The Center for
Educational Resources will present its Technology
Fellowship Symposium this Thursday, April 15, to showcase
new digital tools its faculty/fellow teams have developed
to enhance and improve undergraduate education. The event
will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in Hodson Hall, Homewood
campus.
Cheryl Wagner, coordinator of the Technology Fellows
Program, said all faculty members are invited to attend the
event, as they may see ways to incorporate similar
resources into their own courses.
With grants provided by the offices of the Provost and
President, the program pairs faculty members who have a
course-specific need and students with a background in
digital technology to develop innovative teaching
resources. This year's symposium will feature 12
student-faculty collaborations. Each team will make a short
presentation between 3 and 4 p.m. in 210 Hodson; a poster
session will follow from 4 to 5 p.m. in the second-floor
lobby. Light refreshments will be served.
The projects cover a broad range of topics and
academic disciplines, and many could be adapted for other
departmental uses. "Digital Music Interactions" and "eGuide
to Paleoclimates," for example, provide students 24-hour
online access to course materials and interactive resources
that are not as easily presented in class. "Hopkins Paper
Hopper" is an ever-expanding database of computer science
research papers that is kept up-to-date with frequent
developments in the field. "Interactive Case Studies:
Evolution of Structures" provides animated multimedia
analysis of its subject matter, allowing students to study
such topics as the physics of the Eiffel Tower.
The Center for Educational Resources is jointly
sponsored by the Krieger School of Arts
and Sciences, the
Sheridan
Libraries and Hopkins
Information Technology Services.
For more information about the CER or this week's
symposium, go to
www.cer.jhu.edu or contact Cheryl Wagner at
410-516-7181.
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