The Electronic Classroom

Peter Watson Physics Dept. Carleton University

Introduction

1. To give a brief rationalization for using the Web to teach
2. To show (very different) examples of how people are using the Web
3. To give a short tutorial on assembling Web notes for a lecture

• The Web as a Metaphor
• Some examples
  1. 75.220 (Intro. to Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  2. 75.502 (Computational Physics) Dean Karlen (see Computers in Physics as a good example of an advanced course)
  3. 69.107 (Elementary Calculus) Angelo Mingarelli (1996: WWW based tutorials and lecture notes
  4. 65.100 Introductory Chemistry Bob Burk (PowerPoint slides, interactive tutorials)
  5. 67.242 Climate Change Tim Paterson
  6. 67.231 Paleontology Tim Paterson WWW "essays" by students in , discussed in Time magazine)
  7. 75.107*/108* Elementary University Physics (P. W., Lyle Campbell)
• Tutorials
• Graphing
• Interactive Physics
• Starting Out
• Galileo 1
• Galileo 2 Pictures and Links
• Galileo 3 Bells and Whistles
• The Future