General Relativity Education

Information about general relativity education – the teaching and learning of Einstein's theory of gravity. Curated by @mpoessel (mp) and @MagdaKersting (mk)

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

If you find something interesting concerning general relativity education, tag us or use #GenRelEdu as a hashtag! Also, consider joining our old-fashioned mailing list at https://t.co/uNyqp4gifP

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

Here is a #genRelEdu quiz question:

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

Things are getting real 😱 #phdlife #GenRelEdu

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

You can find the fruit of my work aka my #PhD thesis on #GenRelEducation here. It’s #openaccess and for all teachers and instructors who wish to introduce their students to @AlbertEinstein‘s ideas of gravity, space, and time 🚀 https://t.co/6NQJ7AYtVi #iteachphysics #STEMedu

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

The #EinsteinFirst December 2019 newsletter is online with news about the inaugural #EinsteinianPhysics workshop in Perth @ScienceUWA @gravitycenter 17-21 February 2020 (mk) https://t.co/Hbff94wzY6

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

Putting Einstein first! My colleague David Blair @ScienceUWA explains why it’s so important to teach students our current best understanding of the universe and how his team #EinsteinFirst helps young minds learn a new common sense 🚀 via @ABCscience https://t.co/tcn3MM1k2t

[Amber Strunk @MissStrunk]

Applications are open for @LIGO International Physics and Astronomy Program for Educators hosted @LIGOWA . Apply to be apart of an exciting week of science, fun activities for you classroom, and of course some delicious food with new friends #LIGOIPA20
https://t.co/k3qZbX7qjd

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

New paper out @EducatePhysics & it’s #OpenAccess for all teachers who wish to bring @AlbertEinstein‘s ideas to the classroom: we identified relativistic concepts that often cause confusion & suggest ways to address these issues #GenRelEdu #iteachphysics
https://t.co/CqT42Rb4iU

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

We’re approaching the end of the year and the #EinsteinFirst team @ScienceUWA just shared their latest newsletter to look back at this year’s events (mk) #GenRelEdu https://t.co/UbXIhrRphB

[Stuart Farmer - stuartphysics.bsky.social @stuartphysics]

An update on Einsteinian physics and gravitational waves from @martin_astro at #SonS2019 @theASE @ScienceonStage @IoPScotland @LIGO

[OzGrav @ARC_OzGRav]

PhD or Masters positions - Modernising School Science: the Einstein-First Project at @scienceANU @PhysicsANU and @uwanews @scienceuwa #ozgrav https://t.co/YNb3h37f76 https://t.co/rkumhJVUiD

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

What challenges do students face when entering #astronomy? 🔭Through the notion of "reading the sky" Urban Eriksson @lunduniversity proposes a new framework to characterise learning astronomy. It's an interesting read and #openaccess via @PhysRevPE💫
https://t.co/8G2kUPLfQT

[Dr Magdalena Kersting @MagdaKersting]

Fresh off the press: my colleague Floor Kamphorst @UtrechtUni just published her first article on students' reasoning with the speed of light in #SpecialRelativity. Give it a read, it's #openaccess via @PhysRevPER! #IteachPhysics #SciEdu #proudcolleague https://t.co/uW4Nb0h0ER

[Hannah Middleton @hannahmidd8]

Our new mini #GravitationalWave interferometer is getting out and about!

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

Also, here is a more thorough thread on crocheted geometry and the global geometry of our expanding universe, in German!

[Haus der Astronomie 💫 @HdAstro]

Gerade angekommen: gehäkelte hyperbolische Flächen von @DainaTaimina - didaktisch wertvoll zur Visualisierung von gekrümmten Oberflächen, als Analogie zur gekrümmten Raumzeit der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie!

[Haus der Astronomie 💫 @HdAstro]

We just received these two crocheted hyperbolic planes from @DainaTaimina - great for teaching about curved surfaces (as a proxy for teaching about the curved spacetimes of general relativity)! Thanks! #GenRelEdu

[General Relativity Education @GenRelEducation]

The Einstein-First team @ScienceUWA just shared their first newsletter as part of the Einsteinian Physics Education Research (EPER) collaboration. Take a look & subscribe if you want to be in the loop about #GenRelEdu activities & job opportunities 🤓 (mk) https://t.co/UbvqSIEjQ6