Invitation to IPSGX on 17 Jan 2018

Thanks to yarong for the kind invite.

Programme:10th Instructional Programme Support Group for A Level Physics
Venue: Eunoia Junior College (EJC)
Date: 17 Jan 2018 (Wed)
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

We would like to invite you or representatives from ETD to participate in the 10th Instructional Programme Support Group (IPSG), also known as IPSG X. IPSG is a sharing platform for A-level Physics educators and is an annual event where JCs and partners come together as a community to share our experiences and good teaching practices.

We believe that your expertise in Educational Technologies would be very enriching for our teachers and hence would like to invite you to share with us.

IPSG X will be held on 17 Jan 2018 (Wed) from 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm at Eunoia Junior College (EJC).

The theme for Physics IPSG X is “Joy of Learning”, and will consist of a gallery walk poster session. The Gallery Walk will be a 90 minute long session in the form of poster presentation. In this session, presenters should prepare an A1-size poster for presentation. CPDD will print the posters on behalf of the presenters (details for sending in soft copy of posters and template for posters will be confirmed at a later date). Participants are free to walk around to view the different posters. During the walk, presenters should be stationed by their poster to explain the contents of their poster to the participants.

Time	Programme
2.00-2.30pm (30 min)	Registration
2.30-3.30pm (60 min)	Opening Address with Keynote Speakers
3.30-5.00pm (90 min)	Tea Break cum Gallery Walk

Each A1-size poster will be displayed in the Hall at EJC, and mounted on standing structures. Presenters are encouraged set up related demonstrations (if any) together with their posters. Please indicate further logistical requirements in the google form when submitting the abstracts.

We are currently accepting abstracts of presentation for a gallery walk of poster presentations. In order to assist in organisation, when submitting your abstracts, please help us tag your presentation to the following categories (this is to be done in the form):



There are 5 categories of sharing:

1. Joy of Learning
2. Practical
3. Learning Experience
4. New Learning Objectives
5. ICT-based Lessons
6. Practice of Science
7. Others

Abstracts of presentations should be submitted via the google form http://tinyurl.com/IPSGXabstract by 10 November 2017 .

For your reference, abstracts from past Physics IPSG sharing sessions have been uploaded onto the Physics IPSG website and can be found via this link: http://physicsipsg.wordpress.com/archives/



Resources from the 2017 9th Physics IPSG sharing can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/ipsg2017archive

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about IPSG

My abstract:

Open Source Physics at Singapore (OSP@SG¹) is a 2012-ongoing project by Singapore Ministry of Education which helps teachers bring real-world physics concepts into the classroom, to support learning issues associated with static textbook abstractions and word problems, difficult for students to comprehend.

The first level pedagogical approach is to complement real-life experiments by providing interactive resources that help visualisation. The higher level pedagogical approach is 'mathematical modelling', where students’ ideas can be 'tested' or equation driven for comparing-fitting with real life or simulated data.

The technologies used are HTML5 for simulations and Java for video analysis. Both tools are open sourced (open exchange, collaborative participation, rapid prototyping, transparency, meritocracy, and community-oriented development) where teacher created interactive resources are accessible anytime, anywhere on students' mobile devices(HTML5) and computers(HTML5 and Java). 

System wide impact on teaching and learning can be felt, judging by the vast numbers of Physics teachers and students in Secondary and Junior College and Universities using OSP@SG simulations and Tracker video analysis tool and the UNESCO ICT prize². The author(s) and the ICT in Science learning community has being adopting the OSP@SG website² with 300+ open source and open educational digital resources that runs on their own mobile devices and computers. There are even apps and e-books on Android Playstore and Apple App Store for offline use.

Supporting evidences has been observed since 2012, where MOE collaborating with schools on OSP@SG, with positive feedback received on the project both in Singapore and around the world. Some benefits include enhanced students’ learning through the student-centric pedagogy where students learn to experiment like real life scientists using modelling and simulation. Students could better visualise, explore and discover abstract physics concepts through manipulation and modelling techniques.

Future plans include creating primary Mathematics³ and other virtual interactives/labs so as to provide accessible, adaptable and affordable open educational interactive resources to prepare our students to be Future-ready.

Reference:
¹ https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/singapore-s-ict-pedagogical-innovation-recognised-by-unesco
² http://www.unesco.org/new/index.php?id=129455
³ http://iwant2study.org/ospsg/
⁴ http://iwant2study.org/ospsg/index.php/projects/449-sstrf-2017-etd-3-explore-useful-learning-math-apps