Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Science Modeling Talks
Episode: Episode 40 - Dwain Desbien - Rethinking What We Teach and Why
Description: In this episode, Mark talks with Dwain Desbien, a physics instructor at the community college level, about his research in physics education, methods to get students thinking deeply, and ways that we may consider why we teach what we teach as well as things we could add to improve our students' understanding.
Guests
Dwain Desbien
Dwain Desbien teaches physics at the community college level. His research interests include classroom management, alternative problem solving techniques, assessment, goal-less problems, and alternative problem formats. He leads modeling instruction workshops and is always looking at ways to develop and evaluate materials for...