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

VI. What has worked   "The most important power of an excellent teacher is the ability to make new things seem familiar, and familiar things still seem new and exciting!"   A. Faculty with energy and passion for teaching and learning can make things happen B. Students-faculty managed learning using IT 1. Student is part of the creative process 2. Pride of authorship and ownership of module C. Connecting research and instruction through IT D. Faculty view undergraduates using IT as resources analogous to graduate students E. Interdisciplinary instructional efforts facilitated by common use of IT F. Tremendous Administration support (209 Havemeyer as an example!) G. Networking and collaborations     [NEXT SLIDE]