Interactive Educational Materials and Technologies
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1 Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Academy of Electronic Media, Troy, NY 12180, [email protected] 2 Gerald Burnham, University of Texas-Dallas, College of Engineering, Dallas, TX, [email protected] Abstract This paper presents the results garnered from developing and utilizing web-based multimedia educational materials and technologies that were part of a NSFsponsored Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement grant (DUE 9950356). The twenty-four interactive learning modules (available via: http://www.academy.rpi.edu/projects/ccli) and three educational technologies operate within a browser environment. The technologies include: Scribe – a means to capture, review and modify a student’s use of an interactive learning module; WebTeam – a tool that allows interactive, collaborative exploration, design and testing via the Internet; and LongLab – access to instrumented experimentation and data gathering using an inexpensive microcontroller board. Results from the project’s evaluation activities indicate that access to interactive materials and laboratory experiments can positively impact the student’s understanding of key concepts.
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