Topic Categories
ETOP addresses topics at the pre-college, technician and two-year, four-year and graduate-equivalent levels. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- New methods, tools, kits, and models for photonics education
- Curriculum development and improvement in optics and photonics
- Practical training in the laboratory
- Lecture-based learning
- Problem-solving approaches
- Project-based learning
- Bringing modern optics into the classroom
- Flipped classroom models
- Education and training in multidisciplinary environments
- Education and training tailored to industry needs
- Continuous education and training for academia and industry
- In-company training and internships
- Local and regional economic development through optics and photonics education and research
- Teaching optics and photonics using new technologies
- Virtual classroom and remote learning
- Training using specialized software as practical tools
- Open-source platforms and artificial intelligence tools to enhance the learning experience
- Learning analytics
- Teaching with optics examples from nature
- Program accreditation and evaluation
- Outreach education in optics and photonics
- International Day of Light (IDL) activities and events
- Reaching under-privileged or remote communities
- Evaluation methods and metrics for outreach activities
- Training teachers
- Future challenges, opportunities, and special topics in education in optics and photonics
- Education in quantum optics
- Education during a pandemic
Any other relevant, interesting work related to Education in Optics and Photonics is welcome!
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Learning to be a skilled optical scientist or engineer; the 29 decision process, presented at Optica's 2021 Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference by Dr. Carl Wieman.
