmar, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Alexander P. Mazzolini, Joel Maquiling, and Joseph Niemela "Active learning in optics and photonics (ALOP): a model for teacher training and professional development", Proc. SPIE 7783, Optics Education and Outreach, 778303 (20 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860708

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