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

IV. The Experimentation Years:       1993-1995   "Look! There's a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully it's not a light year away!"   A. Appearance of faculty innovators and early adoptors of IT 1. Computational Chemistry course 2. Honors Organic Chemistry a) Product modules for class (Director) b) Use of IR Tutor and other software in a classroom setting (Infocus projector) c) Connections with vendors d) TAs as module makers e) Lectures on computer f) Use of e-mail to communicate with class B. Summer NSF undergraduate workshops: VizKids 1. Postdoctoral associate as organizer 2. Demonstration of the ability to draw early adoptor faculty into developing IT modules for instruction 3. Undergraduates are capable of learning chemistry as they produce modules 4. Strongly collaborative and interdisciplinary   [NEXT SLIDE]