• Press, Publications and Presentations

    Here are some more places around the internet to read about Compass, including journal articles and conference presentations written and delivered by Compass undergraduate and graduate students. Much like how casinos not on Gamstop are featured across independent platforms to reach specific audiences outside the mainstream, Compass has been highlighted in diverse publications that reflect its unique, student-driven impact.

    In the Press

    • “A Physics Community,” Response (a magazine produced by Seattle Pacific University), Summer 2013
    • “Students Helping Students with the Physical Sciences,” UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education website, January 2013
    • “The Compass Project: Charting a New Course in Physics Education,” Physics Today online, January 2013
    • “Charting a New Course in Physics Education,” Women in Astronomy blog, December 2012
    • “The Compass Project: Steering Students towards Success,” Berkeley Science Review, May 2010
    • “Teacher Preparation Conference Focuses on Diversity,” APS News, April 2010
    • “Guest Post: Joel Corbo on Graduate School and Teaching,” Cosmic Variance Blog (at Discover Magazine), June 2008
    • “The Compass Project Helps Incoming Physics Majors Find Their Way,” Berkeley Physics department newsletter, Sept 2007

    Journal Articles

    • P. R. Gandhi, J. Livezey, A. M. Zaniewski, D. L. Reinholz, D. R. Dounas-Frazer, “Teaching labs the Compass way: Engaging students in authentic research practices and regular self-reflection,” arXiv:1404.6831 [physics.ed-ph] (2014). (View preprint here) Submitted to American Journal of Physics. Under review.
    • D. R. Dounas-Frazer, G. Z. Iwata, and P. R. Gandhi, “Uncertainty Analysis for a Simple Thermal Expansion Experiment,” American Journal of Physics 81(5), 338-342 (2013) (View preprint here)
    • B. F. Albanna, J. C. Corbo, D. R. Dounas-Frazer, A, Little, and A. M. Zaniewski, “Building Classroom and Organizational Structure around Positive Cultural Values,” AIP Conf. Proc. 1513, pp. 7-10. (2013) (View preprint here)
    • D. R. Dounas-Frazer, J. Lynn, A. M. Zaniewski, and N. Roth, “Learning about Non-Newtonian Fluids in a Student-driven Classroom,” The Physics Teacher, Volume 51, Issue 1, pp. 32. (2013) (View preprint here)

    Conference Presentations and Talks

    • “A community of scientists: cultivating scientific identity among undergraduates within the Berkeley Compass Project” 225th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January 2015
    • “A community of educators: professional development for graduate students within the Berkeley Compass Project.” 225th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January 2015
    • “Design and Implementation of Practice-centered Physics Courses with The Compass Project,” AAPT Summer Meeting, July 2014 (Invited Talk)
    • “Developing mindful, collaborative, and resilient physics students through regular reflection and empathetic feedback,” APS March Meeting, March 2014 (Invited Talk) (View slides here)
    • “Building Modeling Skills and Developing Science Identity in Physics Freshmen,” AAPT Summer Meeting & PERC, July 2013 (Contributed Talk and Poster)
    • “Supporting Students in their Transition from High School to University,” AAPT Summer Meeting, July 2013 (Contributed Talk)
    • “The Berkeley Compass Project: Bringing grads and undergrads together to positively impact learning,” Preparing Future Physicists Lecture Series, University of Colorado Boulder, April 2013 (Invited Talk)
    • “A student-driven approach to learning about the interplay of model and measurement,” APS April Meeting, April 2013 (Contributed Talk)
    • “The Berkeley Compass Project: Empowering Students as Agents of Change,” Physics Department, Arizona State University, February 2013 (Invited Colloquium)
    • “Can learning about measurement change students’ beliefs about grades?” Physics Education Research Group, University of Colorado Boulder, October 2012 (Invited Talk)
    • “Building Classroom and Organizational Structure Around Positive Cultural Values,” PERC Summer Meeting, July 2012 (Invited Poster)
    • “Progress through Predicament: How Collaborating on Tough Problems Cultivates a Successful, Supportive Community,” APS April Meeting, April 2012 (Invited Talk) (View slides here)
    • “Teaching Physics through Modeling the Physics Research Community,” AAPT Winter Meeting, January 2011 (Contributed Talk and Poster)
    • “The Compass Project,” PTEC Conference, February 2010 (Invited Workshop)