1. Multimedia Course Materials: Wonderland or Inferno MERLOT International Conference--2003 Vancouver, B.C., Canada August 7, 2003

2.  Patricia Taylor Assistant Professor of Mathematics— Thomas Nelson Community College  Martin Zahn Associate Professor of Biology— Thomas Nelson Community College

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4. MERLOT  About MERLOT   Technology in Education  MERLOT  MERLOT in Science & Math

5. MERLOT About MERLOT  An online community  A cooperative of individual members and institutions of higher education  A project for transforming and improving education  A tool for enabling faculty to effectively and easily integrate instructional technology into their courses

6. MERLOT’s Discipline Communities  Biology  Business  Chemistry  Engineering  Health Sciences  History  Information Technology  Mathematics  Music  Physics  Psychology  Teacher Education  World Languages

7. Technology In Education Not a new idea  Chalkboard  Opaque Projector  Overhead Projector/35 mm Slides  Whiteboard  Computer Display/Smartboard  Wireless connections

8. Why Use Technology At All??  EVERYONE uses technology—of some kind  When it will meet some objectives better than less technological methods?  When it will provide access for students who would not otherwise have access?  NEEDS TO BE A REASON

9. Technology Classroom “Standards”  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Level 4 Syllabus Magazine, November 2002

10. How Can Technology Be Used in Education?

11. In-Class Presentations  Biology: Explore DNA Explore DNA  Mathematics : Riemann SumsRiemann Sums  Statistics: Hypothesis Test for a Mean

12. Out-Of-Class Assignments  Biology: Cold Spring HarborCold Spring Harbor  Mathematics: Sin, Cos & Tan Graphs Sin, Cos & Tan Graphs

13. Laboratory Activities Biology:  Primate Phylogenetics Primate Phylogenetics  Transcription Transcription  Translation Translation

14. Enrichment/Reference Mathematics:  Fibonacci Numbers Fibonacci Numbers  MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives

15. Web-Based Courses  Biology: Evolution Evolution  Mathematics: ??? ???

16. How Do You Find These Resources?  MERLOT www.merlot.org  Eisenhower National Clearing House for Mathematics and Science Education www.enc.org

17. Our Thanks To MERLOTMERLOT Virginia Community College System

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