Given by Ed Lipson,G. Vidali at Visit by CEWES Team on Mar 25 1997. Foils prepared Mar 24 97
Outside Index
Summary of Material
Presented Mar 11 97 at Education Technology Day Meeting at NPAC |
DEscribes use of Java Applets in NSF Sponsored Projects |
SU Physics, SU Engineering, Cornell |
Use of Tango in Collaborative Applet |
Outside Index Summary of Material
Department of Physics |
Syracuse University |
Began as pilot in 92/93 (some Internet)
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93/94 -- advent of Web (Mosaic) |
94/95 -- first Web-based module
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95/96 additional modules
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General science for non-science majors |
Principles and concepts |
Interdisciplinary approach |
Modular structure |
Active learning |
Term projects |
Web-based organization
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Metacenter Regional Alliance (MRA)
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Course and Curriculum Development (CCD)
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Syracuse
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Cornell
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SETI (Vidali) |
Mind & Machine (Catterall) |
States of Matter (Middleton) |
example of the use of networked computers for education
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work supported in part by an NSF Course Curriculum and Development grant |
collaborative technology to enhance the learning experience
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PHY105/106
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The SETI module
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The planetary applet
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