AAPT is setting up a mechanism to connect faculty who are interested in
doing reveiws of physics programs with departments required or
desiring such reviews. The following ad (please excuse the format) will
appear in The Physics Teacher and the American Journal of Physics. If
you have any questions, my e-mail address is whein@aapt.org
Would you like to give something back
to the physics education community?
Sign up now to be an external reviewer for physics department
programs!
To be a reviewer, you must meet the following two qualifications:
1. Tenure at Professor rank in physics and/or astronomy at home
institution, or comparable senior rank if at a community college or high
school; and
2. Extensive knowledge of current ideas and practices in laboratory
equipment, computers, curriculum design, and texts at the level to be
reviewed (e.g., university, four-year college, two-year college, technical
institute, or high school).
You also must meet three of the following five qualifications:
1. Experience in program review for your department;
2. Experience as an external reviewer where program review is an
established procedure (e.g., California);
3. Administrative experience (e.g., department chair, dean);
4. Experience in the accreditation process (e.g., ABET, regional
accreditation association);
or
5. Experience in communicating with the governing board of your
home institution regarding educational policies.
The American Association of Physics Teachers will maintain a list of
reviewers whose name will be supplied to institutions submitting
appropriate requests on department/school/college stationery.
Reviewers will represent themselves, not AAPT. Requesting institutions
are responsible for selecting, contacting, and contracting the reviewer.
If you want to help your colleagues and gain professional recognition at
the same time, send us a one-page letter explaining your qualifications.
Be sure to include your name, address, Email address, daytime phone,
education (highest degree first), and experience (in reverse
chronological order).
Send applications to:
Physics Reviewers, American Association of Physics Teachers,
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3845
fax: 301-209-0845
For more information, call 301-209-3300, ask for Warren Hein.