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Learn how technology enhances education through multimedia course materials like biology lab activities and math web-based resources. Discover the benefits and applications of technology in different subjects. Find innovative ways to integrate instructional technology into your courses effectively. Join the discussion at the MERLOT International Conference 2003.
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Multimedia Course Materials: Wonderland or Inferno MERLOT International Conference--2003 Vancouver, B.C., Canada August 7, 2003
Patricia Taylor Assistant Professor of Mathematics— Thomas Nelson Community College • Martin Zahn Associate Professor of Biology—Thomas Nelson Community College
About MERLOT • Technology in Education • MERLOT in Science & Math
About MERLOT • An online community • A cooperative of individual members and institutions of higher education • A project for transforming and improving education • A tool for enabling faculty to effectively and easily integrate instructional technology into their courses
MERLOT’s Discipline Communities • Biology • Business • Chemistry • Engineering • Health Sciences • History • Information Technology • Mathematics • Music • Physics • Psychology • Teacher Education • World Languages
Technology In Education Not a new idea • Chalkboard • Opaque Projector • Overhead Projector/35 mm Slides • Whiteboard • Computer Display/Smartboard • Wireless connections
Why Use Technology At All?? • EVERYONE uses technology—of some kind • When it will meet some objectives better than less technological methods? • When it will provide access for students who would not otherwise have access? • NEEDS TO BE A REASON
Technology Classroom “Standards” • Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 • Level 4 Syllabus Magazine, November 2002
In-Class Presentations • Biology:Explore DNA • Mathematics:Riemann Sums • Statistics: Hypothesis Test for a Mean
Out-Of-Class Assignments • Biology:Cold Spring Harbor • Mathematics:Sin, Cos & Tan Graphs
Laboratory Activities Biology: • Primate Phylogenetics • Transcription • Translation
Enrichment/Reference Mathematics: • Fibonacci Numbers • MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives
Web-Based Courses • Biology: Evolution • Mathematics:???
How Do You Find These Resources? • MERLOT www.merlot.org • Eisenhower National Clearing House for Mathematics and Science Education www.enc.org
Our Thanks To • MERLOT • Virginia Community College System