Caltech Webinars Event Information How Can I Help? Caltech Engineering and Applied Science faculty work at the edges of fundamental science to invent the technologies of the future. 4 0 obj California Institute of Technology. In the new year, CTLO will welcome a visit by Physics Nobel Prize winner Carl Wieman in February, who will speak about STEM education research. Jennifer Weaver. Privacy Notice. stream Gil Refael for his encouragement and logistical support Chris Mach for tech supportFreddy Mora & Nam Ung for logistical support with hiring and course managementZachary Tobin for support with logistics and in-class demos, Partial Funding for the course was provided by the Caltech Physics Department, Academic Media Technologies at CaltechLeslie Maxfield for helping organize and putting together all the media logisticsGina Chen for editing, compiling the videos, and putting together the promo video Adam Cochran for legal advice related to the online use of the material, Center for Teaching Learning and Outreach (CTLO) at CaltechDr. %PDF-1.3 Photo: Max Gerber for Caltech. Cassandra Horii and Dr. Jennifer WeaverFor their support in conceptualizing this online course, and helpful discussions along the wayInnovation in Education Fund, CaltechHelped fund the media aspects of the course, VideographersAnya Mitskovets, Francesca Baldini and Zihao QiFor recording the lectures and recitations, All Students of Ph2a Fall 2019 at CaltechSpecial mention to Luis Pabon and Saehui Hwang for being in the promo video, Amanda Piyapanee for putting together the website, Tal Einav for the discussions and Mathematica Code for Normal Modes, Swati Chaudhary, Alexander Moss and Aditya Pandey for discussions and helpful content. I am currently a Lecturer and the Associate Director for University Teaching at the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach at the California Institute of Technology. E 110. In April, Shirley Malcom, Caltech trustee and director of education and human resources programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak at TeachWeek about national changes in science education. In addition to in-person outreach, CTLO supports digital community outreach as well through massive open online courses (MOOCs) taught by Caltech faculty that have engaged more than 740,000 people all over the world. BOOK. WEAVER I’m so sorry, I thought it was just a quick thing-ALEXIS Are you kidding me? I am changed! Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. ABOUT. But CTLO helped me at a time when I really needed it," she adds. JENNY WEAVER. ������i:1�m��T%�c�`@㳇ь�~��]YA�\X$o�>�?Y0�2� Caltech COVID-19 Cases, Testing, and Tracing Additional Resources What's Open at Caltech? For example, they decided that Chen would break up her lecture by engaging students with thoughtful questions, allowing them time to consider, confer and respond. Lum will formally assume the position on September 1, 2019. G iorgio Bertolotti Michael Fink Thomas Leung Claire Levaillant Giosue' Lo Bosco Gulliame Oboszinsky Andrew Omyk Bradley Phillips Marc'Aurelio Ranzato Sindy Tang Paul Updike Ryan White . << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> N]T>����1l:����۲&
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