In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the innovative Active Learning Initiative with Cornell University’s Vice Provost for Academic Innovation Julia Thom-Levy, who is also a professor in their department of physics. Further reading:

Cornell University’s Education Innovation webpage — https://as.cornell.edu/education-innovation

Research reveals ‘shocking’ weakness of lab courses — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/research-reveals-shocking-weakness-lab-courses

Professors, students laud active learning physics lab course — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/12/professors-students-laud-active-learning-physics-lab-course

VIDEOS: “That Happened Zero Times Before” and “Sage on the Stage’ Is Dying”

Additional resources discussed in this episode:

What happens when lightning strikes an airplane? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-lightni/

Lightning Strikes: Protection, Inspection, and Repair | Boeing — https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/2012_q4/4/

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