Integrative Physiology

Neurophysiology: COURSE MATERIALS

 

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Describes how the nervous system controls the activity of muscles and how the sensory effects of muscle activity influence the function of the nervous system. Prereqs., IPHY 2800, 3430 or 3470. Prereq.or coreq., IPHY 3410. Restricted to junior/senior IPHY majors.

We transformed this course using:

  • Explicit learning goals
  • Interactive Lectures (clicker and thought questions)
  • Aligned homework and exam questions
  • Common student difficulties
  • Pre/Post Assessment
  • Prepared for Learning Assignments and quizzes

Click here to download a zip file containing all course materials except exams
Please email “janet.casagrand@colorado.edu” to obtain a zip file of all course materials including exam and answers

Assessments given in the course include:

  • Formative (clicker, thought, and worksheets)
  • Summative (traditional multiple choice and short answer questions)
  • Pre/Post Assessment

Please email janet.casagrand@colorado.edu to obtain a zip file of all course materials including exam and answers.

Publications and posters

  • “Suites of Questions” Learning Goal Alignment-CU SEI Archive
  • Physics Education Technology (PhET), University of Colorado, Boulder
    • http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/neuron
  • Benay F ., Semsar, K. How Not To Lose Your Students in Concept Maps. Journal of College Science Teaching. Accepted 2010, awaiting publication.

Other Resources

This material is based upon work supported by the University of Colorado, Boulder Science Education Initiative.

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).