Investigating Physics: An Intimate Look at an Online Inquiry-based Graduate Science Course

摘要

In this paper, we describe a new online course, Investigating Physics, which is part of an online master's degree in science education. The course is firmly rooted in the pursuit of scientific inquiry as a pedagogical model and we discuss here what design issues and solutions arise from this commitment to inquiry and in what ways the course supports the creation of a learning community that supports and extends students' growth in scientific thinking.