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

IX. A Vision to Give All Forms of Spectroscopy "the Same Look" by the Use of IT   One of the goals of the Edison Project at Columbia is to devise IT modules and experiments that are integrated in such a manner that the undergraduate will "see" that all forms of spectroscopy, data handling and simulation are derived from a common intellectual and scientific base. Once experimental data is digitized, a "topological" IT basis for the commonality has been achieved!     [NEXT SLIDE]