Information Technologies (IT) for the Enhancement of Undergraduate Science Education: IT or not IT, that is the Question.

Abstract Links I. What is a Paradigm? II. The Wilderness Years: 1981-1990 III. The Realization Years: 1990-1993 IV. The Experimentation Years: 1993-1995 V. The ImplementationYears: 1995-1997 VI. What has worked VII. Continuing obstacles VIII. Vision of the Future IX. A Vision to Give All Forms of Spectroscopy "the Same Look" by the Use of IT Adv Org Chem Lab -- Ease of Use --Educational Value  X. An IT Vision: Merging of instuction and research through IT and discovery based learning. ESR Module Acknowledgements

Web sites of interest:   Intensive Freshmen Organic Chemistry Faculty Information Technology cluster WEB-ster's Organic Chemistry compilation NSF Nugget: Integration of Instruction and Research Through Interactive Information Technologies and Instrumentation The Edison Project: Multimedia in Education ChemGate: First year Computational Chemistry Lab Biophysical Chemistry General Chemistry Lab Organic Chemistry Laboratory