Non-Classroom Activities:
LON-CAPA:
I
was part of the team that developed one of the early computer assisted homework
systems (CAPA).
The current system LON-CAPA is distributed
freely via General Public License (GNU). The
development was partly funded by grants from the A.P. Sloan Foundation and the
Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation. Below are a few sample publications:
Computer-Assisted
Assignments in a Large Physics Class
M. Thoennessen and M. J. Harrison,
Computers
Educ., 27, 141 (1996)
Using
Networked Tools to Promote Student Success in Large Classes
E. Kashy, M. Thoennessen, Y. Tsai, N. E. Davis, and S. L. Wolfe,
Journal of Engineering Education 87, 385 (1998)
Impact
of Asynchronous Learning Networks in Large Lecture Classes
M. Thoennessen, E. Kashy, Y. Tsai, and N. E. Davis,
Jour. Group Decision and Negotiation 8, 371, (1999)
Influence
of Non-moderated and Moderated Discussion Sites on Student Success
D. Kashy, G. Albertelli, W. Bauer, E. Kashy, and M. Thoennessen,
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 7, 31 (2003)
Undergraduate Research:
The
MoNA
(Modular Neutron Array) Collaboration was formed in 2001 to give undergraduate
students from smaller colleges research opportunities at a major research
facility. The project was
funded by several grants from the National Science Foundation. Further details
about activities,
publications and student participation can be found in the recent White
Paper. Currently we are
expanding the capabilities by adding the array LISA (Large Institutional
Scintillations Array), also
funded by the National Science Foundation. The activities were covered in
Physics Today
(Undergraduates Assemble Neutron Detector, Vol. 58, p. 25, March 2005)
and the Chronicle of
Higher Education (Undergraduates as Researchers, Letters, Vol. 53,
Issue 33, April 20, 2007).
Education related publications are:
Fabrication
of a modular neutron array: a collaborative model for undergraduate research
R. H. Howes, T. Baumann, M. Thoennessen, J. Brown, P. A. DeYoung, J. Finck, J. Hinnefeld,
K. W. Kemper, B. Luther, V. Pancella, G. F. Peaslee, W. F. Rogers, and S. Tabor
Am. J. Phys. 73, 122 (2005)
Big
Physics at Small Places: The Mongol Horde Model of Undergraduate Research
P. J. Voss, J. E. Finck, R. H. Howes, J. Brown, T. Baumann, A. Schiller, M.
Thoennessen,
P. A. DeYoung, G. F. Peaslee, J. Hinnefeld, B. Luther, P. V. Pancella, and W.
F. Rogers
Journal of College Teaching and Learning 5 No. 2, 37 (2008)
Graduate Education:
As
chair of the AAPT Graduate Education Committee I was a member of the Organizing
Committee
for the Conference on "Graduate Education in Physics: Which Way
Forward?" which was jointed
organized by the AAPT and the APS and partly funded by the National Science
Foundation. The
meeting was held at the American Center for Physics, January 31 - February 2,
2008 and the
final
report has been published.
Activities for Middle and High School Students:
· State event supervisor for Michigan Science Olympiad
· Taught summer classes for Dimensions, A
non-residential summer program for high ability
7th and 8th graders
· Lecturer for PAN - The
Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program at NSCL, A residential summer
camp for science teachers and high school students
· Coached Kinawa Middle School Science Olympiad team
Courses Taught:
|
Semester |
Course |
Title |
|
Winter 1990 |
PHY457N |
Advanced Lab II -- Nuclear Physics |
|
Spring 1991 |
PHY299 |
Introductory Lab III -- Optics |
|
Winter 1991 |
PHY457N |
Advanced Lab II -- Nuclear Physics |
|
Spring 1992 |
LBS263 |
Introductory Physics II -- Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Fall 1992 |
PHY183 Recitation |
Physics for Engineers --Mechanics & Thermodynamics |
|
Spring 1993 |
LBS267L |
Introductory Lab II --Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Fall 1993 |
PHY232 |
Introductory Physics II -- E&M, Optics & Modern Physics |
|
Spring 1994 |
PHY232 |
Introductory Physics II -- E&M, Optics & Modern Physics |
|
Spring 1995 |
PHY231 |
Introductory Physics I -- Mechanics & Thermodynamics |
|
Fall 1995 |
PHY232 |
Introductory Physics II -- E&M, Optics & Modern Physics |
|
Fall 1996 |
PHY183 – ALN |
Physics for Engineers I -- Mechanics |
|
Spring 1997 |
PHY184, 2 lectures |
Physics for Engineers II -- Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Fall 1997 |
PHY183 – ALN |
Physics for Engineers I -- Mechanics |
|
Spring 1998 |
PHY184, 2 lectures |
Physics for Engineers II -- Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Fall 1998 |
PHY251, PHY252 |
Introductory Lab I and II --Mechanics, E&M, Optics |
|
Spring 1999 |
PHY251,PHY252 PHY193H |
Introductory Lab I and II --Mechanics, E&M, Optics |
|
Spring 2000 |
PHY193H |
Honors Mechanics |
|
Fall 2000 |
PHY294H |
Honors Electricity & Magnetism |
|
Spring 2001 |
PHY193H |
Honors Mechanics |
|
Spring 2002 |
PHY184 |
Physics for Engineers II -- Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Spring 2003 |
PHY184 |
Physics for Engineers II -- Electricity, Magnetism & Optics |
|
Spring 2004 |
PHY193H |
Honors Mechanics |
|
Spring 2006 |
PRO101 |
Freshman Seminar |
|
Fall 2008 |
PHY294H |
Honors Electricity & Magnetism |
|
Fall 2009 |
PHY294H |
Honors Electricity & Magnetism |
|
Spring 2010 |
PHY205/305/405 |
Directed Studies |
|
Fall 2010 |
PHY294H |
Honors Electricity & Magnetism |