Title: NSF-Supported Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Projects
Date: June 5, 1998
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
DIRECTORY
NSF-Supported Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Projects
Workshops and Short Courses for Undergraduate Faculty
Summer 1998 and Academic Year 1998-99
* Learn new experimental techniques
* Adapt and introduce new course content
* Investigate innovative teaching methods
* Synthesize knowledge across disciplines
* Interact with experts in the field
DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
NOTICE: If the published application deadline for a workshop has passed,
interested faculty should consult the workshop contact person to inquire about
remaining openings or future workshop offerings.
Directory of NSF-Supported
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Projects
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
UFE WORKSHOPS POSTER
NATIONAL CHAUTAUQUA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
National Chautauqua Workshop Program
CHEMISTRY
Workshop for Integration of Numerical Methods into the Undergraduate
Chemistry Curriculum Using the Mathcad Software
Chemical Applications of Lasers Short Course
A Consortium for Molecular Modeling Using Workshops and the World Wide Web
Undergraduate Faculty Workshops for the Integration of Chemistry and Art into
Liberal Arts, Chemistry and Teacher Education Curricula
Instrumentation Workshop for Two-Year College Faculty
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Parallel Computing for Undergraduate Faculty
A Program to Enhance Faculty Development Through Outreach and Participation in
Regional Computer Science Education Conferences
Teaching Ethics in Computing Courses
Teaching Simulation to Computer Science Majors
Undergraduate Faculty Workshop in Computer Networks
Developing Multimedia-Based Interactive Laboratory Modules for Computer Science
Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology on the Internet:
Strategies, Resources and Guidance Workshop
Testing Computer Software in the Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Short Course in Applied Optics for College Teachers
Measure Up Dimensional Metrology Summer Institute
Semiconductor Manufacturing Training
Packaging of Microelectronic Devices
Industry-Education Conference on Workforce Development for the United States
Semiconductor Industry
Professor Training Course for Geosynthetics
Team-Oriented, Project-Based Collaborative Learning Workshop for Engineering
Faculty Development
Digital Signal Processing and Applications
Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering
Vacuum Technology Workshop
Electromechanical Devices Workshop
Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Workshop
Developing Wireless Communications Systems
Introductory Engineering Design, Engineering Design Graphics (EDG),
and Technical Graphics Problem Solving
Teacher Institute in Materials Science and Technology
A Multidisciplinary Workshop on Novel Process Science and Engineering
Principles
GEOSCIENCES
Satellite Meteorology Education
Atmospheric Measurements and Instrumentation
Improving Delivery in Geoscience: Techniques and Strategies in Undergraduate
Geoscience Teaching for all Students
Great Lakes Consortium Summer Practicum in Applied Environmental
Problem-Solving
The Earth and Space Science Technological Education Project (ESSTEP)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Workshops for Early Career Faculty
in the Geosciences: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
INTERDISCIPLINARY
Partnerships: Interdisciplinary Workshops and Materials
Reciprocal Science Success: Visions and Strategies
An NSF Innovation Channel to Enhance the Faculty Forum
Best Practices in Environmental Technology Education
Digital Image Processing for Teachers
New England Science Faculty Enhancement Collaborative
Interdisciplinary Summer Institutes on Puget Sound
Materials Science and Technology
Annual NE/SE PETE Instructors Conference
Technology Partnership for Computer Networking Training
Science, Gender, and Community: A Faculty Enhancement Model
Shodor Computational Science Institute
1998 Instructor Resource Conference
Pollution Prevention in Paradise (P3): East Meets West
Using Remote Sensing, Image Processing and Geographic Information Systems in
Faculty
Enhancement and Curriculum Development
Interactive Television Instructor Workshop
Case Studies in Science Workshop
Project Kaleidoscope
Teaching Computer-Intensive Resampling Techniques
The Art and Science of Model Building: A Workshop for College Mathematics
Teachers
Building Bridges: Enhancing Teaching and Research Across Institutions
Current Topics in Science & Mathematics for Montana Tribal College Faculty
Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science Projects at Two-and Four-Year
Schools: A New York State Coalition
LIFE SCIENCES
1998-99 Workshops or Short Courses at Hawkeye Community College
Molecular Visualization in Undergraduate Biological Science Education
Biotechnology for that Disappearing Budget
Biology Faculty Development
Human Genome Diversity: Student Allele Database
Physiology Insights: Enhancement Program for Undergraduate Faculty
Teaching Neuroscience in the Laboratory
Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied to Evolution, Ecology, and Systematic
Biology: An Extended Laboratory Approach
MATHEMATICS
Collaborative Computer Workshops
Teaching Undergraduate Geometry
Institute in the History of Mathematics
Elementary Statistics Laboratory Workshop
Missouri Mathematics Faculty Enhancement Program
The New Mexico Initiative for Math Reform
Calculus: Mathematics and Modeling
Chance Workshop
Broadening Horizons in Mathematics Instruction Through Technology
and Applications
Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education:
Developing a Comprehensive Program for College Faculty
DIMACS Reconnect Conference/DIMACS Two-Day Reconnect Workshops
PRE-STAT
Coalition for the Mathematical Preparation of Elementary School Teachers
(CoMPET)
Undergraduate Faculty Program
Implementing Modern Curricula in Linear Algebra and ODE in an
Interactive Learning Environment: A New York State Coalition Project
PHYSICS
Teaching Introductory Physics Using Interactive Teaching Methods and Computers
Undergraduate Education
Two-Year College Physics Workshop Project
Two-Year College Physics Faculty Enhancement Program (PEPTYC)
Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course
Innovative Physics Experiments Workshop for Beginning College Faculty
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Human Geography in Action
Advancing the Integration of New Technologies into the Undergraduate Teaching
of Economics
INTRODUCTION
This 1998-99 directory informs faculty of opportunities available for their
professional development through projects supported by the NSF Division of
Undergraduate Education. Listed are regional and national workshops, short
courses, conferences, and learning activities of novel design for faculty
members in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
Opportunities listed in this Directory will enable faculty members to
* learn new experimental techniques and evaluate their suitability for
instructional use;
* adapt and introduce new content into courses and laboratories;
* investigate innovative teaching methods;
* synthesize knowledge that cuts across disciplines; and
* interact intensively with experts in the field and colleagues who are active
scientists and teachers.
The listings are organized by major discipline. Program dates and application
deadlines vary, and some projects may have special selection criteria not
included in the Directory. For such information and application forms,
interested persons are urged to contact the individual identified in the
project listing, not NSF. NSF staff will not have easy access to this
information. In some cases, vacancies develop or lists of alternates are
maintained, so it may prove worthwhile to apply even after a stated deadline.
The information presented in this Directory is based upon that supplied by the
project directors. We hope errors have been kept to a minimum, and we
apologize to all for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
UFE WORKSHOPS POSTER
To assist you in spreading the word to your colleagues about Undergraduate
Faculty Enhancement workshops, we have included on the following page a poster
that we invite you to copy and put on bulletin boards or in mailboxes. There
is a blank space on the poster where you may note the number of the room in
which a reference copy of this Directory is available. You are welcome to copy
any part of this Directory for dissemination.
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
A number of the workshops listed in this Directory will be offered again in
the Summer of 1999 or the Academic Year 1999-2000, and a few are expected to
run in the Summer of 2000 or the Academic Year 2000-2001.
However, the Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement program will no longer operate
under the guidelines that have existed in the past. Rather, the integration of
faculty professional development is encouraged within projects funded in all
programs of the Division of Undergraduate Education. In addition,
organizations with the ability to provide multidisciplinary professional
development for faculty nationwide are invited to submit proposals to the
realized Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program.
The current Undergraduate Education Program Announcement and Guidelines, NSF
98-45, may be obtained by writing the Division of Undergraduate Education,
Room 835, NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, calling
703-306-1666, or sending an e-mail request to undergrad@nsf.gov. The Program
Announcement and information about other activities in undergraduate education
may be obtained by visiting the Division of Undergraduate Education web site
at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/start.htm.
National Science Foundation
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement
Workshops in 1998-99
* Investigate innovative teaching methods
* Synthesize knowledge across disciplines
* Interact with experts in the field
* Learn new experimental techniques
* Adapt and introduce new course content
Note the additional opportunities available through the NSF-supported
Chautauqua Workshop Program described on page 5 of the Directory.
For information on workshops, please see the Directory of Undergraduate
Faculty Enhancement Projects (NSF ) available in room or visit the Division
of Undergraduate Education web site at
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/start.htm. Women, minorities, and persons with
disabilities are encouraged to apply.
PLEASE POST
NATIONAL CHAUTAUQUA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
National Chautauqua Workshop Program
DUE 9554735
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Six weeks prior to workshop
SITE(S): call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: call contact
The primary aim of the Chautauqua program, supported by the National Science
Foundation, is to enable undergraduate teachers in the sciences to keep current
and relevant. The program provides an annual series of workshops in which
scholars at the forefront of various sciences and engineering have the
opportunity to meet for several days with undergraduate science teachers.
These workshops provide an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new
knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college teachers in ways that
are immediately beneficial to their teaching. Designed to have an impact on
the quality of undergraduate programs in two-and four-year institutions, the
program is an essential element in attracting and maintaining an adequate
supply of graduates in science, mathematics, and engineering.
In 1998, 85 different courses are being offered through the Chautauqua
program. Most courses are offered at the field centers or satellite
centers listed below. Additional information about the specific courses
being offered and space availability can be obtained on the World Wide Web at
http://www.engrng.pitt.edu/~chautauq/ or by consulting the contact listed.
Courses offered at
FIELD CENTERS
CAL-The California State University
CBU-Christian Brothers University
DAY-University of Dayton
HAR-Harvard University
NIU-Northern Illinois University
PITT-University of Pittsburgh
SUSB-SUNY at Stony Brook
TUCC-Temple University
TXA -University of Texas at Austin
SATELLITE CENTERS
ATL-Clark Atlanta University
DUKE-Duke University
MAN-American Museum of Natural History
FLOR-Nat. High Magnetic Field Lab,
Valencia Community College
MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
UPR-University of Puerto Rico
CONTACT:
Nicholas G. Eror
Department of Materials Science
and Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
323 Benedum Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-624-9761
Fax: 412-624-1108
E-mail: eror+@pitt.edu
CHEMISTRY
Workshop for Integration of Numerical Methods into the Undergraduate Chemistry
Curriculum Using the Mathcad Software
DUE 9653440
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 19-23, 1998
SITE(S): University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Physical Chemistry is the first course in the chemistry curriculum that uses
numerical methods to calculate quantities of physical and chemical interest
from measurable data. Because of the rapid progress in personal computers, the
undergraduate student now has access to a series of software choices that can
perform calculations far beyond those previously available. One of the most
popular software packages in general use is Mathcad. Even as this technology
is being developed, undergraduate faculty are striving to implement it in
classes.
In order to aid undergraduate Physical Chemistry faculty in incorporating
numerical methods into the undergraduate curriculum, we are conducting a
series of week-long workshops whose goals are to produce fluency in the use of
Mathcad as a tool, and to develop and present mathematical methods useful in
the Physical Chemistry lecture and laboratory courses. The workshops will be
held for six days at the University of South Alabama and will include 18
participants and three instructors. The general itinerary will consist of a
combination of lectures, hands-on computer laboratory exercises, and panel
discussions concerning the use of numerical methods in Physical Chemistry.
Participants will develop a series of templates, each of which will perform a
useful numerical technique relevant to the Physical Chemistry course and will
be made accessible to the public through our WWW site.
A follow-up discussion group involving all participants will be set up through
an e-mail network. This group will prepare a set of templates and exercises
that may be published. Workshop participants will discuss their work at the
fall American Chemical Society meeting in a symposium, "Numerical Methods in
Physical Chemistry Using Mathcad."
CONTACT:
Sidney Young
Department of Chemistry
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688
Phone: 334-460-6181
Fax: 334-460-7359
E-mail: syoung@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Chemical Applications of Lasers Short Course
DUE 9653392
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 13-20, 1998
SITE(S): James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
A short course is being offered during the summer of 1998 on laser technology
and its applications to solving chemical problems. The offering consists of a
seven-day exposure to both the theory and practical applications of lasers to
all branches of chemistry. The course includes: (1) lectures on the
fundamentals of lasers and related topics including their applications to
chemistry, and (2) laboratory experiments done by all participants illustrating
the principles presented in the lectures, including the applications. A major
feature of these short courses is that the materials presented and experiments
done are directly transferable to the participant's home institution. All
aspects of the course are appropriate for inclusion in the undergraduate
curriculum.
CONTACT:
Benjamin DeGraff
Department of Chemistry
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: 540-568-6246
Fax: 540-568-7938
E-mail: degrafba@jmu.edu
A Consortium for Molecular Modeling Using Workshops and the World Wide Web
DUE 9653431
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-26; July 26-31, 1998
SITE(S): Lebanon Valley
Annville, PA
This project will establish a consortium to promote incorporation of molecular
modeling into the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. The consortium will be
initiated by summer workshops in molecular modeling for college chemistry
faculty. The workshops will make use of computer hardware and software
purchased in 1995 with the help of funding from the National Science
Foundation. College faculty will sign up for a week of study in the theory and
application of molecular modeling as it applies to the entire chemistry
curriculum. The workshops will emphasize links between laboratory
experimentation and modeling on the computer as well as the use of modeling in
various lecture courses. After the workshops, participants will communicate
through the Molecular Modeling Consortium. The follow-up and dissemination of
participants' results will be conducted electronically by use of the Molecular
Modeling Home Page (www.molecules.org) which is already in place.
The project will be directed by individuals having 10 years of experience in
molecular modeling and 20 years of experience using computers in chemical
education. Dissemination of modeling experiments already developed is underway
and will continue as other new experiments are refined.
CONTACT:
Carl Wigal
Department of Chemistry
Lebanon Valley College
101 North College Avenue
Annville, PA 17003
Phone: 717-867-6147
Fax: 717-867-6124
E-mail: wigal@lvc.edu
Undergraduate Faculty Workshops for the Integration of Chemistry and Art into
Liberal Arts, Chemistry and Teacher Education Curricula
DUE 9752769
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 7-13, 1998
SITE(S): Millersville University
Millersville, PA
To the nonscience major, science, particularly the physical sciences, often
seems inaccessible and unappealing. A science course for nonscientists on the
chemistry of art focuses on a topic which is limited in scope and which
capitalizes on the universal appeal of art. By showing how a knowledge of
science can increase appreciation of art, science itself is shown to be
accessible and appealing.
The 1998 workshop has two major goals: (1) helping undergraduate chemistry,
art, and technology faculty to develop courses for nonscience majors which
integrate chemistry and art; and (2) providing faculty with an
interdisciplinary learning experience and an opportunity to assess its
potential impact on college teaching. During the summer of 1999, two more
workshops are planned for a slightly different audience: science, art,
technology and education faculty who are actively involved in the education of
K-12 pre-service teachers. An additional goal for the workshops in 1999 is to
help teachers of teachers integrate topics of chemistry and art into their
curricula.
In workshops in 1998, participants will learn through mini-lectures, hands-on
laboratory activities, case studies, and museum field trips, how chemistry and
art can be used to enhance and broaden nonscience majors' physical science
experiences. The workshops are modeled after two chemistry courses which
explore the chemistry and materials science of artists' media and ask such
questions as how works of art are made, how they deteriorate over time, how
they may be restored and conserved, and how they may be authenticated and
distinguished from fakes. Both courses rely heavily on laboratory experiences
where students investigate topics such as; (1) light and color mixing; (2)
metals and the composition of coins; (3) natural and synthetic pigments and
dyes; (4) glass, ceramics and polymeric materials; and (5) photochemistry of
photography and facing. In addition, these courses explore the scientific
investigation of works of art for selected case studies, such as the Sistine
Chapel ceiling, the Getty kouros, the Bellini/Titan painting The Feast of the
Gods, van Meegeren's forgeries of Vermeer, and the Shroud of Turin. Workshop
participants will also discuss various teaching strategies for getting
students actively involved in learning. With guidance, participants will
develop curricular materials suitable to their particular courses and teaching
needs. Follow-through activities will include a "Chemistry and Art" listserve,
as well as the posting of faculty-developed curricular materials and resources
on a "Chemistry and Art" web site. Several faculty will be recruited to
participate as facilitators and mentors in the subsequent workshops.
The second set of workshops, during the summer of 1999, will bring together
teams of undergraduate faculty who regularly participate in the education of
pre-service teachers. Team members will come from the same college or
university. This workshop will focus on the use of interdisciplinary science
(specifically chemistry) and art curricula with pre-service teachers as a
model for providing a possible model for the teaching of K-12 science, art,
and technology.
CONTACT:
Patricia S. Hill
Department of Chemistry
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551
Phone: 717-872-3421
Fax: 717-872-3985
E-mail: pshill@marauder.millersv.edu
Instrumentation Workshop for Two-Year College Faculty
DUE 9752787
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling admission
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: June 14-19, 1998
July 26-31, 1998
SITE(S):
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
NSF has continued funding for the Summer Instrumentation Workshops cosponsored
by 2YC3. FTIR, Molecular Modeling and Chromatography workshops will be held at
George Mason University from June14-19, 1998. Environmental Chemistry, PC
Interfacing and PC Molecular Modeling will be held at Western Washington
University from July 26-31, 1998. Attendance is open to all applicants.
Applications will be reviewed and selections made as they are received.
CONTACT:
Richard F. Jones
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 937-512-2322
Fax: 937-512-5164
E-mail: rjones@sinclair.edu
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Parallel Computing for Undergraduate Faculty
DUE 9653364
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 6, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 6-17, 1998
SITE(S): Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
This project will prepare undergraduate faculty to teach parallel computing.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be prepared to add parallel
computing to their curricula, either by integrating topics on parallel
computing into existing courses or by teaching one or more courses
specifically on parallel computing. In addition, participants will be ready to
assess the feasibility of establishing a parallel computing laboratory at
their own colleges. The course will begin with an intensive two-week session,
in the summer of 1998, and will include lectures surveying the broad scope of
parallel computing and instruction on the design and implementation of
parallel algorithms. About half of the course time will be spent on hands-on
development and implementation of parallel programs. During the fall,
participants will work on projects, with site visits from the instructors
where possible. At the follow-up session, in January or February 1999,
participants will present their project results and have an opportunity to
discuss the practical aspects of teaching parallel computing to
undergraduates.
CONTACT:
Christopher Nevison
Department of Computer Science
Colgate University
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
Phone: 315-824-7589
Fax: 315-824-7831
E-mail: chris@cs.colgate.edu
A Program to Enhance Faculty Development Through Outreach and Participation in
Regional Computer Science Education Conferences
DUE 9653407
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: call contact
SITE(S): call contact
This project is a cooperative effort between the ACM Special Interest Group on
Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) and the Consortium for Computing in Small
Colleges (CCSC) to provide outreach services to Computer Science faculty.
These two organizations share the goals of improving faculty teaching skills,
increasing awareness and knowledge of current issues in computer science
education, and providing opportunities for faculty to share ideas. The
two-year project will offer SIGCSE Technical Symposium workshops at each of
the six regional CCSC conferences each year. This will allow more faculty to
take advantage of the high-quality workshops from the national Symposium but
within the context of a less expensive regional conference. The effectiveness
of the project will be ascertained through an evaluation immediately following
the workshops, and one six months later.
CONTACT:
Margaret Reek
Department of Computer Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
102 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: 716-475-6179
Fax: 716-475-7100
E-mail: mmr@cs.rit.edu
Teaching Ethics in Computing Courses
DUE 9752792
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: first week in August 1998
SITE(S): University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
A one-week workshop on teaching ethics in computing courses will be held in
each of two summers, 1998 and 1999. The point of the workshops is to promote
the teaching of ethics in computing courses as intellectually rigorous,
socially relevant, and effective learning experiences for students. In addition
to teaching basic topics relevant to ethics and computing, each workshop will
also include seminars on the use of modern, effective teaching methods.
Workshop attendees will develop model activities and assignments that can be
used in teaching ethics and computing, and that they will use and revise in
their own teaching. The collection of model activities/assignments from each
workshop will be the immediate product of that workshop. Follow-through
activities will include an e-mail discussion group for the workshop attendees,
external review of the model activities/assignments, and revisions by the
participants based on the feedback received.
CONTACT:
Kevin W. Bowyer
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620-5399
Phone: 813-974-3032
Fax: 813-974-5456
E-mail: kwb@csee.usf.edu
Teaching Simulation to Computer Science Majors
DUE 9752706
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 2-8, 1998
SITE(S): University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
The importance of teaching simulation to computer science majors has become
increasingly apparent in recent years, as discussed at a number of
professional meetings. For this reason, there is a growing need for
well-trained faculty to teach simulation. The purpose of this project is to
design, organize and hold a workshop and follow-up meeting that will enhance
skills for teaching simulation for undergraduate computer science majors,
produce resources and modules for teaching computer simulation, and facilitate
and promote interaction among simulation educators. The workshop is an
outgrowth of materials developed from an NSF-CCD grant, "Teaching Simulation
to Computer Science Majors."
CONTACT:
Ruth Silverman
Department of CIS
University of the District of Columbia
Building 42
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-274-6280
Fax: 301-314-9115
E-mail: ruth@cfar.umd.edu
Undergraduate Faculty Workshop in Computer Networks
DUE 9752702
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 20, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 27-August 7, 1998
SITE(S): Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
This two-week summer workshop focuses on undergraduate faculty enhancement in
computer networks. Twenty computer science and engineering faculty from small
colleges and universities will be exposed to state-of-the-art developments in
computer networks, with emphasis on LANs, WANs, and emerging networking
technologies. During a typical day of the workshop, time is equally divided
between discussions on network concepts and theory, and laboratory assignments
involving various implementations of protocols and network designs. Each
participant maintains a complete notebook consisting of lecture notes,
quizzes/exams, and laboratory assignments for possible use in future network
courses at the home institution. Michigan State University network facilities,
including the Computer Science Department's High-speed Networking Research
Laboratory, will be available to participants for workshop related activities.
As a follow-up to the proposed project, a quarterly newsletter will be
available to participants via the Internet. Participants will attend SIGCSE99
and have an opportunity to share experiences. Experts on computer networks will
be available to participants throughout the workshop.
CONTACT:
Herman D. Hughes, Professor
Department of Computer Science
Michigan State University
3115 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-353-5152
Fax: 517-432-1061
Developing Multimedia-Based Interactive Laboratory Modules for Computer Science
DUE 9653464
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 27-August 6, 1998
SITE(S): Illinois State University
Normal, IL
This project consists of a two-week summer workshop in which participants will
design and implement interactive, multimedia laboratory modules for computer
science courses. Topics include: (1) design and construction of an interactive
multimedia module for a laboratory exercise that includes audio, still images,
full motion video, and algorithm animation; (2) use of hardware to capture
audio, still images, and full motion video; (3) requirements for
implementation and delivery of multimedia-based laboratory exercises in a
laboratory setting; (4) presentations and discussions centered on the impact
of multimedia and laboratories on learning; (5) development of portable
multimedia-based laboratory exercises for the World Wide Web; and (6) software
for developing multimedia-based laboratory exercises. Each participant is
expected to design and develop the prototype for a working version of a
laboratory module using one of several authoring tools presented. Please visit
our web site at http://www.cs.llstu.edu/mmedia98.html
CONTACT:
Janet Hartman
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309-438-7671
Fax: 309-438-5113
E-mail: hartman@katya.acs.ilstu.edu
Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology on the Internet: Strategies,
Resources and Guidance Workshop
DUE 9752803
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 5, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 15-18, 1998
SITE(S): Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY
There is evidence that the context for learning is undergoing a metamorphosis,
and that distance learning is becoming a viable option for furthering one's
higher education. Advances in technology, academic research, pedagogical
innovation, the increase in the chronological age, maturity level and personal
commitments of the average college student, and geography and demography have
led to a substantial alteration in the structure of the learning environment.
The purpose of this workshop is to aid the participants and their institutions
to deliver better online courses from the points of view of the institutions,
the professors, and the students. By familiarizing the faculty primarily from
smaller institutions who might not have the opportunity to readily share
research about the issues and concerns of distance learning with others, we
will also be providing a network for future research for our participants.
The workshop will include the following with respect to online education:
discussions and projects of how to teach mathematics and science courses, and
associated generic issues, and a substantial component of lab time, both
guided and open. Mercy's successful online educational system, MerLIN, will be
used as a working example throughout the duration of the project. Our
follow-through activities will include a reconnoitering of the participants to
share results of how they integrated the information provided into their
courses, a dissemination package consisting of a 60-minute, edited video tape
of the workshop, two study papers, and information of where to find resources
on the Internet with regard to the virtual university. In addition, we will
establish a repository of information regarding the teaching of online courses
that will be available on the Internet.
The second year of this workshop series will be taught using distance learning
giving participants the added advantage of experiencing this instructional
mode from the student's perspective.
CONTACT:
Marion Ben-Jacob
Department of Mathematics and Computer Information Science
Mercy College
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone: 914-674-7524
Fax: 914-674-7518
Testing Computer Software in the Undergraduate
Computer Science Curriculum
DUE 9752710
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 15-19, 1998
June 1999
SITE(S)
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
This workshop is intended to enhance the knowledge of undergraduate faculty in
the area of computer software testing, with an emphasis on object-oriented
software. The two-week program will be split across two summers with the first
session held at Clemson University during the summer of 1998 and the second
session to be held on the University of Alabama campus during the summer of
1999. This workshop will bring together 25 faculty members from across the
United States who are interested in expanding the role of software testing in
the undergraduate computer science courses. This workshop will provide an
opportunity for the workshop participants to examine this issue in detail,
working in cooperation with the workshop staff. Specifically, we will focus
on: 1. A brief review of the fundamental concepts associated with
object-oriented development; 2. An in-depth examination of the current
state-of-the-art with respect to testing software, including those aspects of
object-oriented systems that require special attention; and 3. An examination
of how this material can be integrated into the curriculum at each
participant's own institution.
The workshop staff includes Dr. Allen Parrish and Dr. David Cordes from the
University of Alabama and Dr. John D. McGregor from Clemson University. All
three are active in the area of testing object-oriented software. The diverse
viewpoints of these three will stimulate discussion and provide for a variety
of types of projects during the workshop.
CONTACT:
Dr. John D. McGregor
Department of Computer Science
436 Edwards Hall, Box 341906
Clemson, SC 29634-1906
Phone: 864-656-5859
Fax: 864-656-0145
E-mail: johnmc@cs.clemson.edu
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Short Course in Applied Optics for College Teachers
DUE 9653380
APPLICATION DEADLINE: not applicable
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 3-14, 1998
SITE(S): Oakland University
Rochester, MI
This course presents 25 undergraduate teaching faculty with the principles and
applications of optics in engineering. A mixture of lectures, demonstrations,
hands-on laboratory experiments, and projects represents the core of this
program. Topics to be covered include Fourier analysis, diffraction theory,
interferometry, geometrical optics, fiber optics, holography, photoelasticity,
shearography, Moir� methods, optical data processing methods, nondestructive
testing, and digital image processing. Participants will work intensively with
the latest in optical equipment and related instrumentation. As a follow-up,
participants will be assisted in implementing applied optics programs and
laboratory experiments at their home institutions.
CONTACT:
Joseph Hovanesian
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309
Phone: 248-370-2224
Fax: 248-370-4261
E-mail: HOVAINESI@oakland.edu
Measure Up Dimensional Metrology Summer Institute
DUE 9752032
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 14-19, 1998
SITE(S): Madison Area Technical College,
Madison, WI
Twenty-five high school and technical education teachers will work with
experts to develop teaching modules on metrology, industrial statistics,
international measurement and calibration standards (ISO 9001), and physics.
These participants will use electronic media to plug into a network of
metrology and related experts from companies such as the Ford Motor Company,
Brown & Sharpe, and Giddings & Lewis. They will also work on state-of-the art
metrology equipment in Madison Area Technical College's laboratory and take
home a kit including a caliper, a micrometer, some gage blocks, and a
metrology textbook. On a rotating basis, teachers will be able to check out a
more comprehensive metrology kit including combination sets, sine bar, scratch
plates, micrometers, gage block set, calipers, optical flat and monochromatic
light. Finally, teachers can use a metrology listserve to stay in touch with
various experts and with each other once they get home.
CONTACT:
Barbara Anderegg
Machine Tool Program
Madison Area Technical College
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-246-6840
Fax: 608-246-6806
E-mail: banderegg@madison.tec.wi.us
Semiconductor Manufacturing Training
DUE 9602349
DATE(S):January 5-8, 1998
APPLICATION DEADLINE(S):call contact
SITE(S):SMT Laboratory Albuquerque TVI
March 10-14, 1998
Full
SMT Laboratory
Albuquerque TVI
May 11-15, 1998
Full
SMT Laboratory
Albuquerque TVI
June 23-27, 1998
call contact
SMT Laboratory
Albuquerque TVI
August 10-14, 1998
call contact
SMT Laboratory
Albuquerque TVI
October 6-10, 1998
call contact
SMT Laboratory
Albuquerque TVI
The goal of project Training for Industry Education (TIE) is to improve
training in semiconductor manufacturing processes and techniques primarily at
the community college level and secondarily at the high school level through
faculty training workshops. Over 120 faculty will have the opportunity to work
in Albuquerque's Technical Vocational Institute (TVI) Regional Semiconductor
Manufacturing Training Lab conducting experiments, using semiconductor
equipment, learning semiconductor processes, and practicing skills required of
manufacturing technicians. Workshops will promote an exchange of ideas and
information on ways to teach this material with limited or no access to a
cleanroom.
CONTACT:
Mary Jane Willis
Department of Technology
525 Buena Vista, SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505-224-3352
Fax: 505-224-3341
E-mail: mjwillis@tvi.cc.nm.us
Packaging of Microelectronic Devices
DUE 9653375
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 6- 10, 1998;
July 20-24, 1998
SITE(S): College of Engineering
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Four week-long short courses on Microelectronic Packaging will be offered over
a two-year period. Microelectronic packaging, which is the technology of
encapsulating semiconductor devices, is an interdisciplinary field requiring
knowledge from several traditional engineering and science disciplines. The
subject matter of the short course will be of interest to electrical,
mechanical, materials, and industrial engineering faculty. Hands-on laboratory
exercises that emphasize multidisciplinary package design, long term
reliability, and manufacturing operations will be a major component of the
course. A field trip to a local Silicon Valley industry will enhance the
learning process. Examples of how the short course material can be integrated
into existing curricula will be provided. Support will be provided for
participants introducing these concepts at their home institutions. This will
be monitored on an ongoing basis through questionnaires and e-mail contact.
Pertinent information such as problems, solutions, and new laboratory
exercises will be compiled and distributed in a periodic newsletter to all
participants. San Jose State University's College of Engineering will serve as
a depository for this material. All participants will receive a manual on
"Laboratory Exercises in Microelectronic Packaging." The manual will also be
available to other interested university faculty. An independent evaluator
will conduct, compile, and distribute course evaluations by participants.
CONTACT:
Guna Selvaduray
Department of Materials Engineering
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
Phone: 408-924-3874
Fax: 408-924-4057
E-mail: gunas@email.sjsu.edu
Industry-Education Conference on Workforce Development for the United States
Semiconductor Industry
DUE 9653429
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 17, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 3-6, 1998
SITE(S): Portland Community College
Portland, OR
Developing a competitive, world-class technical workforce for our nation's
semiconductor industry is a big challenge facing our country today. Community
colleges and secondary schools are increasing such programs to prepare the
needed workforce. This project continues a successful national conference on
advanced technological education in semiconductor manufacturing that has serves
as a forum for educators and industry people to share best practices, learn
about industry needs, and enhance faculty capability through presentations and
workshops. For more information see Maricopa Advanced Technological Education
Center (MATEC) Home Page, http://matec.org.
CONTACT:
David Hata
Department of Microelectronics Technology
Portland Community College
P.O. Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280-0990
Phone: 503-533-2929
Fax: 503-533-2948
E-mail: dhata@pcc.edu
Professor Training Course for Geosynthetics
DUE 9653395
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 2-7, 1998
SITE(S): Auburn University,
Auburn, AL
Geosynthetics (polymeric materials used in civil engineering projects) are
starting to be used in civil engineering structures, but few graduating civil
engineers receive instruction on how to use them. Many of the practicing
engineers who use them do so without an adequate background. Because
geosynthetics can provide less expensive, more elegant, and more efficient
designs, there is a need to improve the education of undergraduate civil
engineering students. Geosynthetics are used in roads, landfills, earth slopes,
dams, retaining walls, erosion control, drainage structures, and agriculture.
The objectives of the Professor Training Course for Geosynthetics are to: (1)
teach Civil Engineering professors about geosynthetics so they can teach their
students about geosynthetics; (2) provide class notes for professors to use in
incorporating geosynthetic designs in their courses; and (3) provide
motivation, samples, informational contacts, and instructional materials to
professors to assist them in incorporating geosynthetics instruction into their
courses. The courses will be offered once a year to 35 professors unacquainted
with geosynthetics. The objectives will be met through an intense week-long
series of seminars. Participants will receive instruction from experts from
academia and the private sector who are teachers, researchers, and
practitioners in geosynthetics.
CONTACT:
David Elton
Department of Civil Engineering
Auburn University
238 Harbert Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-6285
Fax: 334-844-6290
E-mail: elton@eng.auburn.edu
Team-Oriented, Project-Based Collaborative Learning Workshop for Engineering
Faculty Development
DUE 9752726
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 19-24, 1998
SITE(S): University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
This proposal is for the development of a week-long faculty workshop that is
intended to assist mechanical, electrical and computer engineering faculty in
the development of project-based, collaborative learning exercises. The goal is
to present a workshop in which faculty will participate in a "hands-on"
project in order to develop an understanding of how fundamental topics in the
engineering curriculum can be applied in engineering practice-to make a
distinction between "academic problem solving" and "engineering decision
making." The workshop will group faculty in small design-build teams, provide
them with a "statement of opportunity," a schedule, computing, fabrication and
material resources, and technical support. Each faculty team will define,
design, fabricate and demonstrate an autonomous, computer-controlled,
electro-mechanical system. The purpose of the project is to provide these
faculty with the opportunity to apply their own discipline expertise to
team-based decision making in the product development process. This experience
can then be used by participating faculty in developing similar experiences
for their own curriculum. Part of the workshop will include establishing
specific project goals, identifying deliverables, such as written or oral
reports and prototypes, appropriating resources and developing effective
project schedules. The unique feature of this two-year project is that the
faculty will actually be engaged in the team-based product and process
development process, so they can carry their own experience back to their
classroom, not those from a book or lecture.
CONTACT:
Stephen M. Batill
Department of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637
Phone: 219-631-5591
Fax: 219-631-8355
E-mail: batill.1@nd.edu
Digital Signal Processing and Applications
DUE 9752735
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 11, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 20 -24, 1998
July 27-31, 1998
SITE(S): University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
The workshop will combine both the lecture and laboratory components of digital
signal processing (DSP), with a special emphasis on the laboratory component,
and provide participants with valuable hands-on experiences. The 40
undergraduate faculty participants (20 in each session) will implement a wide
range of experiments and mini-projects such as finite and infinite impulse
response filters, adaptive filters, and fast Fourier transform using both
real-time DSP techniques. Hardware tools include the TMS320C31 Digital signal
processing Starter Kit (DSK) with input and output support, signal generator
and analyzer, scope, etc. Digital signal processors have found their way into
a number of applications such as communications and controls, instrumentation,
graphics, speech, and image processing. Participants will learn how software
and hardware experiences can motivate their senior students and how to
integrate these experiences into courses at their home institutions.
CONTACT:
Rulph Chassaing
or
John Buck
Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone: 508-999-8474
Fax: 508-999-8489
E-mail: rchassaing@umassd.edu, or
jbuck@umassd.edu
Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering
DUE 9752810
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 20, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 26-31, 1998
SITE(S): United States Military
Academy at West Point
West Point, NY
This one-week short course will be offered during the summer at the United
States Military Academy, West Point. The goal of the program is to raise the
standard of teaching excellence in undergraduate engineering programs
nationwide by increasing the number of engineering faculty who have studied
and practiced sound, proven teaching methods. The principal objectives of the
short course are (1) to provide a diverse group of 24 relatively inexperienced
engineering: educators with an opportunity to make substantive improvements in
both the effectiveness and efficiency of their teaching; and (2) to provide
six additional senior faculty members or administrators to observe the course,
for the purpose of establishing similar programs at their own institutions.
The course strives to meet the needs of faculty from two-year and four-year
teaching and research institutions and to achieve appropriate representation
from groups that are typically underrepresented on engineering
faculties-women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and
individuals with disabilities.
In a series of workshops, the short course addresses topics in organization
and presentation of classes, establishing objectives, student learning styles,
instructional technology, student-teacher relations, promotion and tenure, and
success in academia. Working in small groups, participants will prepare and
present practice classes and will be critiqued on their performance by the T4E
faculty and their fellow participants. Through this experience, participants
will build confidence and poise; they will significantly improve their ability
to prepare classes efficiently; and they will develop the self-assessment
skills necessary for continued long-term improvement after the short course.
This highly focused, week-long immersion experience will provide a foundation
on which participants can build their own individual teaching styles,
consistent with their own personalities and teaching environments. Following
the workshop, participants are expected to interact with faculty at their own
institutions to promote the cause of teaching excellence.
The course textbook-Teaching Engineering by Wankat and Oreovicz-is provided to
participants at no cost. The course will be conducted at the historic United
States Military Academy, the nation's first school of engineering. More
information is available at
http://www.dean.usma.edu/cme/outreach/t^4eflyer.htm.
CONTACT:
Stephen Ressler
Department of Civil and
Mechanical Engineering
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996-1792
Phone: 914-938-2478
Fax: 914-938-5522
E-mail:is8874@trotter.usma.edu
Vacuum Technology Workshop
DUE 9602373
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 13, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: March 23-25, 1998
June 15-17, 1998
SITE(S): Portland Community College
Beaverton, OR
These three-day workshops will cover basic vacuum principles which include:
gas laws; molecular versus viscous flow; and pressure units. Other topics
include: vacuum system design; rough and high vacuum pumps/gauges and their
operation; leak detection; and the use of residual gas analyzers. The workshop
will include laboratory exercises utilizing Varian Mini-Pumping Station-Based
Training System, helium leak detectors, gas analyzers, Lametcher, and a gold
evaporator. More information is available at http://matec.org/vacwksp.html
CONTACT:
Richard Newman
2323 West 14th Street, Suite 402
Tempe, AZ 85281-6950
Phone: 602-517-8654
Fax: 602-517-8669
E-mail: newman@maricopa.edu
Electromechanical Devices Workshop
DUE 9602273
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 9, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: March 16-18, 1998
SITE(S): Northern New Mexico
Community College
Espanola, NM
This hands-on workshop will provide information and teaching resources for
faculty teaching electromechanical devices topics and courses. The workshop
will cover electronics, motors (DC, AC, Stepper), controllers for motors,
industrial sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and programmable logic controllers
(PLC's). Laboratory exercises using SEC's motor control lab, TII's pneumatics,
hydraulics, and industrial sensors trainers will also be included in the
workshop. More information is available at http://matec.org/sdcal/emd.html
CONTACT:
Richard Newman
2323 West 14th Street, Suite 402
Tempe, AZ 85281-6950
Phone: 602-517-8654
Fax: 602-517-8669
E-mail: newman@maricopa.edu
Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Workshop
DUE 9602373
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 20, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 27-May 30, 1998
SITE(S): Texas State Technical College
Sweetwater, TX
This workshop is designed to acquaint the participants with the basic
fundamentals of semiconductor processing. The uniqueness of this workshop is
that the attendees actually process silicon wafers in a laboratory through
various key process steps by observing the typical semiconductor industry
practices. However, the laboratory is designed to serve as a teaching facility,
therefore many pieces of equipment are intentionally manually operated for
better understanding by the student. The use of sophisticated equipment and
high-class cleanroom characteristics will be taught to the participants. For
more information please see our web site at
http://matec.org./sdcal/smpsweetwater.html
CONTACT:
Richard Newman
2323 West 14th Street, Suite 402
Tempe, AZ 85281-6950
Phone: 602-517-8654
Fax: 609-517-8669
E-mail: newman@maricopa.edu
Developing Wireless Communications Systems
DUE 9752731
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATES OF WORKSHOP: call contact
SITE(S): Polytechnic University of NY
Farmingdale, NY
Technology that can be used for wireless information networks is currently
undergoing rapid development. Such networks are taking an expanding role in
the world's telecommunication infrastructure, and interest in wireless
communications is growing faster than ever. It is important for schools of
electrical engineering and computer engineering to prepare their students for
careers in this important discipline.
This project offers a short course suitable for electrical engineering
undergraduate faculty interested in developing a Wireless Communication
Systems Laboratory at their home institution, or including wireless topics in
the courses they teach.
CONTACT:
Dr. Frank Cassara
Department of Electrical Engineering
Polytechnic University of NY
Long Island Center, Route 110
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone: 516-755-4360
Fax: 516-755-4404
E-mail: cassara@rama.poly.edu
Introductory Engineering Design, Engineering Design Graphics (EDG), and
Technical Graphics Problem Solving
DUE 9752714
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1999
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 1999
SITE(S): Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
The principal objective of the proposed project is to greatly improve the
quality of entry-level design, Engineering Design Graphics (EDG), and Technical
Graphics (TG) courses throughout the United States. Faculty members teaching
at community colleges, technical institutes, and universities are the target
population. Their students will benefit from the content and process developed
during the project. The project will initiate greater understanding about the
engineering design process that exists in university/college/technical
institute level introductory (freshman/sophomore) design, EDG and TG classes.
The project will bring together educational and industrial leaders with
concerns and responsibilities for introductory design via a national,
eight-day workshop.
The workshop participants will develop strategies and curriculum materials
suitable for infusing the design process into introductory level courses.
Faculty participants will be drawn from community college, technical
institute, and university ranks. A monograph containing the workshop outcomes
will be developed and disseminated nationally. Twenty-seven faculty
participants and a minimum of five consultants will be directly involved in
the preparation of 700 monograph copies (150 pages each) which will be
disseminated and used by faculty to affect at least 100,000 undergraduate and
1,500 pre-college students.
CONTACT:
Dr. John Nee
Department of Industrial
and Engineering Technology/250IET
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: 517-774-3996
Fax: 517-774-4900
E-mail: nee@ray.iet.mich.edu
Teacher Institute in Materials Science and Technology
DUE 9602360
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 25, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 5-18, 1998
SITE(S): Kennewick High School
Kennewick, WA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Washington, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), along with the National Science Foundation's
Advanced Technology Education project on Materials Aspects of Manufacturing
Technology, are pleased to announce the 1998 Teacher Institute in Materials
Science and Technology (MST). This intensive institute is designed to introduce
current and pre-service teachers to the exciting and motivational field of
Materials Science and Technology. The Institute will be held July 5-18 at
DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Kennewick High School.
The institute will begin Sunday evening, July 5, with a welcoming reception
and conclude with a final luncheon on Saturday, July 18. The format includes
work with materials scientists and engineers from Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Edmonds Community College and University of Washington, and
seminars, field trips and hands-on laboratory time in a local high school MST
classroom. Participants will explore the world of metals, ceramics, polymers,
and composites. Working with researchers, technicians, and mentor teachers,
they will enhance their knowledge of the nature and behavior of materials;
conduct experiments; integrate writing and sketching in a journal to record
observations; and explore creativity, innovation, and scientific inquiry in
the workplace. Participants will leave the Institute with a Materials Science
and Technology Teacher handbook developed by Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory staff and Northwest teachers. The handbook will help them conduct
an MST course in their home classroom and help administrators, principals, and
specialists support the implementation of MST. In addition, all participants
will receive a document that shows the alignment of MST with the Washington
Essential Academic Learning Requirements in science, mathematics,
communication, writing, and art.
Participants selected for the MST Institute must commit to:
* Attending as a team if possible; individuals may also be considered;
* Attending and participating in all Institute activities;
* Developing a blueprint for the implementation of MST in their high school
and/or middle school and for interactions with local community colleges, as
appropriate; and
* Completing evaluations of the Institute.
Application information is available from Karen Wieda, Education Specialist,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K1-12, Richland,
Washington 99352
Phone: 509-375-3811, Fax: 509-375-2576, E-mail: kj_wieda@gate.pnl.gov
CONTACT:
Thomas Stoebe
Materials Science and Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352120
Seattle, WA 98195-2120
Phone: 206-543-7090
Fax: 206-543-3100
E-mail: stoebe@u.washington.edu
A Multidisciplinary Workshop on Novel Process Science and Engineering
Principles
DUE 9752789
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 26-30, 1998
SITE(S): Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Process engineering is critical to virtually all modern products used by
society. In addition, process engineering spans many disciplines including
chemical, petroleum, biochemical, environmental, food, materials production
and manufacturing. Society is requiring these products to be produced in an
environmentally benign manner that necessitates the infusion of new and
emerging process engineering concepts. Many faculty do not have the experience
in novel process engineering required to teach this information to students.
For example, many new faculty from engineering, science, mathematics and
technology are hired with no industry experience and only have a highly
specialized knowledge of one particular field. Faculty should have experience
in emerging process engineering technologies such as environmental processing,
hazard evaluation, materials engineering, particle processing, bioprocessing,
and novel unit operations.
The thrust of this proposal is to conduct two hands-on, industry-integrated
workshops that have a major impact on lower level engineering, technology and
science instruction as well as having a secondary impact in the preparation of
future teachers. One workshop is planned for each summer, in 1998 and 1999,
with participants actively recruited from under represented groups in science
and engineering. Participants in these workshops will gain experience in
process engineering through hands-on laboratories, industry experts, and
interactive demonstrations. Through industry involvement, faculty are given an
initial networking base for process engineering. Participants are required to
use the given methodology to integrate novel processing into their curricula
and develop an action plan for their home institution. Active learning methods
are employed in the workshop and participants are encouraged to incorporate
this experience into their teaching style. This state-of-the-art workshop in
process engineering facilitates the integration of engineering practice into
the undergraduate curriculum.
CONTACTS:
Dr. C. Stewart Slater
or
Dr. Robert P. Hesketh
Department of Chemical Engineering
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Phone: 609-256-4670
Fax: 609-256-4950
E-mail: slater@rowan.edu, or hesketh@rowan.edu
GEOSCIENCES
Satellite Meteorology Education
DUE 9752722
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 1-12, 1998
SITE(S): Cooperative Program for Operational
Meteorology Education and Training Facility
Boulder, CO
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) will enhance
undergraduate education in satellite meteorology by means of a comprehensive,
two-week faculty course for university faculty, to be held at the Cooperative
Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) classroom
facilities in Boulder, Colorado. This will help fulfill the need to upgrade
satellite meteorology education, which at present receives very limited
treatment in undergraduate programs, despite recent advances in meteorological
satellite capabilities. As a result of the program, participants will be able
to exploit new technologies to improve their knowledge of satellite
meteorology through enhanced understanding of remote sensing principles and
applications to weather forecasting and research. Participants will engage in
a follow-up project to develop online instructional materials which, along
with the faculty course materials, will be made widely available via the
World-Wide Web.
CONTACT:
Dr. Gregory Byrd
Department of Geosciences
University Corporation for Atmospheric
UCAR/COMET
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-497-8357
Fax: 303-497-8491
Atmospheric Measurements and Instrumentation
DUE 9602351
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: July 19-25
July 26-August 1, 1998
SITE(S): Colorado Mountain College
Steamboat Springs, CO
This course will provide hands-on instruction in the selection, installation
and use of meteorological instruments, with special focus on applications to
environmental monitoring. The course will also include a computer-based
training module on atmospheric technology, which participants can take back to
their classroom. Course fee for this Advanced Technological Education Workshop
is $150 and includes food and lodging at Colorado Mountain College and the
mountaintop Storm Peak Laboratory. Graduate credit is available.
CONTACT:
Dr. Melanie Wetzel
Desert Research Institute
P.O. Box 60220
Reno, NV 89506
Phone: 702-677-3137
Fax: 702-677-3157
E-mail: wetzel@dri.edu
Improving Delivery in Geoscience: Techniques and Strategies
in Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching for all Students
DUE 9653435
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 18-24, 1998
SITE(S): University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
The American Geological Institute will offer three one-week workshops for
teams of undergraduate faculty and K-12 teachers in the geosciences and
related academic fields. Undergraduate institutions, including two- and
four-year colleges, are invited to assemble teams of three to five members who
would like to design or revise an introductory geoscience course. For each
conference, participants will be composed of eight to ten teams of three to
five faculty. Participants will learn a variety of ways to use alternative
teaching strategies, incorporate state-of-the-art instructional technology,
and employ a selection of assessment tools. Each participant will revise or
design a geoscience course that meets a specific need in their institution and
could serve as a model for the design of courses. Some of the teaching
strategies to be discussed are the use of enhanced lectures, group
collaboration, jig-sawing, think-pair-sharing, and other techniques. The
National Association of Geoscience Teachers will sponsor a symposium at the
annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, at which the workshops
will be discussed and each team will analyze the development, organization,
and evaluation of its course. The first workshop was held in July 1997 at the
Colorado School of Mines. The second workshop will be held at the University
of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina in July 1998, with the third
workshop at Cypress College in Southern California in 1999.
CONTACT:
Philip Astwood
Center for Science Education
or
Marilyn Suiter
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Phone: 803-777-6920
Fax: 803-777-8267
E-mail: pastwood@psc.sc.edu
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302-1502
Phone: 703-379-2480
Fax: 703-379-7563
E-mail: ehr@agiweb.org
Great Lakes Consortium Summer Practicum in Applied Environmental
Problem-Solving
DUE 9752783
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 16, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 7-22, 1998
SITE(S): Lake Ontario at
SUNY Oswego
The goals of the Great Lakes Consortium Summer Practicum in Applied
Environmental Problem-Solving are to encourage participants to revise or
create new multidisciplinary environmental science courses based on applied
environmental problem solving; to expose participants to innovative new
theoretical and practical techniques being used in the Great Lakes basin; and
to introduce faculty to involved scientists. The project theme (environmental
impact analysis) ties together the methods necessary for analyzing and solving
environmental problems. The project also addresses the gap existing between
the availability of up-to-date information about a major national resource
(the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence ecosystem) and what is currently taught at the
undergraduate level. The practicum will familiarize participants with related
developments in environmental analysis; cascading trophic dynamics,
particle-size spectrum theory, and endocrine system-disrupting pollutants; and
environmental sampling, analytical methods, and mass balance/bioenergetics
modeling of toxic chemical dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. Scientists with the
Great Lakes Research Consortium who have made significant contributions in
these fields are leading each of the practicum's modules. Although the Great
Lakes are used as an example, the theories, methods and models learned are
applicable anywhere. The three-week practicum in June 1998 combines field and
lab experience, classroom instruction and skills development exercises in four
course modules: (1) Great Lakes Ecosystem Science/Issues and Lake Ontario
Environments; (2) Techniques for Analyzing Toxic Chemicals Commonly Found in
the Great Lakes; (3) Ecosystem Modeling with Spreadsheets: Mass
Balance/Bioenergetics, and (4) Writing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and Developing Problem-solving Curricula for Undergraduates.
CONTACT:
Jack Manno
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Forest Drive, 331 Marshall Hall
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-470-6816
Fax: 315-470-6970
The Earth and Space Science Technological Education Project (ESSTEP)
DUE 9602408
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 6-18, 1998
July 27-August 8, 1998
SITE(S):
Cypress, CA
Boulder, CO
ESSTEP workshops promote and disseminate exemplary educational applications of
technologies such as geographical information systems, image processing,
global positioning systems, multimedia, and the Internet for classroom use in
grades 8-14. This program is intended for earth, physical, and life science
faculty as well as mathematics, technology, and geography. ESSTEP increases
faculty knowledge and use of these new technologies while providing support
for classroom infusion. ESSTEP's approach to teaching and learning is
inquiry-based and modeled after the recommendations of the National Science
Education Standards. More information is available at
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/teach.htm
CONTACT:
Dr. Edward E. Geary
Dr. Dorothy Stout
Dr. Paul Dusenbery
or
Holly Devaul
Geological Society of America
P.O. Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-447-2020 ext. 150
Fax: 303-447-1133
E-mail: hdevaul@geosociety.org
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Workshops for Early Career Faculty
in the Geosciences: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
DUE 9752794
APPLICATION DEADLINE: to be determined
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: to be determined
SITE(S): to be determined
A four-to-five day workshop will include plenary sessions, mini-workshops, and
break-out groups on the following topics: the basics of teaching, active
learning strategies, integrating research and research-like experiences into
all geoscience classes, supervision of undergraduate research, grading and
assessment, and life as a new faculty member. Examples of syllabi,
assignments, and activities for introductory and upper-level geoscience
courses will be distributed, and participants and presenters will meet to
share ideas and strategies for teaching those courses. Workshop is open to an
intended audience of faculty members in their first four years of full-time
teaching. Instructors include Heather Macdonald (College of William and Mary),
Barbara J. Tewksbury (Hamilton College), and Randall M. Richardson (University
of Arizona).
CONTACT:
R. Heather Macdonald
Geology Department
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone: 757-221-2443
Fax: 757-221-2093
E-mail: rhmacd@facstaff.wm.edu
INTERDISCIPLINARY
Partnerships: Interdisciplinary Workshops and Materials
DUE 9752757
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 26-1 August, 1998
SITE(S): Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
The current interest in interdisciplinary studies recognizes the value of
tearing down some of the walls between disciplines in order to address the
problems students face in making connections between disciplines, recognizing
commonalities and distinctions in ways of thinking and knowing, and
transferring what they learn in one context to another. The greatest
impediments which prevent faculty from teaching in an interdisciplinary
context are not knowing what to do and not feeling comfortable teaching out of
field.
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), with NSF support, will sponsor
four intensive six-day workshops over two summers, in 1998 and 1999.
Participants will include over 150 faculty in teams of two to four,
representing mathematics and one or more partner disciplines. Each of the four
workshops focuses on interdisciplinary curriculum materials combining
mathematics and partner disciplines. For example, the theme of one workshop
may be Mathematics and the Life Sciences and another may be Mathematics, the
Humanities, and the Arts. A participating institution will send a team of
faculty representing at least two of the disciplines being studied. Each team
member will study and work in all of the interdisciplinary materials presented
that have been developed at one or more of the Mathematical Sciences and Their
Applications Throughout the Curriculum (MSATC) projects sponsored by the
National Science Foundation. The team will study and work cooperatively,
sharing expertise, and developing or adapting materials to be used in courses
at their home institution the following academic year. Each workshop will be
led by an interdisciplinary team of faculty from at least one of the MSATC
projects. Teams will be chosen based upon a commitment to teach
interdisciplinary materials at their home institutions. Their intention to use
such materials in courses for the preparation of K-12 teachers is especially
desirable. A balance will be sought to reflect diverse institutions and the
populations they serve. For more information please see our web site at
http://www.maa.org
CONTACT:
Dr. Tina Straley
or
Kennesaw State University
1000 Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Phone: 770-423-6023
Fax: 770-423-6752
E-mail: tstraley@ksumail.kennesaw.edu
Dr. Brian J. Winkel
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996-5000
Phone: 914-938-3200
Fax: 914-938-2409
E-mail: brianwinkel@usma.edu
Reciprocal Science Success: Visions and Strategies
DUE 9653423
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 12-15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: April 22-26, 1998
SITE(S): Towson University
Towson, MD
All college and university science faculty, not just the "thin chalk line" of
science educators, should be prepared to make science more inclusive and
engaging; all science education faculty should maintain a strong science
background and a high level of research enthusiasm. The purpose of this
two-year project is to facilitate reciprocal science success for college/
university science faculty who have taught less than five years and science
education faculty who have taught five or more years, in order to improve
preparation of future teachers, especially for urban environments. In all, 24
participant pairs will attend four-day workshops, plan and implement
collaboration for at least one full semester at their home institution, and
assisted by project staff, conduct an outreach activity on their own campus.
Participants will have on-site urban science experiences at the elementary,
secondary, and collegiate level and instruction in strategies to engage
minorities in active learning, the use of AAAS science standards, and
assessment techniques. Teams will construct rubrics and performance
assessments to evaluate their own home-based collaboration and outreach
projects with particular attention to ways that science education faculty can
become more connected to local science research activities to improve science
education for future teachers.
Collaboratively, science and science education faculty will design strategies
to enhance the active participation of minorities in science and teacher
preparation on home campuses.
CONTACT:
Virginia Anderson
Department of Biological Sciences
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21204
Phone: 410-830-3041
Fax: 410-830-2405
E-mail: e7b2and@toe.towson.edu
An NSF Innovation Channel to Enhance the Faculty Forum
DUE 9752746
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: November 1997- June 1998
SITE(S): North America and
Asia Pacific
This workshop is designed for university and community college science,
mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) faculty and is open to
applicants by registration. Between 10-12,000 participants are expected. Noted
faculty will present best practices for SMET educational pedagogy via
satellite broadcast to practitioners viewing telecasts at sites throughout
North America and the Asia Pacific. More information is available at
http://www.ntu.edu
CONTACT:
Lionel V. Baldwin
President
National Technological University
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
Phone: 970-495-4600
Fax: 970-484-0668
E-mail: baldwin@mail.ntu.edu
Best Practices in Environmental Technology Education
DUE 9454638
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 14, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 13-15, 1998
SITE(S): Airport Marriott
St. Louis, MO
The intent of this focused workshop is to produce a report for the National
Science Foundation and Practices in Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
members. There will be 10 concurrent sessions; each facilitated by a North
Central PETE Steering Committee Member. The 10 sessions will cover the
following topics: Curriculum; Labor Market Access; Advisory Committees;
Instructor Qualifications; Professional Development; Teaching Styles and
Methods; Measuring Student Achievement; College Transfer and Articulation
Agreements; Job Placement/Advancement and Student Recruitment; and Program
Evaluation/Continual Quality Improvement.
CONTACT:
Patti Thompson
North Central PETE
P.O. Box 2068
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Phone: 319-398-5893
Fax: 319-398-1250
E-mail: pthompso@kirkwood.cc.ia.us, or
hmtri@kirkwood.cc.ia.us
Digital Image Processing for Teachers
DUE 9454651
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: February 21, 1998
SITE(S): Technical Science Academy at the Amarillo
Are Center for Advanced Learning
Amarillo, TX 79106
Participating in Image Processing for Teachers will provide Technical Sciences
Academy teachers, as well as others in Amarillo, the opportunity to learn this
exciting new use of technology. Teaching students to manipulate and analyze
actual scientific data allows them the thrill of actual research by using this
revolutionary technique.
CONTACT:
Eddie Edwards
Technical Sciences Academy Amarillo Area
Center for Advanced Learning
1100 N. Forest
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 806-371-6085/6086
Fax: 806-371-6029
E-mail: eedwards@tenet.edu
New England Science Faculty Enhancement Collaborative
DUE X
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 7-11, 1998
SITE(S): Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
There is a need for programs that assist professors in incorporating
student-active approaches into their classrooms. To address this, Hampshire
College is offering a program of workshops at four sites that target
professors. The objectives of the program are to: (1) effectively reach large
numbers of faculty through the "train the trainers" model; (2) give workshop
leaders effective training and tools for leading regional workshop programs;
(3) introduce workshop participants to effective student-active approaches and
the learning theories underlying them; (4) help workshop participants
incorporate student-active approach(es) of their choosing into a course; (5)
link faculty experienced with student-active teaching (mentors) with
inexperienced faculty; (6) bring together a diverse group of faculty from
different disciplines and types of institutions, with special emphasis on
underrepresented groups in science; and (7) use consortia as an effective
means to identify workshop leaders and participants.
CONTACT:
Charlene D'Avanzo
Department of Natural Sciences
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-582-5569
Fax: 413-582-5448
E-mail: cdavanzo@hampshire.edu
Interdisciplinary Summer Institutes on Puget Sound
DUE 9653466
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-27, 1998
SITE(S): Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
The goals of the project are to: (1) improve the technical knowledge of faculty
from two- and four-year colleges in Washington State relative to the cultural
history, environmental issues, and the ecology of Puget Sound; (2) provide the
opportunity to learn about new interdisciplinary curricular designs; and (3)
learn and try out new field techniques and new pedagogical approaches. Three
six- or seven-day interdisciplinary summer institutes will be offered over the
two-year period of the project, which will support a total of 75 faculty
participants. Follow-up activities include a small seed grant program,
follow-up sessions, an end-of-project symposium on Puget Sound, and
communication among participants via the Internet and a newsletter. Various
end-products include a slide set, an annotated bibliography, and a resource
guide. The Summer Institutes, which are the core of the project design, are
miniature versions of some of the most successful interdisciplinary programs
in Washington. They provide a "high challenge" curriculum and are based on
pedagogical principles that are recommended by an increasingly convergent
literature on improving education in the sciences.
CONTACT:
Robert Knapp
Department of Physics
Evergreen State College
Library 2211
Olympia, WA 98505
Phone: 360-866-6000
Fax: 360-866-6794
E-mail: knappr@elwha.evergreen.edu
Materials Science and Technology
DUE 9752721
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-26, 1998
SITE(S): University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Materials science and technology impacts a number of industries. The fields of
microelectronics, transportation, energy storage, power production, biomedical
devices, and environmental science and technology are typical examples. Physics
and chemistry form the basis for these technologies, and they are applied in a
number of engineering disciplines. The expertise needed to impart the
knowledge and expose the students to available opportunities in materials
science and technology is not commonly available in two- and four-year
colleges. In addition, high school students are often completely unaware of
the field, its importance, and the opportunities that exist for future
employment and contributions. Workshops which introduce advanced materials
science and technology to teachers at four-year colleges, community colleges,
and high schools, with special emphasis on minority institutions, will be
offered.
The workshops will result in the incorporation of materials science in their
curricula. It is expected that this incorporation of materials science into
the physics, chemistry, and engineering curricula will enable the students to
understand the fundamental principles of materials science. It will also
introduce them to the exciting higher educational opportunities and
professional careers available to them. This project also includes a plan for
assessing the factors in the workshops that most affect the learning process,
and then modifying the recruitment process and the workshops themselves to
make them more effective. The results of the assessment process and a
description of the workshops will be disseminated to other institutions in
order to further expand the reach of this program.
CONTACT:
Dr. Elliot Douglas
University of Florida
323 MAE Building
PO 116400
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-846-2836
Fax: 352-392-3771
E-mail: edoug@mse.ufl.edu
Annual NE/SE PETE Instructors Conference
DUE 9720701
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: March 26-28, 1998
SITE(S): Holiday Inn at Universal Studios
Orlando, FL
This workshop will include 23 speakers. They will cover the following topics:
Environmental Curriculum Development, Environmental Training for Certification,
Tips/Demonstrations to Enhance Environmental Training, Implementing Pollution
Prevention Curriculum, What Is an Environmental Technician?, Environmental
Software and Hands-On Field Exercises, Green Campus Initiatives, Marketing
Environmental Programs, Sustainability, EPA Resources, Student Ladders and
International Opportunities. More information is available at
http://nvcc.nvc.cc.ca.us/natl-pete
CONTACT:
William T. Engel
or
Sandra O. Kemper
3900 SW 63rd Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32608-3848
Phone: 352-392-9570, x110, 121
Fax: 352-392-6910
E-mail:wtengel@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
Technology Partnership for Computer Networking Training
DUE 9752060
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 8-June 19, 1998
SITE(S): MS Gulf Coast;
Itawamba CC;
MS Delta CC;
Copia Lincoln CC;
Jones County Jr. CC
The purpose of this educational training program in network technology for
two-year college and middle/high school computer technology faculty is to
enable the implementation of a computer network management curriculum for the
two-year college technical students, a related curriculum for secondary
students, and enable the utilization of computer networks as an instructional
tool. The four-week workshops will involve Novell 4.11, Windows NT, and
instructional uses of the World Wide Web. There are five two-year college
sites and details for the training at each site can be received by contacting
the project coordinator. More information is available at
http://www.jcjc.cc.ms.us
CONTACT:
Catherine Perry Cotten
900 South Court Street
Ellisville, MS 39437
Phone: 601-477-4115
Fax: 601-477-4166
E-mail: catherine.cotton@bobcat.jcjc.ms.us
Science, Gender, and Community: A Faculty Enhancement Model
DUE 9653437
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 1997
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 13-17, 1998 (and annual)
SITE(S): University of Wisconsin-
Oshkosh
This workshop draws on the experience and expertise of participants currently
involved in the University of Wisconsin System's Women and Science Program and
seeks to expand the program's objectives and disseminate its successful
innovations to the national level. The overarching goal of the program is to
promote systemic change in the way that science and science education are
regarded and carried out within the UW System. Within this framework, the
ultimate goal is to attract and retain qualified female students in science,
mathematics, and engineering by improving the quality of undergraduate science
education for women and men through faculty development activities.
This workshop will bring together junior and senior faculty from universities
around the country and engage them in collaborative active learning
experiences. Using gender-friendly approaches, participants will develop and
implement course materials and other products that address the content,
pedagogy, and climate in undergraduate science courses. Four components will
be established: (1) an Institute that allows faculty from a variety of higher
education institutions to work with one another in modifying their science
curricula; (2) follow-up activities to the Institute, including electronic
discussion groups; (3) the development of products, such as course syllabi and
lab materials, which integrate the new gender-friendly scholarship into
disciplinary and interdisciplinary models; and (4) a national consulting
service that will provide expert advice to institutions that are in the
process of reassessing the pedagogy, process, and/or content of their science
courses. The intent is that by the third year of the project the programs will
be fully self-supporting.
CONTACT:
Jacqueline Ross
Department of Women's Studies Consortium
University of Wisconsin
1612 Van Hise Hall
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-262-3056
Fax: 608-263-2046
E-mail: jross@ccmail.uwsa.edu
Shodor Computational Science Institute
DUE 9752815
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 10, 1998
TITLES AND DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS:
Introduction to Computational Science Education: Running and Modifying Models
for Exploration and Discovery,
June 7-18, 1998
(Optional work period June 19-20.)
Advanced Topics and Project Development in Computational Science,
June 18-26, 1998
SITE(S):
The Shodor Computational Science Institute
Durham, NC
The Shodor Computational Science Institute
Durham, NC
The Shodor Computational Science Institute (SCSI) is a series of workshops,
seminars, and support activities to introduce the authentic use of numerical
models across the undergraduate curriculum. The SCSI project will enable teams
of mathematics, science, and computer science faculty at small to medium size
colleges to work together to enhance their professional standing through the
use of technology and the wider use of mathematical modeling and the tools of
computational science within a truly interdisciplinary approach. This focus on
modeling will enable these faculty to learn how to do computational science
and how to teach computational science in engaging and enriching interactive
environments incorporating the same tools, techniques, and technologies which
characterize the modern practice of science and engineering. During a series
of workshops and follow-on activities, participants progress from finding and
assessing models, to running other people's models, to modifying these models,
to ultimately writing their own. At each stage, the faculty grow to understand
the importance of challenging the model and its numerical implementations,
asking themselves and their students, "How do we know if it is right?" The
project includes campus visits, a series of interdisciplinary summer workshops
which cover the principles and practices of computational science at the
introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels, and seminars and
modeling-based activities back at the home institutions. Continuous support
and follow-up, materials development, access to HPCC and visualization
resources, and evaluation are coordinated and enabled by using collaborative
tools and electronic networks. More information is available at
http://www.shodor.org.
CONTACT:
Dr. Robert Panoff
The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
923 Broad Street, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: 919-286-1911
Fax: 919-286-7876
E-mail: rpanoff@shodor.org
1998 Instructor Resource Conference
DUE 9714425
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: April 1-4, 1998
SITE(S): The Saint Francis Hotel
Santa Fe, NM
South Central and Northwestern Practices in Environmental Technology Education
(PETE) will host a joint 1998 Instructor Resource Conference, April 1-4 in the
historical and colorful city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. This conference is
targeted at secondary- and post-secondary faculty as well as government
representatives from the EPA and Small Business Administration. The 1998
conference will feature a series of half-day workshops in which faculty write
lesson plans, detail how material will be integrated into their programs, plan
recruiting strategies, or write a continuing/contract education program
development guide. A partial list of sessions includes water sampling
techniques, performing pollution prevention audits, best practices in
recruiting and retention, textbook authoring, and how to design an effective
continuing education program.
CONTACT:
Lea Campbell
Regional Executive Director
South Central PETE
Lamar University-Port Arthur
PO Box 310
Port Arthur, TX 77641
Phone: 409-984-6399
Fax: 409-984-6000
E-mail: campb_cl@lupa02.lamar.edu
Pollution Prevention in Paradise (P3): East Meets West
DUE 9714425
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 6-8, 1998
SITE(S): Honolulu, HI
The workshop will consist of general sessions with keynote speakers and
breakout sessions with specific topics. Participating faculty from community
colleges and high schools will experience hands-on experience and will leave
with useful instructional material. There will also be field trips associated
with the workshop.
CONTACT:
Barbara Rohde
717 K Street, Ste. 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-448-7599
Fax: 916-448-7580
E-mail: rohde4pete@aol.com
Using Remote Sensing, Image Processing and Geographic Information Systems in
Faculty Enhancement and Curriculum Development
DUE 9752778
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 10, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: August 10-14, 1998
August 10-14, 1998
August 10-14, 1998
August 19-21, 1998
SITE(S) Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD
Brevard Community College
Palm Bay Campus, FL
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX
With the Community Colleges for Innovative Technology Transfer, Inc. (CCITT),
eight regional summer workshops will be held during two consecutive years for
faculty from community colleges and senior institutions. The workshops are
providing faculty with training in four technologies: remote sensing/image
processing (RS/IP) in the summer of 1998 and geographic information
systems/geographic positioning systems (GIS/GPS) in the summer of 1999. The
project is serving approximately 120 individual faculty over the course of the
project.
The project's objectives are to:
* Train undergraduate faculty in the use of RS/IP and GIS/GPS using curriculum
models developed by CCITT.
* Develop additional curriculum modules integrating the four technologies into
each participant's instructional area.
* Instruct faculty in the use of the Internet and its resources in developing
curriculum using the four technologies.
* Develop an awareness of leading edge ideas and applications that are
reshaping the disciplines through these technologies.
* Adapt and disseminate the curriculum modules developed by the undergraduate
faculty participants on the national, regional, and local level.
* Increase the level of communication and cooperation among participants while
developing curricula at their home institutions.
CONTACT:
Roxanne B. Mendrinos
Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: 650-949-7609
Fax: 650-949-7123
E-mail: mendrinos@olive.fhda.edu
Interactive Television Instructor Workshop
DUE 9714435
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: dates vary; usually given twice a year
SITE(S): call contact
The workshop is based upon the premise that faculty members are experienced
and competent teachers. Attendees will build on that experience and learn how
to use the new visual medium of two-way interactive television to develop a
close relationship with students who may be hundreds of miles away. The
workshop also focuses on curriculum design as it relates to converting
existing courses now taught in a traditional classroom environment to a
distance education environment. Workshops are conducted by connecting two
institutions together via video conferencing.
For monthly schedules and information, please visit the Southwest Center for
Advanced Technological Education (SCATE) Web site at http://www.scat.ttu.edu.
CONTACT:
Mr. Douglas Young
SCATE Distance Learning Coordinator
12404 Chelwood Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112-4626
Phone: 505-294-5371
Fax: 505-294-6526
E-mail: dayoung@nmia.com
Case Studies in Science Workshop
DUE 9752799
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 24, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 1-5, 1998
SITE(S): State University of New York
at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
This project works to develop case study teaching in the sciences. Although
case study instruction is standard practice in business, law, and medicine, it
is not common in science. Yet, the use of case studies holds great promise as
a pedagogical technique for teaching science to undergraduates because it
humanizes science and illustrates scientific methodology and values. This
project involves faculty in a five-day workshop instructing them how to teach
with cases, how to develop cases, and how to access a large body of existing
case studies. Undergraduate students work with the program critiquing faculty
instruction and the case study method. Developed case studies will be placed
and maintained on a WWW site which, in turn, also serves as a national
clearinghouse and repository for cases.
CONTACT:
Dr. Clyde Herreid
661 Hochstetter Hall
State University of New York Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: 716-645-2892
Fax: 716-645-2975
herreid@ascu.buffalo.edu
Project Kaleidoscope
DUE 9752771
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS:
Enhancing Learning Centered Environments:
The Biology Department of the Future
May 22 - 24, 1998
Planning Facilities for Undergraduate Science and Mathematics
June 5 - 7, 1998
Neuroscience: Blueprints for Reform
June 12 - 14, 1998
Interdisciplinary Programs: Connecting Within and Beyond the Sciences
July 10 - 12, 1998
Women in Science: An Under-utilized Resource
October 30 - November 1, 1998
Special Opportunities and Challenges: Science and Mathematics at the Urban and
Commuter Institution
November 6 - 8, 1998
SITE(S):
William Jewell College
Liberty, MO
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) is continuing its series of faculty enhancement
workshops, addressing issues of interest and concern to faculty seeking to
strengthen the environment for learning for undergraduate students in science,
mathematics, engineering, and technology. During a three-year period, 1998 -
2000, PKAL will sponsor 25 workshops that provide faculty and their
administrative colleagues opportunity to learn from the work of experienced
change agents, persons who have demonstrated success in revitalizing
individual classes and courses and specific labs, as well as making needed
changes at the departmental, divisional, and institutional level. Workshop
participants have the opportunity to:
* engage in discussions and hands-on activities relating to new pedagogical
approaches (including those that use instructional technologies) that are
demonstrably successful in attracting students to, and encouraging them to
persist in, the study of these fields;
* explore new ideas and approaches from the perspective of potential
adaptation in their own setting;
* become informed about the process of developing, implementing and evaluating
reforms; and
* connect to others who share a commitment to transforming the undergraduate
SME&T environment for learning.
CONTACT: Jeanne L. Narum
Director
The Independent Colleges Office/Project Kaleidoscope
1730 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., Suite 803
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-232-1300
Fax: 202-331-1283
* E-mail: icopkal@mindspring.com
Teaching Computer-Intensive Resampling Techniques
DUE 9752705
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 1998, 1999
SITE(S): call contact
Probability and statistics are vital tools in a wide variety of fields and
professions, from astronomy to zoology, and its teaching can be improved
substantially with resampling. Next to calculus, statistics is probably the
most taught course on college campuses. It also may be one of the least
successful -students strain to remember or use formulae that distract them
from the key tasks of problem formulation and data analysis.
Computer-intensive resampling (an innovative technique now widely accepted
among statisticians but not yet widely taught) allows students to determine
sampling distributions and solve problems empirically with simulations based
on sample data, rather than memorizing formulae.
This project will provide workshops to assist instructors in teaching
introductory statistics using a resampling approach. Resampling is the
repeated drawing of simulated samples, often from the given data, to observe
the behavior of some statistic or estimate of interest. Bootstrap, Monte
Carlo, and resampling counterparts to permutation (randomization) methods also
are included. sometimes the term "computer-intensive methods" is used to refer
to these methods generally.
There will be an initial series of meetings with instructors who already teach
resampling in order to learn the issues that arise during resampling
education. Next, workshops for interested statistics instructors will be held.
Participants will be provided with the materials they need to return to their
institutions and teach resampling. Follow-up questionnaires will be sent to
participants to asses their experiences. A web site will offer some of the
same materials. Two follow-up workshops will be held with participants to
discuss their experiences in teaching resampling methods an "innovate,
assess, adjust" cycle.
CONTACT:
Susan Kulesher
American Statistical Association
1429 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-684-1221
Fax: 703-684-2037
E-mail: sue@amstat.org
The Art and Science of Model Building: A Workshop for College Mathematics
Teachers
DUE 9752723
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 27-August 8, 1998
August 2-7, 1999
SITE(S): University of Montana
Missoula, MT
This workshop is designed to introduce college mathematics teachers to the art
and science of model-building, and to help them gain the skill and confidence
needed to introduce modeling activities in their own undergraduate teaching.
The specific theme of the workshop is "Mathematical Modeling of Environmental
and Natural Resource Conflicts," a topic chosen for its intrinsic importance,
rich mathematical content, and strong appeal to students. Involvement in an
applied mathematical modeling project can help students understand the central
role that mathematics plays in modern science, and demonstrate to them the
value of further mathematical study.
The formal workshop will occur over two summers. During the intervening
academic year each participant will teach an undergraduate modeling course or
undertake a project at his or her home institution while keeping in contact
with workshop colleagues via the Internet.
The first summer program will include two intensive weeks of formal study and
field trips to learn about "real-world" environmental disputes in the Northern
Rockies. The second summer workshop will be devoted to discussions of
completed project and seminars on modeling issues. Younger faculty are
especially encouraged to apply.
More information is available at http://www.math.umt.edu/projects/modeling
workshop
CONTACT:
Secretary
Mathematics Modeling Workshop
University of Montana
Mathematics Department
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: 406-243-5311
Fax: 406-243-2674
E-mail: karenb@selway.umt.edu
Building Bridges: Enhancing Teaching and Research Across Institutions
DUE 9653388
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 15, 1998
SITE(S): Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This project's vision is to create self-supporting networks among Minority
Institution (MI) faculty and between MI faculty and faculty at
research-intensive institutions by bringing together current and near-term
faculty from these institutions to learn from and instruct each other. Senior
faculty will provide guidance to new faculty. Those trained in the latest
research techniques will teach those less practiced or whose specialties are
no longer current. Particular emphasis is placed on involving current doctoral
students interested in pursuing faculty careers. In all cases, those willing
to invest the time and energy to expand their skills will have the opportunity
to network with others of similar interests.
During the next three years, 90 faculty and senior graduate students selected
from among applicants at MI's and research intensive institutions will
participate in an intensive three-day workshop. This workshop will emphasize a
review of best pedagogic practices, strategies for initiating or revitalizing
a research program, and instruction on effective mentoring practices for
undergraduate students.
This project builds on existing collaborations which the GEM Consortium has
with faculty at a variety of institutions. This project promises to leverage
the resources and expertise of new and senior faculty at a variety of
institutions to build collaborative networks to improve teaching, research,
and mentoring.
CONTACT:
Doris Roman
Associate Director
The GEM Consortium
Southwest Office
University of Arizona
1609 E. Helen St. BLDG 410
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-626-5193
Fax: 520-626-3277
E-mail: doris.roman.11@nd.edu
Current Topics in Science & Mathematics for Montana
Tribal College Faculty
DUE 9752761
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 29, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 10-21, 1998
SITE(S): Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
A collaboration of all seven of Montana's tribal colleges (TCs), in
partnership with the University of Montana (UM) and Montana State University
(MSU), proposes to carry out a tribal college faculty enhancement program
consisting of summer workshops and TC faculty terms-in-residence (TIR), where
TC faculty will spend a term or academic year in residence at either UM or
MSU. The main objective of the workshops is to explore new teaching
methodologies in areas such as math-science integration, inquiry-based
learning, practical/experiential learning, integration of research and
coursework, and incorporation of new technologies. The TIR will provide
additional opportunities for professional development. During a TIR,
individual TC faculty members may take courses that will enable them to expand
and enrich course offerings or lead to an advanced degree, conduct research
with university colleagues, co-teach courses with university colleagues, and
participate in educational reform efforts. An important additional benefit to
the TIR is that tribal college faculty, through collaborations with university
faculty, will provide leadership in developing strategies that are more
conducive to the education of Native Americans in the university system.
Participation in the workshops will be open to 20 TC math-science faculty as
well as four university faculty per year. Workshops will take place during the
summers of 1998 and 1999. Participation in the terms-in-residence program
will be selective and based on the quality of sub-proposals submitted to the
steering committee. The development and reinforcement of collaboration between
TC and university faculty will be of long-term benefit to higher education
across Montana. In particular, tribal college faculty will enrich their
knowledge while simultaneously enriching the university system with methods
that have proven to be successful in the education of Native Americans in
science and math.
CONTACT:
Dr. Peter Crowley Ryan
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MT
Phone: 406-675-4800, ext 304
Fax: 406-675-4801
E-mail: ryan@skc.edu
Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science Projects at Two-and Four-Year
Schools: A New York State Coalition
DUE 9653446
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: April 17-19, 1998
SITE(S): Albany, NY
Mathematics faculty in New York State have formed the New York State Coalition
(NYSC) to integrate the teaching and learning of mathematics and its
applications in science and quantitative subjects. Building upon the success
of the work accomplished through its previous Undergraduate Faculty
Enhancement projects, Integration of Workshop Approaches in Calculus and
Precalculus and Modern Curricula in Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear
Algebra, the NYSC will now learn about developing and implementing courses and
modules that make connections between mathematics and its applications in
science.
This project will enable the NYSC to accomplish the following:
* modify the modern curricula (new courses and materials that integrate
mathematics, science, and quantitative disciplines) for local implementation.
Six national consortium projects are currently developing these curricula;
* demonstrate how faculty in mathematics and in other disciplines can
cooperate to develop interdisciplinary courses and instructional materials
suitable for implementation at two- and four-year schools;
* continue to attract and retain students from underrepresented groups in
mathematics and science courses; and
* spur interdisciplinary innovations at participating institutions.
These efforts will help to:
* increase faculty knowledge of the content and pedagogy related to teaching
and scholarship in mathematics;
* emphasize to students the importance of mathematical modeling in industry;
* improve student understanding and retention of fundamental mathematical
concepts;
* assist faculty in developing and initiating alternatives to the lecture
format of teaching; and
* promote effective communication between two- and four-year institutions
and users of mathematics in the real world.
CONTACT:
Jack Narayan
SUNY at Oswego
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 315-341-3152 or 3692
Fax: 315-341-3177 or 3577
E-mail: narayan@oswego.edu
LIFE SCIENCES
1998-99 Workshops or Short Courses at Hawkeye Community College
DUE 9752081
TITLE(S):Precision Agriculture Professional Development Workshops
DATE(S):June 24-26, 1998, or
July 29-31, 1998
APPLICATION DEADLINE(S):February 18, 25, 1998
March 4, 11, 1998
SITE(S):
call contact
Introduction to Precision Farming
call contact
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA
Precision Agriculture Professional Development Workshops will provide a working
knowledge of the Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), and computer technologies as they are applied to agriculture.
Hands-on activities, curriculum and instructional materials will also be
developed as a part of the workshop. Participants will include the following
groups, with the approximate number in parenthesis:
* Ag Science Instructors (18)
* Pre-service teachers (seniors in Agriculture Education) (10)
* Science, Mathematics or Physics Teachers (10)
Introduction to Precision Farming is designed for people who have an interest
in precision farming, Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and their possible use in home or business. There will be
specific information about GPS/GIS, collecting field information with GPS and
hands-on use of Hawkeye's GPS equipment and GIS software. Creating yield maps,
adding field layers, processing data, and methods of analyzing data with a GIS
will be demonstrated with students getting hands-on experience in the John
Deere Computer Lab. Computer knowledge is helpful but not necessary.
CONTACT:
Terry Brase
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Hawkeye Community College
1501 E. Orange Road
Waterloo, IA
Phone: 319-296-2329, x1319
Fax: 319-296-1028
E-mail: agfdtech@hawkeye.cc.ia.us
Molecular Visualization in Undergraduate Biological Science Education
DUE 9653427
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March workshop: February 27, 1998;
June workshop: June 8, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: March 1998*
June 1998*
*See web site for dates
SITE(S):
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
Free software on molecular visualization capable of running "movie" scripts
(RasMol) and web-based tutorials (Chime) became available during the past year,
making it feasible for every student of the biological sciences to produce
colored, space filling, 3D images of biological macromolecules (DNA, RNA,
proteins, etc.). Student and faculty responses to lectures accompanied by pilot
scripts have been extremely positive, with immediate demand for scripts
covering a wider range of topics. The goals of this project are to: (1) hold
three-day workshops in the Northeast to prepare undergraduate faculty to use
molecular visualization in their classes; (2) demonstrate "movie" scripts and
web tutorials at large national meetings of biological scientists/educators;
(3) develop a series of new tutorials on topics designed by faculty for use in
large undergraduate classes; and (4) make the resulting resources freely
available through Internet web sites. Workshop participants will be given
follow-up support and encouraged to share experiences and educational methods
through an e-mail listproc. Each participant will be required to mentor two
additional faculty at their home institution in the use of educational
molecular visualization.
For more information please see our web site at
http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/workshop.htm.
CONTACT:
Eric Martz
Department of Microbiology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Morrill IVN Room 203
639 N. Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003-5720
Phone: 413-545-2325
Fax: 413-545-1578
E-mail: emartz@microbio.umass.edu
Biotechnology for that Disappearing Budget
DUE 9553720
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: June 23-25, 1998
June 22-26, 1998
July 4-16, 1998
July 9-11, 1998
July 27-29
August 12-14
SITE(S):
Iowa Falls, IA
Pittsburg, PA
Portland, OR
Kingwood, TX
Goodwin, MS
Honolulu, HI
These three-day training workshops will provide high school and two-year
college teachers with hands-on, investigative, cutting-edge, and low-cost
activities that emphasize biotechnology's role in environment, medicine, plant
and animal preservation, and agriculture. Participants are encouraged to
develop partnerships with industry as modeled in this project to share
equipment and expertise when implementing the labs.
CONTACT:
Kathy Frame
National Association of Biological Teachers
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, #19
Reston, VA 20190-5202
Phone: 703-471-1134; 800-460-0775
Fax: 703-435-5582
E-mail: nabter@aol.com
http://www.nabt.org
Biology Faculty Development
DUE 9752713
APPLICATION DEADLINE: No deadline: by invitation only
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: May 14-18, 1998
September 20-22, 1998
SITE(S):
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
Charleston, OR
Archibald Biological Station
Venus, FL
The workshops are designed to develop teams of faculty at field stations who
will gain experience in inquiry-based science teaching and learning, and
preparation to become regional professional developers of biology faculty.
CONTACTS:
Dr. Jan Hodder
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 5389
Charleston, OR 97420
Phone: 541-888-2581, ext. 215
Fax: 541-888-3250
E-mail: jhodder@oimb.uoregon.edu
Human Genome Diversity: Student Allele Database
DUE 9455075
APPLICATION DEADLINE: no deadline
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: April 3-5, 1998
May 1-3, 1998
May 8-10, 1998
call contact for dates
SITE(S):
Pierce College
Woodland Hills,
Los Angeles, CA
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
These workshops introduce a research technique for use in first-year biology
classes. The experiment uses the powerful new tool of the polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) to demonstrate the variable nature of human DNA. This workshop
is aimed at faculty from two- and four-year institutions. Other topics include
Mendelian inheritance, Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, molecular evolution, and
transposable elements.
CONTACT:
Mark V. Bloom
DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Phone: 516-367-7240
Fax: 516-367-3043
E-mail: bloom@cshl.org
Physiology Insights: Enhancement Program for Undergraduate Faculty
DUE 9653425
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 5 (annually)
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 13-19, 1998
SITE(S): Washington, DC
The American Physiology Society (APS), in collaboration with the National
Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and the Human Anatomy and Physiology
Society (HAPS), is supporting the formation of collaborative working
relationships among life sciences faculty at two-and four-year colleges
(including community colleges), physiology research faculty, and physiology
teaching faculty. The project will promote collaboration through research and
curriculum development experiences; computer networks; and the promotion and
adoption of national reforms for undergraduate content and effective
pedagogical techniques among undergraduate faculty. Initially, two-and
four-year college faculty members will work with a physiology research faculty
member on a summer research experience, attend sessions on effective pedagogy
during a summer institute at the HAPS annual meeting and, subsequently, develop
new curricular materials. Interested triads will then go on to develop and
conduct a local professional development workshop for life sciences faculty in
their region. Curricular materials developed during the project will be
field-tested, edited, and published by NABT.
CONTACT:
Marsha Lake Matyas
American Physiological Society
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-530-7132
Fax: 301-571-8305
E-mail: mmatyas@aps.faseb.org
http://mww.faseb.org/education
Teaching Neuroscience in the Laboratory
DUE 9555095
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-27, 1998
SITE(S): Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
The section of Neurobiology & Behavior at Cornell University is presenting its
third workshop on the use of invertebrate preparations in undergraduate
neurobiology and physiology laboratory classes. The exercises presented are
inexpensive, easy to prepare, and straightforward for students. They use
simple invertebrate preparations to illustrate fundamental processes of all
nervous systems. The use of invertebrates (crayfish and snails) reduces cost
and administrative overhead as well as potential ethical objections on the
part of students. These exercises have been successfully used and refined for
over 15 years at Cornell and other institutions.
In addition to providing hands-on instruction in the execution of these
laboratory exercises, the workshop will feature the use of an instructional
CD-ROM directed at teaching faculty. This will review laboratory preparation,
demonstrate dissections and use of apparatus, and illustrate results and
troubleshooting during the course of a laboratory session.
CONTACT:
Ronald Hoy
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Cornell University
W214 Seeley Mudd Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-2702
Phone: 607-254-4318
Fax: 607-254-4308
E-mail: rrh3@cornell.edu
Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied to Evolution, Ecology, and Systematic
Biology: An Extended Laboratory Approach
DUE 9752712
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 1-14, 1998
SITE(S): San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
This project provides an intense 14-day laboratory short course in Molecular
Genetics & Evolutionary Biology, in summer 1998; a four-day follow-up session
the summer of 1999; and on-going technical and material support for each of
the next two years. The format evolved from prior national Chautauqua and UFE
courses. Twenty faculty will be selected from a national applicant pool
composed of faculty from community colleges, four-year liberal arts colleges
and universities, comprehensive universities, and research universities. Four
pre-service teachers will be selected from San Francisco State University
(SFSU). Participants learn the fundamentals of molecular biology through
lectures and demonstrations, and conduct a series of experiments to develop
skill in PCR amplification, restriction enzyme analysis, and various gel
separation techniques.
In addition, participants investigate thematic research projects in research
groups of six composed of a mix of a pre-service teacher, a mentor teacher,
and faculty from community colleges and four-year institutions. Seminar topics
include the use of molecular techniques to investigate procaryote, vertebrate,
invertebrate, plant and fungal systems, the incorporation of these techniques
into the undergraduate laboratory, and examples of effective teaching
practices.
As a final exercise, each of the pre-service teachers and faculty will create
teaching modules incorporating the new laboratory and teaching techniques
developed during the workshop. Following the course the SFSU faculty will be
available via telephone and e-mail to help participants incorporate molecular
techniques and analysis into their research projects and their undergraduate
courses. The instructional materials developed in prior courses, as well as
materials developed by new participants are being placed on an SFSU/UFE web
site.
CONTACT:
Dr. Frank T. Bayliss
Department of Biology
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: 415-338-1071
Fax: 415-338-0927
E-mail: fbayl@sfsu.edu
MATHEMATICS
Collaborative Computer Workshops
DUE 9752795
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 20, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 1-5, 1998
SITE(S): CUNY Borough of Manhattan
Community College
New York, NY
The workshops are including as participants, mathematics regular and adjunct
faculty and graduate students. Participants are primarily expected from the
tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; however, faculty from
other regions are also encouraged to participate. A primary emphasis of the
project is to assist faculty to "bring the lab to the classroom," focusing on
the content areas of calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra.
Another aspect of the workshop is to address issues to increase the successful
participation of women and underrepresented minorities in mathematics.
CONTACT:
Patricia Wilkinson
Department of Mathematics
Borough of Manhattan
Community College/CUNY
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-346-8531
Fax: 212-346-8550
E-mail: pbwilk@aol.com
Teaching Undergraduate Geometry
DUE 9752807
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 28-June 2, 1998
SITE(S): Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
This workshop is intended for college and university faculty who teach, or will
soon teach, an undergraduate geometry course-such as the courses typically
attended by future or in-service teachers. In the mornings, the participants
will experience a learning and teaching environment that is both innovative in
content as well as instructional method. The workshop will involve integrating
the geometries of planes, spheres, and other surfaces. These exercises will
present problems that emphasize experiencing the meanings in the geometry.
Student investigations, small group learning, and writing assignments will be
explored.
CONTACT:
David Henderson
Department of Mathematics
Cornell University
White Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-3523
Fax: 607-255-9149
E-mail: dwh@math.cornell.edu
http://math.cornell.edu/ndwh
Institute in the History of Mathematics
DUE 9752755
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 20-31, 1998
SITE(S): Catholic University
Washington, DC
The goal of this workshop is to increase the presence of history in, and
improve teacher preparation for, the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. A
three-week program for 80 mathematics faculty will be held, focusing on
techniques for incorporating history into undergraduate mathematics courses.
Information will be disseminated through presentations at national and regional
mathematics meetings, publications, and ongoing electronic communications. For
more information on this workshop, see the World Wide Web page at
http://ernie.bgsu.edu/~vrickey/institute/index-inst.html, or write to
Mathematical Association of America, 1529 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20036, attn: Dr. Florence Fasanelli.
CONTACT:
V. Frederick Rickey
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: 419-372-7452
Fax: 419-372-6092
E-mail: rickey@math.bgsu.edu
Elementary Statistics Laboratory Workshop
DUE 9653442
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 16-20, 1998
SITE(S): University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
This workshop will train college faculty on the use of hands-on laboratory
exercises in elementary statistics. Participants will complete 10 laboratory
exercises and discuss strategies for successfully incorporating lab experiences
into their elementary statistics courses.
CONTACT:
John Spurrier
Department of Statistics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-5072
Fax: 803-777-4048
E-mail: spurrier@stat.sc.edu
Missouri Mathematics Faculty Enhancement Program
DUE 9653373
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: October 8-10, 1998
SITE(S): Osage Beach, MO
The project will provide opportunities for Missouri undergraduate mathematics
faculty to review and consider the implications of emerging secondary and
undergraduate curriculum reform materials. Four conferences serve as the forum
in which faculty can learn about and discuss reform. In two of these
conferences, teams of high school mathematics teachers and college faculty will
participate to further systemic efforts at mathematics reform across multiple
levels. Significant follow-up activities will encourage and support reform
efforts across the state. The specific objectives of the project are to
facilitate:
* college/university mathematics faculty in their review of NSF-sponsored
undergraduate curriculum materials and the development of related instructional
materials for courses they teach;
* the discussion and study of undergraduate curriculum-related issues
including new mathematics content, new instructional approaches, and emerging
technologies;
* college/university mathematics and high school mathematics faculty and
teachers in their review of NSF-sponsored secondary curriculum materials and
the development of related instructional materials for courses they teach; and
* the discussion and study of secondary curriculum and examination and
revision of Missouri mathematics teacher preparation programs.
Monographs generated from each conference will be provided for each participant
and mathematics department chair in the State of Missouri.
CONTACT:
Terry Goodman
Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-543-8792
Fax: 660-543-8006
E-mail: tag8792@cmsu2.cmsu.edu
The New Mexico Initiative for Math Reform
DUE 9653367
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 26-28, 1998
SITE(S): Las Cruces, NM
A consortium of five New Mexico community colleges and the state's mathematics
association of two-year colleges has created a project called New Mexico
Initiative for Math Reform. The project is designed to help improve student
learning in introductory college mathematics and calculus through mathematics
reform and technology.
The region to be served is New Mexico and its bordering states. The partners of
the consortium are the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, New Mexico
Military Institute, New Mexico State University at Alamogordo, New Mexico State
University at Dona Ana, University of New Mexico at Valencia, San Juan
Community College, and the New Mexico Mathematical Association of Two Year
Colleges. The project has the potential of reaching every student in the New
Mexico region and is being evaluated by an outside investigator both
formatively and summatively. The results of the project will be disseminated
through participants' own workshops, presentations to professional
organizations, and scholarly journals.
CONTACT:
George Pletsch
Department of Mathematics
Albuquerque Technical
Vocational Institute
525 Buena Vista Southeast
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505-224-3672
Fax: 505-224-3700
E-mail: bpletsch@tvi.cc.nm.us
Calculus: Mathematics and Modeling
DUE 9752805
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: call contact
SITE(S): call contact
This project will run three workshops during the summer of 1998 based on
"Calculus: Mathematics and Modeling." The key theme of the workshops will be
the integrated and pervasive use of a computer algebra system throughout the
calculus course. In addition, the workshops will feature a real world modeling
approach to mathematics, writing, group work, guided discovery, and the use of
other technology in addition to computer algebra systems.
CONTACT:
Dr. William Bauldry
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
Walker Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 704-262-2355
Fax: 704-265-8617
E-mail: wmcb@math.appstate.edu
Chance Workshop
DUE 9653416
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 7-11, 1998
SITE(S): Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Chance is a new introductory quantitative literacy course that teaches basic
concepts of probability and statistics in the context of such current issues as
medical trials, opinion polls, weather prediction, and the use of DNA
fingerprinting in the courts. The aim of the course is to make students better
able to understand and critically analyze chance news. The Chance course makes
significant use of group learning and activities. This workshop will allow
college teachers to experience a brief version of the Chance course and learn
how it is taught. For more information about the Chance course and the
workshop, see the web site http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance.
CONTACT:
Laurie Snell
Department of Mathematics
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
6188 Bradley
Phone: 603-646-3507
Fax: 603-646-1312
E-mail: jlsnell@dartmouth.edu
Broadening Horizons in Mathematics Instruction Through Technology
and Applications
DUE 9653381
APPLICATION DEADLINE: no deadline
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June (1-3, 3-5, and 6-9) 1998
SITE(S): Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Oklahoma State University is producing 12 workshops, four each summer, from
1998 through 1999, for college faculty. The workshops focus on technology and
applications in undergraduate mathematics. Each summer will feature a one-day
overview workshop; a three-day workshop on calculators in undergraduate
mathematics, emphasizing applications in entry level mathematics; a three-day
workshop on computer algebra in undergraduate mathematics with professional
engineers showing working applications of mathematics; and an Internet workshop
that will enable participants to learn about all forms of electronic
communication and establishing themselves on the Internet. Each of the
three-day workshops accommodates 25 participants. Of particular note is the
involvement of secondary school teachers in the workshops, and recruitment
strategies and workshop activities that target faculty involved in pre-service
teacher preparation courses and programs. In addition, the project will host
two three-day conferences, in 1998 and 1999, on the applications of computer
algebra systems to education and research in the mathematical sciences. The
research portion of the conferences will be supported by Oklahoma State
University.
CONTACT:
Benny Evans
Department of Mathematics
Oklahoma State University
401 Math Sciences Building
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-5688
Fax: 405-744-8275
E-mail: bevans@mass.okstate.edu
Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education:
Developing a Comprehensive Program for College Faculty
DUE 9653383
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 13, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-23, 1998
SITE(S): Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (CLUME) is a
national program to provide faculty with the knowledge, skills, and experience
to implement cooperative learning in undergraduate mathematics courses. It is a
pedagogical approach that can be used in classes of any size and embodies a
kind of thinking which may have profound impact on a faculty member's ideas
about teaching and learning. CLUME activities will provide faculty who have
differing levels of interest and expertise an opportunity to explore and
evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative learning. The cornerstone activities
are a 12-day summer workshop providing intensive training in the theory and
practice of cooperative learning, an academic-year apprenticeship with
mentoring and electronic networking, and a three-day follow-up workshop during
the succeeding summer. In addition to the workshop cycle, the project includes
shorter introductory experiences: mini-courses at national AMS/MAA meetings,
short courses and panels at MAA sectional meetings, and national conferences.
CLUME will develop a cadre of experienced practitioners of cooperative learning
capable of providing training for others. Materials developed as part of the
workshop experience will be available to the mathematics community. Of
particular interest are the CLUME activities that target faculty and
departments who have a large responsibility for pre-service teacher
preparation. Special attention is paid, during the recruitment phase, to
securing the participation of those faculty, and specific components of the
workshop activities will focus on cooperative learning in the K-12 setting. An
evaluation component will document successes and limitations of cooperative
learning.
CONTACT:
Edward Dubinsky
Department of Mathematics
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-651-2245
Fax: 404-651-2246
E-mail: matjjg@mathcsc.cs.gsu.edu
DIMACS Reconnect Conference/DIMACS Two-Day Reconnect Workshops
DUE 9752776
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 13, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 18-19, 1998;
July 5-17, 1998;
November 21-22, 1998
SITE(S): Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
These projects seeks to "reconnect" to the mathematical sciences enterprise
two-and four-year college faculty who lack the time to keep up with research
developments. The projects expose them to current research topics in discrete
mathematics and theoretical computer science that are relevant to their
teaching. This is accomplished by placing the faculty in a research center
where much of the relevant research is being conducted. The projects aim to
enhance the ability of faculty to transform their classrooms into places that
connect up to modern uses of mathematics and computer science and to help them
produce classroom materials that reflect current research. Both summer
conferences and a sequence of two-day conferences are taking place. The summer
conferences, national in scope and directed at two-and four-year college
faculty with some prior exposure to discrete mathematics and theoretical
computer science, present recent research results in topics such as
computational molecular biology, network visualization, clustering, and
visibility in geometry, and divide the participants into writing groups. The
two-day conferences, regional in scope and directed at two-year college faculty
with little prior exposure to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer
science, present an introduction to these materials, with connection to topics
of current research interest, and also involve the participants in writing
materials in a six-month period between two two-day conferences. Participants
in both the two-day and two-week conferences are expected to use the materials
they have written as vehicles to bring discrete mathematics and theoretical
computer science into their classrooms. Participants are encouraged to make
their materials available to a broader audience through developing and
publishing them in the DIMACS Undergraduate Module Series.
CONTACT:
Fred S. Roberts
Rutgers University, DIMACS Core Building
Bush Campus
P.O. Box 1179
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1179
Phone: 732-445-4303
Fax: 732-445-5932
PRE-STAT
DUE 9752749
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: July 19-21, 1998
July 26 - August 1, 1998
SITE(S):
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
The goals of PRE-STAT are to enable college faculty to enhance the statistical
education of pre-service teachers on their home campuses and to encourage
active learning through problem-solving in order to improve statistical
education in the middle and secondary schools.
The PRE-STAT project is developing a model faculty development workshop that
prepares participating mathematics educators to implement an effective
statistical education curriculum. A network of teacher educators is being
established to share statistical education ideas. PRE-STAT is also supporting
the participants during the development of incorporation of statistical
education components into the curriculum at their home institutions for
pre-service and in-service teachers. Curriculum ideas are being organized into
"Guidelines" for differing curriculum settings.
The PRE-STAT project is disseminating ideas including: (1) curriculum
guidelines developed by participants; and (2) instructional activities
appropriate for these curricula. The World Wide Web site is
www.prestat.appstate.edu.
PRE-STAT is a two-year project that begins with faculty development workshops
in the summer of 1998 at Appalachian State and Montana State Universities. A
follow-up phase during 1998-99 is providing support for participants.
CONTACT:
Dr. Mike Perry
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
Walker Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 704-262-2362
Fax: 704-265-8617
E-mail: Perrylm@appstate.edu
Coalition for the Mathematical Preparation of Elementary School Teachers
(CoMPET)
DUE 9752756
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 6, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 8-12, 1998;
(follow through meetings in
August, September, and January)
SITE(S): Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
This 18 month project is extending an existing coalition formed among Sam
Houston State University, North Harris College, and Tomball College. The
original coalition was formed to implement changes in the mathematics content
courses for prospective elementary school teachers. These changes were the
result of the Guidelines for Mathematics Courses for Prospective Elementary
School Teachers. This document was developed and disseminated in 1996 by the
Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) and is consistent with nationally
known standards. The original coalition (SSI Coalition) is expanding to a
network of two-year colleges and universities seeking to revitalize their
mathematics courses for elementary teachers. The extended coalition is growing
from institutes and is being fostered by mentoring, electronic mail, a web
page, follow-through workshops, and a newsletter.
The expanded coalition is using the student projects manual and instructor's
guide of the SSI Coalition project and Ohio State short course materials. The
materials developed by both programs integrate substantial mathematical tasks
with cooperative learning, manipulatives, technology, and writing that
challenges students while improving their confidence and appreciation of
mathematics.
Four members of the SSI Coalition faculty and one additional faculty are
serving as senior personnel. They are leading 24 other faculty participants who
are experiencing the SSI Coalition approach. These mentoring participants plan
for the ensuing year by crafting a new course or restructuring an existing
course consistent with the Guidelines.
The project is employing an instructional consultant and an outside evaluator
as well as an advisory board to guide the project's progress. Evaluation is
being used to refine the instructional approach, to customize it to local site
conditions, and to measure the success of the project.
CONTACT:
Dr. Mark L. Klespis
Department of Mathematical and
Information Sciences
Sam Houston State University
P.O. Box 2206
Huntsville, TX 77341-2206
Phone: 409-294-1577
E-mail: mth_mlk@shsu.edu
Undergraduate Faculty Program
DUE 9653447
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 12-August 1, 1998
SITE(S): IAS/Park City Mathematics
Institute (PCMI)
Park City, Utah
The Undergraduate Faculty Program (UFP) is a component of the IAS/Park City
Mathematics Institute (PCMI), a three-week Summer Session which brings together
researchers, students and educators in separate yet overlapping programs. The
PCMI is directed by John Polking, Rice University, and its Principal
Investigator is Robert MacPherson, Institute for Advanced Study.
The 1998 Summer Session will be held in Park City, Utah, and the research topic
is Representation Theory of Lie Groups. Within the setting, the Undergraduate
Faculty Program will provide an opportunity for enthusiastic and creative
undergraduate educators to work on linear algebra reform. Of specific interest
is the development of new enrichment materials and enhanced teaching techniques
especially for linear algebra courses, along with methods for assessing the
impact of such innovations. Knowledge of group representations is not necessary
for participation - just a willingness to interact with people involved with
mathematics in many different ways. The UFP is organized by Daniel Goroff,
Harvard University, and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Participants come from two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities.
Accommodations, meals, and travel are provided for all accepted participants.
CONTACT:
Professor Robert McPherson
IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 1-800-726-4427
Fax: 609-951-4481
E-mail: pcmi@math.ias.edu
http://www.ias.edu/park.htm
Implementing Modern Curricula in Linear Algebra and ODE in an
Interactive Learning Environment: A New York State Coalition Project
DUE 9752736
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:
SITE(S): SUNY Oswego
Oswego, Ny
Building upon its previous workshop, "Integration of Workshop Approaches in
Calculus and Precalculus," the SUNY coalition will focus on the content and
mode of instruction in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) and Linear
Algebra. The SUNY Coalition, composed of 29 two-and four-year institutions,
will be expanded to include private institutions. Workshop participants will
learn to: integrate modern curricula (conceptualization, exploration, and
higher-level problem solving) into the teaching of ODE and Linear Algebra;
integrate technology and innovative pedagogy into the teaching of ODE and
Linear Algebra; attract and retain students from underrepresented groups; and
change the academic culture by collaborating with the Long Island Consortium
for Mathematical Sciences Throughout the Curriculum to extend mathematical
sciences throughout the curriculum.
These efforts will increase faculty's knowledge in the content and pedagogy
related to teaching and scholarship in ODE and Linear Algebra; emphasize the
importance of mathematical modeling in industry; improve student understanding
and retention of fundamental mathematics concepts; provide the opportunity to
develop and initiate alternatives to the lecture format; and promote effective
communication between two-and four-year institutions and users of mathematics
in the real world. First-year participants and new members will implement ODE
and/or Linear Algebra modern curricula and innovative pedagogical approaches in
the year following the summer training. In addition, the Lead Professors,
selected from the first-year participants, will begin work on interdisciplinary
courses.
CONTACT:
Jack Narayan
Department of Mathematics
State University of New York at Oswego
Snygg Hall
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 315-341-2890 or 3152
Fax: 315-341-3177 or 3577
E-mail: narayan@oswego.edu
PHYSICS
Teaching Introductory Physics Using Interactive Teaching Methods and Computers
DUE 9653372
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 18, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 21-July 3, 1998
SITE(S): University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
This two-week faculty seminar is designed to help introductory physics teachers
develop pedagogical approaches that enable their students to learn physics
using guided inquiry techniques and computer tools to explore "real world"
phenomena. The seminar will be offered in the summer of 1998 for 60 invited
participants drawn from universities, four-year colleges, community colleges
that offer year-long introductory physics courses with laboratories, and high
schools. Topics covered will include interactive instructional strategies
based on outcomes of educational research; assessment of student learning
gains; laboratory design; microcomputer-based and calculator-based laboratory
tools; spreadsheet analysis and dynamic graphing; the application of laboratory
interfacing and real-time data analysis to laboratories and lecture
demonstrations; mathematical modeling; and digital video analysis for the study
of motion, heat and temperature, and electrostatics.
CONTACT:
Gail Oliver
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dickinson College
Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-245-1845
Fax: 717-245-1642
E-mail: oliver@dickinson.edu
Undergraduate Education
DUE 9653438
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 15-26, 1998
SITE(S): Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
This two-week conference will develop materials for teaching introductory
physics with an emphasis on conservation laws. The conference, organized by
Eric Mazur and Catherine Crouch, funded by the National Science Foundation, and
co-sponsored by Harvard University and Prentice Hall, is intended to provide
opportunities for faculty interested in excellence in teaching to work together
on materials for this new curriculum and also to develop relationships and
share ideas. Faculty from two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and
universities will be represented at the conference.
CONTACT:
Catherine Crouch
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-2854
Fax: (617) 495-9837
E-mail: crouch@fas.harvard.edu
Two-Year College Physics Workshop Project
DUE 9554683
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Six weeks before each workshop
TITLE(S) AND DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS:
SITE(S):
Implementing Workshop Physics and Microcomputer-Based Laboratories in
Mechanics, Sound, and Heat in Introductory Physics
March 12-14, 1998
Maple Woods Community College
Kansas City, MO
Site Host: Perry Doyle
Constructing and Implementing Effective Microcomputer Physics Simulations in
Introductory Physics Courses (PS)
April 30-May 2, 1998
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
Site Host: Marie Plumb
TYC Introductory Physics Conference III
June 16-20, 1998
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
Site Host: Curtis Hieggelke
Implementing Modeling, Digital Video Analysis, and Microcomputer-Based
Laboratories in Electricity, Magnetism,
Optics, and Radiation in Introductory Physics Courses (MBL II)
October 1-3, 1998
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston Salem, NC
Site Host: Robert Tyndall
Building a Better Understanding of Physics and Developing Effective Problem
Solving Skills in Introductory Physics courses using Conceptual Exercises and
Active Learning Problem Solving (CE/ALPS)
November 5-7, 1998
Lee College
Baytown, TX
Site Host: Tom O'Kuma
This is the third year of a three-year national program and is a continuation
of several successful projects administered by Joliet Junior College and Lee
College. In 1998, four workshops will be held, as well as the third Two-Year
College Introductory Physics Conference. The four workshops will acquaint
participants with the development and implementation of: (1)
microcomputer-based laboratories in mechanics and heat; (2) digital video,
modeling, and microcomputer-based laboratories in electricity, magnetism, and
optics; (3) physics simulations; and (4) active learning problem-solving
strategies using conceptual exercises and overview case studies. The fifth
workshop will be a working conference on introductory physics and will provide
previous workshop participants with an opportunity for sharing, gaining
additional experiences, and discussing new developments and technologies. The
workshops will be reinforced by a networking system that employs a
microcomputer bulletin board system, an Internet access system, and a
newsletter. Additional information about this project can be obtained by
visiting our web site: http://tycphysics.org.
CONTACT: Curtis Hieggelke
Department of Natural Sciences
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431-8938
Phone: 815-729-9020, x2371
Fax: 815-773-6671
E-mail: curth@jjc.cc.il.us
Two-Year College Physics Faculty Enhancement Program (PEPTYC)
DUE 9752718
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 13, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOPS: May 18-29, 1998
SITES(S): Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
The impact of Two-Year Colleges (TYCs) in the teaching of college level physics
is often not appreciated. This is particularly true for students who have been
historically at risk. Nationally 47 percent of all minority students are
enrolled at TYCs. Most of the students who are trained to enter the
technological workplace are trained at TYCs. Historically the opportunities for
TYC faculty members to participate in professional development have been
limited. This two-year program is designed to serve as a continuing model for
the utilization of cooperative relationships between university professors and
outstanding TYC physics faculty members working together to provide
professional enrichment opportunities for TYC physics faculty members from
across the United States.
The program focuses on the recent developments in physics research, innovative
physics teaching methods and successful techniques for recruiting local
minority students into two year college science and engineering programs. The
program includes an annual May Institute at Texas A&M University, biannual
academic year follow-up workshops, local projects and staff visits to the 18
participants from across the United States.
CONTACT:
Dr. Robert Beck Clark
Department of Physics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4242
Phone: 409 845-3332
Fax: 409-845-2590
E-mail: rbc@tamu.edu
Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course
DUE 9554625
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 25-June 5, 1998
SITE(S): Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
This two-week program is designed for faculty members who teach physical
science to prospective elementary teachers and nonscience majors. Features of
this program include observing the course in action; trying out activities from
the model; and participating in seminars and discussions. All participants will
receive a Powerful Ideas in Physical Science instructor's manual and a site
license to copy the materials.
Applications are available at http://www.aapt.org/programs/powersum1998.html,
or from AAPT, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD, Phone: 301-209-3300
CONTACT:
Donald F. Kirwan
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 504-388-8400
Fax: 504-388-5855
E-mail: kirwan@rouge.phys.lsu.edu
Innovative Physics Experiments Workshop for Beginning College Faculty
DUE 9752701
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 30, 1998
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: August 3-9, 1998
SITE(S): Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
A week-long workshop will be held to develop innovative and inexpensive physics
experiments and physics-at-home activities for Freshman-level General Physics
courses. Most U.S. universities offer such courses and generally these courses
have large enrollments. In order to reduce the cost of offering such courses
and to provide innovative, hands-on laboratory experiments and home activities,
25 such exercises have been developed by 25 physics faculty members from HBCUs
in the Southeastern U.S. Based on the positive feedback from earlier workshops,
the present workshop will develop, test, evaluate, and disseminate 25
additional innovative, hands-on physics experiments and home activities to 25
beginning physics faculty from other two-year and four-year colleges and
universities. Preferences will be given to faculty with less than five years
teaching experience.
All 50 innovative physics experiments (25 old and 25 new) will be field tested
by the workshop participants. Each participant will select at least ten
experiments for field testing and evaluation in his/her courses. The results of
field testing and evaluations will be compiled by the director. All experiments
will be refined and ranked by the participants in numerical order and the top
ten experiments will be presented at AAPT meetings by their originators and
developers. All experiments will be stored on electronic media and compiled
into a book format. Each participant will receive copies of the experiments in
both formats and a complete kit to test the experiments.
CONTACT:
Dr. Deva D. Sharma
Physical Science Department
Winston-Salem State University
P.O. Box 19413
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Phone: 910-750-2544
Fax: 910-750-2549
E-mail: sharmad@wssul.adp.wssu.edu
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Human Geography in Action
DUE 9752794
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: June 15 - 19, 1998
Optional field trip on June 20
SITE(S): Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Introduction to Human Geography, like most freshman-level survey courses in the
social sciences, is typically taught using the traditional model of instructor
as lecturer and student as note-taker. The proposed series of one-week summer
workshops engage faculty who teach introductory human geography courses in a
more student-centered model of learning using hands-on materials that challenge
students to collect, manipulate, analyze, and present geographic information.
The workshop will be organized around 13 activities from "Human Geography in
Action," a recently published human geography workbook (New York, Wiley, 1997).
Each freestanding activity demonstrates a basic concept in human geography
including: scale, region, diffusion, spatial interaction, space-time prisms,
location theory, age distribution, development, urban hierarchy, urban land
use, residential segregation, nations and states, and environmental change.
Seven of the activities are computerized projects on CD-ROM.
Each session participant will be expected to complete several of the
activities, and brainstorm topics and methods for future activities. These
workshops will serve as the basis for disseminating a more innovative approach
to human geography, one in which students literally do geography as they learn
geography.
CONTACT:
Patricia Gober
or
Michael Kuby
Arizona State University
Department of Geography
Tempe, AZ 85287-0104
Phone: 602-965-7533
Fax: 602-965-8313
E-mail: pgober@asu.edu, or
mikekuby@asu.edu
Advancing the Integration of New Technologies into the Undergraduate Teaching
of Economics
DUE 9653421
APPLICATION DEADLINE: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: May 28-30, 1998
SITE(S): University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Traditional methods of teaching undergraduate economics courses have been slow
to change in spite of dramatic changes in the available instructional
technologies. This workshop is being organized to review recent applications of
new technologies and/or ways of overcoming institutional and other obstacles
that have slowed the pace of instructional innovations in undergraduate
economic courses throughout the United States.
The projects objectives are to
* increase awareness of the effectiveness of nontraditional teaching methods;
* gather individuals who are recognized leaders in institutional change to
discuss what might be done to increase the diffusion rate of improved teaching
methods; and
* accelerate the dissemination of promising new instructional technologies by
providing a broader forum for discussions and recognition of the work of those
who are active in developing and evaluating new approaches. This will include
publication of the workshop papers and the comments of participants in a
dedicated issue of the Journal of Economic Education.
CONTACT:
Arnie Katz
Economics Department
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-1752
Fax: 412-648-1793
E-mail: akatz+@pitt.edu
NSF 98-108
(Replaces NSF 97-69)