WWW:  Strengthening the Undergraduate Learning Environment in
Science and Mathematics

Project Kaleidoscope Workshop - U.S. Air Force Academy February 2002

Web materials

Digital Libraries 

• MERLOT  - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
• Digital Library for Earth Systems Education
• iLumina - Digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials for science, mathematics, technology, and engineering
• MathMDL - Mathematical Sciences Digital Library

Animations/Java Applets

• wave interference
• quantum mechanics (elementary) on the web
• diffusion example: Diffusion 20:  chemgard$ on 'Reliant' (I) /Biochem/applets/diffusion/diffusion1.html
• membrane diffusion

Xcel Spreadsheet Macros

• MM Kinetics

Remote Applications with databases for analysis or manipulation of equipment

• Calculate mass of earth from NASA database.  Preflight Check (JIT) from Dr. Evelyn Patterson, Ph.D. U.S. Air Force Academy.  (Note:  get satellite altitude, period, and velocity by selecting View, Satellite Postion from J-Track 3D Window) 

Mathematics

• Lawrence More, Associated Prof. Mathematics, Duke University
• The Connected Curriculum Project - materials for undergraduates (more info at: http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp/)
• The Journal of Online Mathematics and Its Applications - has math applets (mathlets) and other classroom resources (archives of old issues) that have been reviewed. 

Building communication

Interactive Classroom

• Duke Interactive Classroom:  http://www.math.duke.du/education/kaleidoscope/
• JIT:  Just in time teaching 
• Web Physics using JIT
• PKAL Workshop:  USAFA