Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer
On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer. Dr. Kortemeyer received his Diplom (“Masters”) in Physics from the University of Hannover, Germany, and his Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University. He is an Associate Professor of Physics Education at Michigan State University with a joint appointment between the Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is also the Director of the LON-CAPA (http://www.lon-capa.org/). His research interest is the effective use of technology in science education, with a particular focus on assessment, analytics, and gamification.
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Segment 1: Researching Online Learning [00:00-11:44]
In this first segment, Gerd shares about how he got started researching online learning.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
- Learning Online Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA)
- History of online physics teaching at MSU:
- Kortemeyer, G. (2014). Over two decades of blended and online physics courses at Michigan State University. eleed (10). (urn:nbn:de:0009-5-40115)
- MSU’s current online physics course
Segment 2: Research on Student Work Habits [11:45-23:48]
In segment two, Gerd discusses some of his research regarding the work habits of online students.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
- Online work habits:
- Kortemeyer, G. (2016). Work habits of students in traditional and online sections of an introductory physics course: A case study. Journal of Science Education and Technology (25)5, pp 697-703. doi:10.1007/s10956-016-9624-6
- Online textbook use:
- Seaton, D. T., Kortemeyer, G., Bergner, Y., Rayyan, S., & Pritchard, D. E. (2014). Analyzing the impact of course structure on electronic textbook use in blended introductory physics courses. American Journal of Physics, 82(12), 1186-1197.
- Validity of online homework:
- Kortemeyer, G. (2014). Extending item response theory to online homework. Physical Review Special Topics Physics Education Research, 10(1), 010118.
- Multiple tries on homework:
- Kortemeyer, G. (2015). An empirical study of the effect of granting multiple tires for online homework. American Journal of Physics, 83(7), 646-653.
Segment 3: Adaptive Learning and Educational Video Games [23:49-35:27]
In segment three, Gerd shares about his upcoming projects, including work on adaptive learning and educational video games.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
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