An article describing the project is available in the proceedings of the Sigma Xi Forum on Reforming Undergraduate Education. Gains on the Force and Motion Concept Evaluation are more than three times those recorded for our traditional students. Student satisfaction with the course is widespread. We are combining lecture and lab sections and bringing the lab teaching assistants into the classroom. Group skills are explicitly taught and are an integral part of the course structure.
Technology helps students focus on physical phenomena and provides a means of communication.