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

III. The Realization Years:      1990-1993 "What good is IT? What good is a baby?" "Many Professors are like Miss Daisy, they know the way, but they don't drive any more!"   A. Innovators, early adaptors, early majority, late majority, laggards, Luddites, FACULTY! B. Columbia experiment in general chemistry 1. Bringing in help from experts in student learning 2. Students who perform poorly can learn more effectively in group instructional settings 3. Vision of changing the way chemistry is taught and learned 4. Use information technologies to implement change C. Enabling Factors 1. National concern about undergraduate science education 2. Funding to develop use of IT in undergraduate education 3. Enabling tools   [NEXT SLIDE]