Discover design elements and ways to support students' conceptual understanding of abstract concepts with PhET simulations.
Speaker:
Umesh Ramnarain (Professor of Science Education)
University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
0:00 Start - About PhET Interactive Simulations
6:08 Welcome and Introductions
11:02 About Share and Discuss Webinar Series
16:00 Presentation by Professor Umesh Ramnarain
33:43 4 related researches and publications by Profession Umesh
41:30 Summary & conclusion (presentation)
42:20 Questions and answers
51:42 Advice for teachers new to PhET Simulations
53:40 Preparing and up skilling teachers for use in class
56:00 Deciding when to use PhET simulations vs practical laboratories
58:20 Advice for preparing sim based activities.
