ACS-Mellon
Technology Fellows
and Planning Grant Recipients
Spring
2000 Fellows
Pat Pecoy, pat.pecoy@furman.edu, Modern
Languages
Furman University
Celles qui ont fait la France ("The Women Who Made France")
This project is being developed in conjunction with
a new course, "Les Femmes qui ont fait la France""The Women Who Made France"). I will attempt to incorporate powerpoint presentations, a
hypertext timeline, annotated texts, peer editing (using Net Meeting)
of written work, RealSlideshow presentations, film viewing guides (using
video clips), tutorial materials (for historical background), and online
assessment tools. The pedagogy will drive the technology and will supplement,
not supplant, appropriate classroom activities.
Proposal
Pat Pecoy's Home page: www.furman.edu/~pecoy
Project page: www.furman.edu/~pecoy/f95
Moira Rogers, morogers@gmx.de,
Spanish
Morehouse
Creating a High-Tech Environment for Learning Spanish as a Second Language
This project aims at introducing information technologies
in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language at Morehouse College.
It will do so by designing a website for access to specialized and interactive
materials. An additional goal of the project is to monitor student's
knowledge, perceptions, and expertise with innovative technologies in
order to assess the impact of the incorporation of these technologies
into the Foreign Language curriculum.
Proposal
Clyde Stanton, cstanton@bsc.edu, Chemistry
Birmingham-Southern College
Development of an Interactive Laboratory Manual for Physical Chemistry
This work proposes to develop a Web-based, interactive
laboratory manual for the Physical Chemistry course at Birmingham-Southern
College. The proposed stand-alone manual will include the usual experimental
protocols and directions in text for a variety of lab projects. In addition,
interactive tutorials designed to guide students through both the theory
and mechanics of the instruments will be included where appropriate.
These tutorials will include facility for clicking and observing an
animated demonstration of the operation of the instrument. Several instruments
currently in use will be described.
Proposal
Project
Report
Project Home Page: http://panther.bsc.edu/~pchem
Summer
2000 Fellows
Collin Asmus, asmusjc@millsaps.edu,
Art
Millsaps College
Art Principals and Techniques: Studio Lessons Via the World Wide Web
This project will develop on-line interactive material
to support course activities in studio art. The idea is to create a
supplemental learning environment for painting and sculpture courses
that gives students more information about the techniques and concepts
of the discipline in a fun and exciting manner.
Proposal
Karen Bernd, kabernd@davidson.edu,
Biology
Davidson College
Integrating WWWeb-based Technology into a Cell Biology Course
The goal of this project is to incorporate web-based
technology into my upper level Cell Biology course to enhance my teaching
effectiveness and the students' comprehension of material. Initially
I will design pre- and post-section problemsets using the WebAssign
program. This program allows students to complete assignments at their
own pace. The answers to quantitative questions receive immediate feedback.
Once submitted the results are immediately tabulated and available (to
me) so that I can adapt class time to focus on aspects that were not
clear or continue with concepts that require a more complex base of
knowledge.
Proposal
Final
Report (PDF Format)
Karen Bernd's Homepage: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/kabernd/BerndCV/BerndCV.html
Dan Boye, daboye@davidson.edu,
Physics and Margaret P. Munger, mamunger@davidson.edu,
Psychology
Davidson College
Auditory phenomena: Developing web-based exercises and demonstrations
We plan to develop an exciting variety of experiences
involving sounds, from simple sine waves to synthesized speech, to share
with students the breadth of the aural world. After teaching courses
on the physics of sound and the psychology of sound, we find there is
a great deal of overlap in terms of the kind and nature of demonstrations
and active learning examples that we would like to provide to engage
our students interactively. In order to do this, we must start by creating
core tools for manipulating complex sounds in interactive, web-based
learning experiences, complete with informative documentation and interesting
variables to manipulate.
Proposal
Project
Report
Malcolm Campbell, macampbell@davidson.edu,
Biology
Davidson College
Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT)
Genomics is a new frontier in biology that is leading
to basic and biomedical discoveries never imagined five years ago. These
dramatic discoveries have made it clear that undergraduates need to
understand genomics and bioinformatics and liberal arts institutions
are poised to develop these curricular innovations. The Genome Consortium
for Active Teaching (GCAT; http://www.bio.davidson.edu/biology/gcat/gcat.html)
is designed to promote the use of genome technology in undergraduate
teaching and research. This project will create an interactive and educational
web site as the gateway to GCAT. These pages will include:
- Flash-animated tutorials to illustrate the methods used to determine
which genes are active within an organism.
- A form where interested undergraduate faculty can register as members
of GCAT.
- A list of URLs with genomics and bioinformatics related research
information.
- A list of URLs with course materials that are related to teaching
genomics and bioinformatics.
Proposal
Project
Report
Warren D. Craft, hcraft@sewanee.edu, Psychology
and Mathematics & Computer Science
The University of the South
Text-Independent, Interactive Instructional Materials for Introductory
Calculus and Finite Math
To address some of the challenges posed by the use
of computer technology in introductory mathematics classes, this project
seeks to develop two series of Mathematica electronic-notebooks. One
series of notebooks will consist of an interactive presentation, tutorial,
and exploration of some of the principal concepts in introductory Calculus
and Finite Math, in a general format that provides independence from
any specific textbook, and (as much as possible) independence between
individual notebooks. A second series of notebooks will consist of an
interactive tutorial process for introducing the basic operations of
Mathematica to students in introductory-level mathematics courses.
Proposal
Project Home Page: www.sewanee.edu/faculty/craft/mathematicatutorials/
Michael E. Dorcas, midorcas@davidson.edu, Biology
Davidson College
A Web-Based Tool for of the Recognition of Anuan Vocalizations
A web-based auditory system for teaching the recognition
of anuran (frog and toad) vocalizations of the Southeastern United States.
Students trained will be able to better participate in conservation
programs based on call surveys of anurans. The system will allow students
to listen to a subset of calls that occur only in their area. Additionally,
the system will provide ancillary information about the natural history
and breeding season of each species and photographs of each species.
Students will be able to access calls in any order (i.e., not sequentially
like tape systems) and calls of various anuran choruses with multiple
species calling simultaneously will be provided. An evaluation section
will provide opportunities for students to take on-line anuran call
identification quizzes and thus test their skills as they develop.
Proposal
Michael Dorcas's Home Page: www.bio.davidson.edu/dorcas
Samuel B. Fee, sam@centre.edu, Instructional Technology
Centre College
Archaeology Distance Education Program at Centre College
The Archaeology Distance Education Program seeks
to develop materials and delivery systems for innovative distance education
opportunities at Centre College. By distance education we refer not
only to the traditional techniques of bringing the classroom experience
to a wider audience, but more importantly to the presentation of information
and experiences not normally possible in the classroom, since they take
place at distant sites. More specifically, we seek to bring to a wide
audience some of the experiences of archaeological fieldwork through
a variety of integrated technologies, including video, databases, text-based
and photographic resources, web discussion boards, and e-mail interactions.
The basis of this program is to allow students at Centre and elsewhere
to take part in the experience of working and learning at an archaeological
site. The program is designed to be modular, so that teachers in different
courses including archaeology, history, classics or art can make use
of its various parts.
Proposal
Patricia Gray, gray@rhodes.edu, Music
Rhodes College
A Lively Addition to the Teaching of Early Music
Undergraduate survey courses in the history of music
include concepts in musical form and development that are typically
entirely new to most students. This is particularly true for sections
dealing with the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the early Baroque.
Students are faced with understanding concepts such as the evolution
of the use of a cantus firmus in the construction of a mass setting,
with the complexity of medieval modes which function entirely differently
from the tonal system they are used to, and with understanding the use
of secular forms in instrumental and vocal music that are equally foreign.
The goal of this project is to produce a series of engaging animations
that illustrate these remote concepts in a compelling and memorable
way. Another goal is to introduce students to the possibility of designing
and creating their own animations as part of class activity. In order
to create an effective animation, students will have to thoroughly understand
the concept they are trying to depict. This dissection and analysis
may prove to be an unusually effective teaching tool. It can also have
the fortunate side effect of making music students more technologically
proficient.
Proposal
Patricia Gray's Home Page: http://patriciagray.net
Flash
Animations for Teaching Music History: http://patriciagray.net/Musichtmls/Flash/flash.html
Richard H. James, rjames@Rollins.Edu, Computer
Science
Rollins College
Web-based, Instructor-annotated Examples
This project will develop a technique for producing
web-based example computer program source listings in their correct
format with annotated instructor comments. The student must actively
request the display of the instructor comments.
Proposal
Final Report
Project Home Page: http://web.rollins.edu/~rjames/research/cse/htmlmaker.html
John Tatter, jtatter@bsc.edu,
English
Birmingham-Southern College
Virtual Reality at Stowe Landscape Gardens
This project allows for further development of my Web
site on Stowe Landscape Gardens, perhaps the premier example of 18th-century
English landscape garden design. The site presently provides historical
background to the gardens and its individual features and areas, links
to related British literature and art of the 18th and 19th Centuries,
a glossary of terms, a bibliography of background reading, and a series
of critical essays, as well as an interactive map that allows visitors
to click on arrows in order to see the view from that point in a second
frame. The URL for this site is http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/stowe.html.
In an effort to put more control of the virtual garden tour in the hands
of Web visitors, I will be using this ACS Fellowship to create virtual
reality panoramas. Reality Studio software by Live Picture will allow
me to "stitch" together photographs taken in 360 degrees from
any point in the garden and create a panorama that a site visitor can
control with his or her mouse in order to "look around." This
software will also allow me to "stitch" together photographs
of an object or building so that a visitor can "see"it from
all sides by "turning" it with his or her mouse.
Proposal
Project
Report
John Tatter's Home Page: http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter.
Project Home Page: http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/stowe.html.
Fall
2000 Fellow
Stephanie Dew, dews@centre.edu, Biology & Biochemistry
Centre College
Development of Flash Animations for Biology and Biochemistry Courses
Proposal
Planning
Grant Recipients
James M. Jennings, jennings@mercury.hendrix.edu,
Education & History
Hendrix College
Problem-Based Learning and Hypermedia
Problem-based learning is an instructional method
that uses critical thinking and problem solving skills to help students
learn about real world issues. This instructional method is greatly
enhanced by hypermedia authoring tools. The purpose of this planning
grant is to explore ways in which problem-based learning and hypermedia
can be used in ACS classrooms.
Proposal
Project Report
Pradip Malde, pmalde@sewanee.edu,
Art & Art History
University of the South
A web-based toolbox for constructing instructional resources
Faculty interested in utilizing digital technologies
with the minimum of experience and / or time may benefit from a set
of tools and templates designed to help them execute fast builds of
media rich class web sites, implement browser-based class discussion
groups and drag and drop postings of text and multimedia files. This
planning grant will examine ways of compiling these web-based technologies
and 'toolboxes' for teachers. Additionally, but related to this primary
objective, outlines will be prepared for a set of browser-based interactive
courses about web site building, architectonics and information design.
Proposal
Report
Project Home Page: http://malde.sewanee.edu/geekdom/html/class
Ken Ujie, kujie@wlu.edu,
Japanese
Washington and Lee University
Expanding Audio-Visual Resource Center for Teachers of Japanese in the
United States
The goal of my project is to distribute copyright-free
audio-visual materials, mainly videos and still pictures, to the instructors
of Japanese in the United States. Whoever wants to use these materials
can contact me and receive them in CD-ROMs.
Proposal
Karen Yu, kyu@sewanee.edu,
Psychology
University of the South
Using Technology to Teach Cognitive Psychology
Students can better understand cognitive psychology
(and the scientific process in general) by participating in it. This
project will investigate ways to foster student exploration of cognitive
psychology by incorporating the immediacy and interactivity of available
technology into both in-class and out-of-class activities. I will investigate
the feasibility of developing a coherent set of web-based materials
to illustrate current, real-life applications of cognitive psychology.
I will also begin developing a collection of web-based laboratory-type
activities that allows students to actively investigate questions about
cognition.
Proposal
Report
Project
Home Page: http://www.sewanee.edu/Psychology/Yu/YuACSProjectHome.html
Karen Yu's Home Page: http://www.sewanee.edu/CollegeCatalog/CollegeFaculty/YuK.html
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