Active learning in optics and photonics: outcomes and achievements to date

Authors

Minella Alarcon Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, UNESCO
Eugene Arthurs Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers-The International Society for Optical Engineering
Zohra Lakhdar Physics Department, University of Tunis El Manar
Ivan Culaba Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan University of Waterloo
Joel Maquiling Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
Alex Mazzolini Swinburne University of Technology
Joseph Niemela Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics
David Sokoloff University of Oregon

Abstract

Aimed at enabling physics teachers in developing countries to teach optics more effectively, the UNESCO project on Active Learning in Optics and Photonics (ALOP), now in its seventh year, has developed a trainers’ training curriculum and manual. Workshops have been held in Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Zambia, Cameroon, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Peru. Participants from about 30 countries have participated in the learning process using laboratory and hands-on activities. Regional follow-up activities have commenced, including translation of the manual into French and holding locally-organized workshops in French in Tunisia and Morocco. The French edition of the training manual has been completed and plans are underway for a Spanish translation. In 2010, ALOP was awarded the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution in Optics Education. This paper will discuss the ALOP project and its outcomes to date.

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Issue

2010: Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2010-PS-06

Section

Plenary Sessions

Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

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M Alarcon, E Arthurs, Z Lakhdar, I Culaba, V Lakshminarayanan, J Maquiling, A Mazzolini, J Niemela, and D Sokoloff, Active learning in optics and photonics: outcomes and achievements to date, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 28, SPP-2010-PS-06 (2010). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2010-PS-06.