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Inspiration with Sir Peter Ogden
The first in our series of interviews with the Ogden Trust and a glimpse into the key life experiences that motivated Sir Peter Ogden towards a life time career supporting physics educators and education. Thomas, Robin and I reminisce about the inspirational teachers that lead us into careers in physics education; Quirky characters and memorable…
Primary Physics with Ben Rogers – Space
This week, as the term starts, Rosie has been using plastic bottles to allow her year 10s to ‘feel’ gas pressure increasing with temperature. Thomas has had to slow down and take things easy having lost his voice (but thankfully he recovered in time to join us to record this podcast) and Robin has made…
Ramps and Trolleys
Welcome back for another year of Physics Teaching ramblings. It has been a momentous Summer with Thomas cycling off into the mountains for his sabbatical, Robin becoming ever more important in his new school and the arrival on board of the new co-host Rosie McTavish. Robin and Thomas visited Rosie at McTavish Towers to deliver…
The Ogden Trust – Teaser Episode
Thomas tells Rosie about some exciting new episodes coming in September.
Breakthrough Technologies III: Graphics Tablets
Dr David Boyce returns to share his solution to a dilemma: how do you bring your classroom up to date digitally, but avoid all your students disappearing down the internet rabbit hole.
Breakthrough Technologies in Physics Teaching: Exploring AI with Dr. David Boyce
The second in our trilogy of breakthrough technologies in Physics teaching, Dr David Boyce takes us on a journey through AI, its possibilities and how he has used it. Sharp eyed listeners will note that the title of this podcast does not match the episode art. This is becuase AI renamed the episode for us……
3D Printing
Polymath Dr David Boyce joins Thomas and Robin to discuss the first of three potentially transformative developments in physics education… can 3d printing help you teach physics?
CanSat
Thomas talks to Rosie McTavish about CanSat: a competition that puts the ‘super’ in super-curricular. What a way to get students engaged.
Ways to Teach… Atomic Physics
We talk with Jackie Flaherty about how the Ogden SKPT programme approaches Atomic Physics. Ths course is broken down as follows and we use this as a structure for the podcast: At the end of the episode we finally inform the dear listener that we will be mothballing the podcast at the end of this…
What the Ogden Trust can do for you
If you are one of the heroes who wouldn’t call themself a physics teacher… but teach physics anyway, meet the Ogden Trust: their SKPT programme is designed to give you the professional recognition for your physics teaching!