GIIEF
The Physics Education Research and Innovation Group (PERIG) of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, works, as its name indicates, to update and improve the teaching methods used by professors in the Physics Department.
REUNIÓN ANUAL 2009 DE LA SECCIÓN MÉXICO DE LA ASOCIACIÓN AMERICANA DE PROFESORES DE FÍSICA
11 al 12 de Diciembre de 2009
Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Unidad Legaria, Ciudad de México
Poster, documentos y convocatoria en: http://per.mty.itesm.mx/aapt/
Doctors Genaro Alarcon and Hugo Zavala were participating in a presentation at the X National Congress of Educational Research, education congress country's largest, this is organized each two years by the Mexican Council of Educational Research, COMIE. This time the congress took place at the Convention Center of Veracruz, Veracruz. Dr. Zavala presented the work: Study of learning in a college physics course using computer simulations in education strategy co-authored with Mr. Juan Jesús Velarde on Wednesday 23 September and Dr. Alarcon presented the work: Influence of scientific reasoning in learning physics concepts in college: a comparison between traditional instruction and instruction by modeling co-authored with Mr. Jorge E. de la Garza on Thursday, 24 September having both a large audience. At the close of this congress was a tribute to the late Dr. Paul Latapi receintemente Sarre, a pioneer of educational research in Mexico and founder of COMIE. .
COMIE oficial webside: http://www.comie.org.mx/swgc/v2/sitio/sitio.php
Visit the Official webside for more information and new events: http://www.comie.org.mx/
The new Student Chapter AEC will be in XIX Fería International del Libro 2009, on Monterrey City.
Activities include advocacy and outreach groups GIIEF and "AEC". For more information go to official webside: http://fil.mty.itesm.mx/