Adapting to a Changing World---Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education
is available free from The National Academies Press at
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18312

Quote from NSF website:

Adapting to a Changing World was commissioned by the National Science Foundation to examine the present status of undergraduate physics education, including the state of physics education research, and, most importantly, to develop a series of recommendations for improving physics education that draws from the knowledge we have about learning and effective teaching. Our committee has endeavored to do so, with great interest and more than a little passion.

The Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation was established in 2010 by the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Research Council. This report summarizes the committee's response to its statement of task, which requires the committee to produce a report that identifies the goals and challenges facing undergraduate physics education and identifies how best practices for undergraduate physics education can be implemented on a widespread and sustained basis, assess the status of physics education research (PER) and discuss how PER can assist in accomplishing the goal of improving undergraduate physics education best practices and education policy.

Thanks to John Holdsworth for passing this on.

2013 Undergraduate Research Conference

The Second Conference on Undergraduate Research is calling for submissions. It's in Sydney in September; abstracts due 1 July. I'll be submitting my best undergraduate students' research work. Judging by last year's abstracts, the standard will be high.

Here is a nice call-for-papers poster for your department corridor.

ACSME call for papers

Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (The 19th UniServe Science Conference)
Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st September 2013 at the Australian National University and the University of Canberra

Students in transition – The learners’ journey

CALL FOR PAPERS


Dear Colleagues,

This is the first Call for Papers for the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME). The theme for this year’s conference, which will be held from Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st September 2013, is Students in transition – The learners’ journey. Please note the change in days of the conference and program compared to previous years (see attached draft program summary).

We invite submissions using our online submission portal. Full details, guidelines, and links are available on the conference website at http://sydney.edu.au/iisme/conference/2013/index.shtml. Closing date for all submissions is Friday 7 June 2013. Details of our Keynote speakers – Professor Brian Schmidt, Professor Ian Chubb, Professor Richard Baker, Professor John Loughran, and Professor Roy Tasker are also available on the website.

Online registrations will be opening soon. Early Bird registrations close on 8 August 2013. We will be sending out further bulletins in the coming weeks including updates on the program, details of accommodation and social functions.

Please pass this notice on to any colleagues who may also be interested in attending our conference. We would appreciate it if you could print the poster (attached) and display in your department.

We look forward to your attendance and contribution to our conference.

Kind Regards,
Alexandra Yeung

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Dr. Alexandra Yeung |
Manager, Institute for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education (IISME)
Associate Director, Advancing Science by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory (ASELL) Project

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