Roundtable Discussion
Modeling Goals
- S. Jane Fritz, St. Joseph's College, NY
- Mathematics, Computer Science
- Elementary Education: about 700 students
- Good science course for majors
- Developing courses for cs majors
- Ann Cutter, Randolph Community College
- Wants to learn modeling
- Wants to learn how to use modeling
- Mali Hitchinson, Montgomery CC
- One-person science department
- Use of modeling to expand horizons
- New technology on campus, needs to learn how to use it
- Marty McClelland, Business Department, NCCU
- Use of models for business students
- modeling across curriculum
- Abdul Khaliq, WIU
- Different classes with models
- modeling across curriculum
- Arcelia Jeffreys, NCCU Physical Education
- Different classes with models
- better use of technology in education
- Julian Wilder, Adelphi
- Antiguated technology situation
- Need to look at new ways of learning and teaching
- Amal Abu-Shakra, NCCU environmental science
- Modelins in arts and sciences
- modeling in environmental sciences
- Hugh Sanders, Georgia College and State U.
- Changes in the mission of the school
- public liberal arts for GA
- Teach in math and computer science
- Intro to math modling as a new course, a method of presentation
for other courses
- Peter Jarvis, GCSU
- 4500 students on central campus, plus other satellite campuses
- incorporate more modeling and computer work in diffeq class
- Wanting to be a better advisor for students
- Learn use of remote resources through web
- Elizabeth Bennett, GCSU, Biology
- Change over to semester
- Connections between math and biology
- Use of math models to explain concepts in biology
- Model classroom: 24 PC's, projection system, smartboard
- Identify web resources
- Andrew Hargrove, Norfolk State
- 8000 students
- electrical engineering
- computers and modeling in courses: better modeling?
- improve teaching with models
- learning to model, learning to use models
- Bill Barowy, Lesley College, Technology
- scattered campuses, fly-in capability
- modeling environments and tools
- need access to models that cross disciplines (language arts, music?)
- teaching and learning of models, with models
- Jaspar Harris, Geography & Earth Science, NCCU
- Professor, and director of Summer Ventures
- BS in geography and earth sciences, also a new Master's
- Remote sensing and data reduction, GIS
- modeling will help develop computational aspects of GIS
- Yolanda Anderson, Environmental Sciences, NCCU
- Part of a larger team, Center for Environmental Modeling
- Fleshing out educational component of center
- learning about modeling programs like STELLA
- ways to apply models in classroon setting
- more quantitative component
- Ibrahim Salama, Business, NCCU
- Use of computers in business education
- developing course in statistical computing at UNC
- Tun Nyein, Health Education, NCCU
- Integrate Internet resources, to surprise of colleagues
- try to bring "information needs" and "educational technology" together
- Keep abreast with advances in Web technology,
- add advances to "pedagogical repetoire"
- Sahar Zaghloul, U Arkansas
- Use of computers in education
- previously attended workshop in distance education
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