Title  : NSF 96-77 - Directory of NSF-Supported Undergraduate Faculty
         Enhancement Projects:   Workshops and Short Courses for Undergraduate
         Faculty-Summer 1996, Academic Year  1996-1997
Type   : Program Guideline
NSF Org: EHR / DUE
Date   : April 15, 1996
File   : nsf9677

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

DIRECTORY

of NSF-Supported
Undergraduate Faculty
Enhancement Projects

Workshops and Short Courses
for Undergraduate Faculty

Summer 1996
Academic Year 199697

DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION
AND HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Directory of NSF-Supported
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Projects

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

UFE WORKSHOPS POSTER

NATIONAL CHAUTAUQUA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
National Chautauqua Workshop Program

CHEMISTRY
Summer Course in Polymer Chemistry for College Faculty
LIMSport:  Computer Data Acquisition and Reduction in Chemistry Laboratories
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop in FT-NMR
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshops at the 14th Biennial Conference on
Chemical Education
Instrumentation Workshops for 2-Year College Chemistry Faculty
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry
Regional Molecular Modeling Workshop for College Teachers
Faculty Enhancement Workshops in NMR Spectroscopy
A Series of Workshops in Chemistry
Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology-PACT

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Regional & Global Workshops in Community Computer Networking
Undergraduate Faculty Enrichment in Computer Networks
Parallel Processing in the Undergraduate Curriculum
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshops in Scientific Visualization
Workshop to Promote Course/Curriculum Change Using C++ and the Closed
Laboratory Model
Application of Peer Learning to the Introductory Computer Science Curriculum
A Cognitive-Based Approach to Introductory Computer Science Course
Ada Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum

ENGINEERING
Undergraduate Fiber Optics and Communications for Engineering Technology
Technology Instruction for the 21st Century:  Process and Products
Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education
Three-Dimensional Solids Modeling and Manufacturing Design Workshop for
Lower-Division College Faculty Digital Signal Processing and Applications
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop Electronic Courseware for Enhanced
Learning in an Integrated Classroom/Laboratory Environment Fiber Optic Sensors
and Smart Structures Workshop Enhancement of Faculty Design Capabilities
Undergraduate Faculty Workshop:  Environmental Management Teaching Teachers to
Teach Engineering A Consortium for the Development of Advanced Manufacturing
Education Computer Simulation for Technology Teachers The Economic Principles
of Engineering Design Workshop on Engineering Curriculum Change:  How to
Initiate, Manage, and Assess Curriculum Revisions Product Realization Process
Fiber Optics Technology Education

GEOSCIENCES
GIS for the Twenty-First Century:  Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce
DUE 9553694
A Teaching Mineralogy Workshop
An NAGT Program of Intensive Short Courses to Disseminate Effective and
Innovative Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Geoscience Advanced
Technological Environmental Education Center (ATEEC)

INTERDISCIPLINARY
Human Nature:  Integrating Nature and Nurture
Integrating Curricula through Southwestern Studies:
A Faculty Institute for College Teachers
Scientific, Ethical, and Social Challenges of Contemporary Genetic Technology
Environmental Technology Education Transfer to Native American Tribal Colleges
An Advanced Dimensional Metrology and ISO 9001 Educational Partnership Program
Great Lakes Research Consortium Practicum in Applied Environmental
Problem-Solving:  New Approaches and Techniques for Undergraduate Teaching
Faculty Image Processing Workshops for Science, Math, and Technology Educators
Faculty Development in Interactive Teaching Techniques and the Utilization of
Multimedia

LIFE SCIENCES
A Workshop Approach to Learning Biology
Recombinant DNA Workshops
Biology in Action:  New Approaches to Teaching and Learning Science
Human Genome Diversity:  Student Allele Database
High Quality Biotechnology Education on a Shoestring
Biotechnology in the Classroom and Beyond-Fingerprints to Fermenting
Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied to Evolution, Ecology, and Systemic Biology:  An Extended Laboratory Course
Workshop in PlantAnimal Interactions:  Flowers and Pollinators
Molecular Biology for Teachers of Undergraduate Science
Workshop Biology:  Improving Biology Education for Non-Majors
CSUPERB Faculty Enhancement Workshops

MATHEMATICS
A Symposium/Workshop on Undergraduate Consultancies
Animations, Portfolios, and CD-ROM Technology in Science and Calculus
History of Mathematics and Its Use in Teaching
Maryland Undergraduate Mathematics Enhancement Program II
Faculty Advancement in Mathematics (FAIM)
Technology in Geometry and Abstract Algebra
STATS:  Statistical Thinking with Active Teaching Strategies
Teaching Undergraduate Geometry
Teaching Differential Equations Using a Dynamic System Perspective
Mount Holyoke's Laboratory in Mathematical Experimentation
Multivariable Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic
Points of View
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement in Elementary Preservice Mathematics
Education for 2-Year Colleges Using Graphing Calculators to Enhance the
Teaching of Undergraduate Collegiate Mathematics Earth Math Conference Faculty
Workshops for Implementing Reform of Business Calculus Calculus with Computer
Algebra (Mathematica/Maple) Summer Seminars on Workshop Calculus The AMATYC
Summer Institute Workshop on Calculus, Concepts, Computers, and Cooperative
Learning-C4L Calculus Institute for College Faculty To Extend the South
Central Calculus Coalition (SC3) Teaching with Calculus & Mathematica and
DiffEq & Mathematica on Campus or at a Distance Calculus for a New Century
Workshop Program for Dissemination of Calculus Reform Projects 1996 NYSMATYC
Summer Institute Augmenting the Teaching of Linear Algebra through the Use of
Software Tools (ATLAST) The Geometry of Multivariable Calculus Calculus
Consortium Workshops Fifth Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics
Explorations in College Algebra PHYSICS 2-Year College Physics Faculty
Enhancement Program Teaching Physics Using the World Wide Web:  A Faculty
Enhancement Program for the New England States Conference for New Physics
Faculty Powerful Ideas in Physical Science:  A Model Course 2-Year College
Physics Workshop Project

SOCIAL SCIENCES
Balancing the Introductory Economics Curriculum:  Race, Gender, and Active
Learning Census Data Analysis in College Courses: A Workshop

INTRODUCTION

This 1996 directory informs undergraduate faculty of opportunities available
for their professional development through projects supported by the NSF
Division of Undergraduate Education. Listed are regional and national
workshops, short courses, conferences, and learning activities of novel design
for faculty members in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

Opportunities listed in this Directory will enable faculty members to learn
new experimental techniques and evaluate their suitability for instructional
use, adapt and introduce new content into courses and laboratories,
investigate innovative teaching methods, synthesize knowledge that cuts across
disciplines, and interact intensively with experts in the field and colleagues
who are active scientists and teachers.

The listings are organized by major discipline. Program dates and application
deadlines vary, and some projects may have special selection criteria not
included in the Directory. For such information and application forms,
interested persons are urged to contact the individual identified in the
project listing, not NSF. NSF staff will not have easy access to this
information. In some cases, vacancies develop or lists of alternates are
maintained, so it may prove worthwhile to apply even after a stated deadline.

The information presented in this Directory is based upon that supplied by the
project directors. We hope errors have been kept to a minimum, and we
apologize to all for any inadvertent errors or omissions.

POSTER

To assist you in spreading the word to your colleagues about Undergraduate
Faculty Enhancement workshops, we have included on page iii a poster that we
invite you to copy and put on bulletin boards or in mailboxes. There is a
blank space on the poster where you may note the number of the room in which a
reference copy of this Directory is available. You are welcome to copy any
part of this Directory for dissemination.

WORKSHOPS FOR 1997

The NSF Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement program is actively seeking
scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who are interested in conducting
workshops and short courses in 1997. In addition to national projects, NSF is
also interested in supporting regional coalitions of 2- and 4-year
institutions.

For 1997, projects in two particular areas are especially encouraged. First,
faculty enhancement projects are encouraged that assist faculty just beginning
their academic careers in gaining experience and knowledge about instructional
strategies for effective undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and
technology education. Second, projects are encouraged that would enable
faculty to gain experience with successful programs for preparing graduate
students for roles in undergraduate education, such as teaching assistants,
discussion section leaders, readers, student mentors, and, in some cases, as
future faculty. The faculty participating in those projects then would design
and implement programs at their home institutions.

Individuals who are interested in conducting projects should obtain the
Undergraduate Education Program Announcement and Guidelines, NSF 9610, from
the Forms and Publications Unit, NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,
Virginia 22230. In addition, they may write the Division of Undergraduate
Education, Room 835, NSF at the above address, call 7033061666, or send an
e-mail request to undergrad@nsf.gov. The deadline to apply for support for
projects beginning in 1997 is June 10, 1996.

National Science Foundation
Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement
Workshops in 1996

For information on workshops, please see the 1996 Directory of Undergraduate
Faculty Enhancement Projects (NSF 96-77) available in room                  .

Note the additional opportunities available through the NSF-supported
Chautauqua Workshop Program described on page 11 of the Directory.

Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

PLEASE POST

NATIONAL CHAUTAUQUA WORKSHOP PROGRAM

National Chautauqua Workshop Program
DUE 9554735

Application Deadline: 6 weeks prior to workshop
Date(s) of Workshop:  call contact
Site(s): call contact

The primary aim of the Chautauqua program, supported by the National Science
Foundation, is to enable undergraduate teachers in the sciences to keep
current and relevant. The program provides an annual series of workshops in
which scholars at the forefront of various sciences and engineering have the
opportunity to meet for several days with undergraduate science teachers.
These workshops provide an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new
knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college teachers in ways that
are immediately beneficial to their teaching. Designed to have an impact on
the quality of undergraduate programs in 2- and 4-year institutions, the
program is an essential element in attracting and maintaining an adequate
supply of graduates in science, mathematics, and engineering.

In 1996, 83 different courses are being offered through the Chautauqua
program. Most courses are offered at the field centers or satellite centers
listed below, while a few are offered at special sites. Additional information
about the specific courses being offered and space availability can be
obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.engrng.pitt.edu/~chautauq/ or by
consulting the contact listed.

Courses offered at
FIELD CENTERS
CAL-The California State University
CBU-Christian Brothers University
DAY-University of Dayton
NIU-Northern Illinois University
PITT-University of Pittsburgh
SUSB-SUNY at Stony Brook
TUCC-Temple University
TXA-University of Texas at Austin

SATELLITE CENTERS
ATL-Clark Atlanta University
BOS-Boston Univ., Harvard Univ.
DUKE-Duke University
MAN-American Museum of Natural History
FLOR-Nat. High Magnetic Field Lab, Valencia Com. College
UPR-University of Puerto Rico

SPECIAL SITES

Contact:

Nicholas G. Eror

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
Phone: 6142920365
Fax: 6142921479
E-mail: eror@civeng1.civ.pitt.edu

CHEMISTRY

Summer Course in Polymer Chemistry for College Faculty
DUE 9554697

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 726, 1996
Site(s): Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY  12180

A comprehensive course in polymer chemistry including lectures, discussions,
laboratory work, and field trips is being designed for college faculty who
wish to either incorporate material on polymers into lower-division chemistry
courses or to teach upper-division courses in polymer chemistry. The
pedagogical approach aims to overcome much of the reluctance to consider
polymer chemistry an important aspect of undergraduate training in chemistry.
The course will include polymer synthesis, modification, and molecular level
characterization and physical properties of macromolecules. Biopolymers and
polymer recycling will be included. Contemporary topics in research in polymer
chemistry, such as polymers for microelectronics, biomaterials, and
electronically conducting polymers, will also be discussed. Visits to the
National Plastics Museum in Leominster, MA; Mypro, Inc., in Clinton, MA; and
the General Electric Research and Development Center in Schenectady, NY, are
planned.

Contact:

Sonja Krause
Department of Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY  12180
Phone: 5182768445
Fax: 5182768554
E-mail:  krauss@rpi.edu

LIMSport:  Computer Data Acquisition and Reduction in Chemistry Laboratories
DUE 9455057

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 1996

DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:  May 26June 1, & July 21July 27, 1996
Site(s): Kutztown University,
Kutztown, PA  19530

Two 6-day workshops, each for 20 undergraduate general chemistry teachers,
will introduce participants to the LIMSport program, a cost-effective
implementation of computer data acquisition and reduction in the laboratory.
LIMSport allows direct data acquisition into a spreadsheet. Since standard
hardware and software (Lotus 1-2-3 or an experimental version for Microsoft
Excel) are used, both the program and individual student experiments are
easily shared. Faculty will have hands-on experience with interfacing and an
opportunity to adapt laboratory experiments to the LIMSport format.

Contact:

Edward W. Vitz
Department of Physical Science
Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA  1953
Phone:  6106834443
Fax:  6106831352
E-mail:  vitz@kutztown.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop in FT-NMR
DUE 9554670

Application Deadline:  February 15, 1996
Date(S) OF WORKSHOP:   June 27, 1996
Site(s): Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, MO  64093

A 1-week workshop on introductory FT-NMR will be held for 12 faculty members.
These faculty will come from 2- and 4-year institutions in a seven-state
region including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, and
Iowa. The workshop will consist of lectures, instrument use, and data
analysis. Topics covered will range from introductory nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR) theory to pulse sequences and 2-D NMR. Participants will use a
JOEL 270 MHz FT-NMR, to obtain proton, carbon-13, phosphorous-31, DEPT, COSY,
HETCOR, and other spectra. Each participant will receive a handbook containing
theory, spectra, and specific NMR applications suitable for use in
undergraduate laboratories. The participants will gain an expanded knowledge
of modern NMR techniques and are encouraged to introduce these techniques into
their undergraduate chemistry curriculum.

A follow-up meeting will be held at the Midwest Regional American Chemical
Society meeting in November of 1996. Participant reports on the use of
information from this workshop at their institutions will be collected,
edited, published, and distributed to all institutions of higher education in
the seven-state region.

Contact:

Robert L. Zey
Department of Chemistry
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, MO  64093
Phone: 8165438745
Fax: 8165438006

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement

Workshops at the 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
DUE 9455089

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   August 24, 1996
Site(s): Clemson University
Clemson, SC  29634

Six workshops of 2 or 3 days duration will be held at Clemson University the
weekend prior to the 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. A total
of 108 faculty will attend workshops on Chemical Education Research,
Laboratory Teaching and Assessment, High-field NMR Spectroscopy, X-Ray
Crystallography, Mass Spectrometry, or Polymers and Polymer Processing.

Contact:

William T. Pennington
Department of Chemistry
Clemson University
Clemson, SC  29634
Phone: 8646564200
Fax: 8646566613
E-mail: xraylab@clemson.edu

Instrumentation Workshops for 2-Year College Chemistry Faculty

DUE 9455063

Application Deadline: February 16, 1996

Faculty from 2-year colleges across the United States will be trained on the
theory, techniques, and laboratory use of state-of-the-art chemical
instrumentation in a series of 1-week workshops. This summer, 11 workshops
will be offered. Participants will select instruction from topics including
atomic absorption, flame emission, nuclear magnetic resonance,
Fourier-transform infrared, ultraviolet/visible diode array and gas
chromatography/mass spectroscopies, vapor phase and high-performance liquid
chromatography, computerized data acquisition and treatment, and
electrochemical methods.

Date(s)
Site(s)

June 1621, 1996

George Mason University

June 2429, 1996

University of Dayton

July 28August 2, 1996

Western Washington University

Contact:
Richard F. Jones
Department of Chemistry
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH  45402
Phone:  5132267907
Fax:  5134495164
E-mail:  rjones@sinclair.edu

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry
DUE 9455085

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 1028, 1996
Site(s): Montana State  University
Bozeman, MT  59717

This project consists of a 3-week workshop that gives 20 people hands-on
experience in using modern nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry.
It is now widely accepted that these two techniques are so powerful and
central to chemistry that many institutions instructing undergraduates in
chemistry have acquired this instrumentation or are planning to do so. Since
the techniques are complementary, they are taught in tandem in this workshop;
however, attendees can emphasize one or the other if they wish. Participants
will attend lectures, work in groups, conduct experiments, and devise
exercises. Eminent scientists and major vendors of the instrumentation will
visit the course and discuss academic and industrial uses of the techniques
with participants. Participants will develop instructional modules for use at
their home institutions and will share them with one another at the workshop
and by e-mail. The experience will be reinforced through research groups and
post-workshop instrument time at the host institution.

Contact:
Edwin H. Abbott
Department of Chemistry
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT  59717
Phone:  4069943163
Fax:  4069945407
E-mail:  uchea@earth.oscs.
montana.edu

Regional Molecular Modeling Workshop for College Teachers
DUE 9554634

Application Deadline:  March 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 913, 1996
Site(s): University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA  01003

This 3-year project will offer college faculty in New England and eastern New
York an opportunity to learn about using molecular modeling in their
undergraduate courses. A three-and-one-half-day workshop will be held each
June at the University of Massachusetts, with a follow-up symposium to be held
in January. Participants will gain familiarity with the basic theory and
practical use of molecular mechanics and semi-empirical molecular orbital
calculations and will receive a brief introduction to ab-initio methods. The
workshop will emphasize techniques for teaching and learning undergraduate
chemistry and establishing computational chemistry programs at home
institutions. During the follow-up in January, participants and local
educators will be invited to exchange success stories and discuss methods of
incorporating modeling into undergraduate courses.

Contact:
Beatrice  H. Botch
Department of Chemistry

University of Massachusetts, Amherst    Amherst, MA  01003
Phone: 4135454257
Fax: 4135454490
E-mail: bbotch@chem.umass.edu

Faculty Enhancement Workshops in NMR Spectroscopy
DUE 9554752

NMR Concepts is offering two workshops this summer to improve the ability of
undergraduate faculty to teach nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) courses and to
conduct research. Each workshop will consist of lectures, laboratory sessions,
and problem-solving sessions. There will also be keynote speakers and
classroom presentations by the participants. The workshops will end with
roundtable discussions to aid participants in incorporating their new
knowledge into their courses and research efforts. The first workshop, "NMR
Concepts and Operating Techniques," presents the physical concepts of NMR and
includes spectrometer operation, the Fourier transform, quadrature phase
detection, data treatment, relaxation measurements, and NOEs. The second
workshop, "Intermediate and Advanced Interpretation of 1-D and Basic
Interpretation of 2-D NMR Spectra," reviews the general features of proton and
carbon spectra and then treats the use of relaxation time measurements, proton
decoupling procedures, NOE, and some multinuclear NMR.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"NMR Concepts and Operating Techniques"

July 918, 1996

University of Rhode Island

"Intermediate and Advanced Interpretation of 1-D and Basic Interpretation of
2-D NMR Spectra"

July 30August 8, 1996

University of Rhode Island

Contact:
Daniel D. Traficante
NMR Concepts
Kingston, RI  02881
Phone: 4018742876
Fax: 4018742104
E-mail: nmr_concepts.chm.uri.edu

A Series of Workshops in Chemistry
DUE 9554624

Application Deadline: February 16, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  March 1722, 1996

Georgia State University (GSU) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT)
are offering workshops that will improve the ability of faculty to develop and
teach a modern program in chemistry. The project includes 11 5-day workshops
and two annual reunions of the previous year's participants. Workshop topics
are (1) Advanced Materials Chemistry, (2) Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, (3)
Environmental Chemistry, (4) Mass Spectrometry, (5) Molecular Modeling, (6)
Molecular Orbital Theory, (7) Multidimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy, and (8) Multimedia Techniques in Chemistry. The workshops will
be taught primarily by GSU and GIT faculty; members of the faculty from
Indiana University, the University of Georgia and the University of California
at Irvine will also participate. Several former workshop participants will
serve as assistants in these activities. Prominent specialists from other
institutions and industry will serve as keynote speakers. The reunions are
designed to allow participants to share their experiences in implementing
project material into their curricula. A compilation of the curricular
innovations at participating institutions as a result of the project will be
distributed to all participants. Brief descriptions of the March workshops
follow. Information for the remaining workshops will be available at a later
date.

Multimedia Techniques-This workshop is intended to acquaint participants with
the concepts and tools that are fundamental to the evaluation, uses, and
creation of hypermedia-teaching modules. Special emphasis will be given to the
incorporation of hypertext, full-motion video, and complete graphics into the
classroom. An integrated lab/lecture format will follow.

Environmental Chemistry-The fundamental chemistry of environmental assessment
and how to use the knowledge in everyday situations is the focus of this
workshop. Specific subjects include (1) analytical chemical methods needed to
monitor, control, and study the environment; (2) statistical methods for
establishing adequate criteria for the analytical methods; (3) models
describing systems and subsystems of the environment and the normal values and
trends for environmental contaminants; (4) the effects (especially long-term)
of contaminants on the environment and its inhabitants, including humans; and
(5) the fate of constituents in the environment. Workshop time will be equally
divided between lecture and lab. Morning sessions will be devoted to
theoretical discussions of environmental topics, while the afternoon sessions
are designed to introduce techniques and hands-on experience with computers in
solving environmental problems.

Molecular Modeling-The calculation of molecular structures using methods based
on molecular mechanics is an indispensable technique in chemical research. The
goal of this workshop is to introduce the participant to the theory and
practice of molecular modeling, to a wide variety of software and databases,
and to the advantages of programs that may be used for research and teaching.

Advanced Materials Chemistry-The goal of this workshop is to provide an
approach for the incorporation of materials-related issues into the
undergraduate curriculum and to present current topics in organic and
inorganic material chemistry. The workshop will stress the underlying chemical
principles on which the novel and useful properties of materials are founded
and will present a combination of concepts, case studies, and experiments that
can be used as demonstrations or in laboratory classes. The more advanced
topics will include (1) zeolite catalysts and petrochemicals industry; (2)
ionic conductors for fuel cells, batteries, and sensors; (3) "smart" materials
that respond to stimuli; (4) high Tc superconductors; (5) conducting polymers;
and (6) liquid crystals.

Title(s)
Site(s)

"Multimedia Techniques"

Georgia State University

"Environmental Chemistry"

Georgia State University

"Molecular Modeling"

Georgia Institute of Technology

"Advanced Materials Chemistry"

Georgia Institute of Technology

Contact:

Jerry C. Smith or Cary Lyle
Department of Chemistry
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA  303033083
Phone: 4046513873/4737
Fax: 4046511416
E-mail: chejcs@gsusgi1.gsu.edu

Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology-
PACT

Application Deadline:  March 8, 1996

DUE 9454518

Miami University Middletown, in partnership with major chemical industries in
Ohio and a regional consortium of 2- and 4-year colleges and secondary
schools, is establishing a regional consortium for Chemical Technology
Education. By bringing academic courses into closer touch with current trends
in industrial chemistry, the project is attracting additional students to
careers in chemistry and improving the quality of education of chemical
technicians. PACT is offering six courses.

Chemical Technology Laboratory Development Workshop-During this 3-day session,
12 selected PACT development fellows will develop curricular materials for
modular units in chemical technology for 2-year colleges. Participants will
design and write chemical technology curricula.

Analytical Problemsolving-This course will use discovery-based laboratory
experiments to demonstrate the use of analytical chemistry to solve real-world
problems. Participants will be involved in inquiry-based learning and will
work in cooperative groups on several experiments.

Topics in Biochemistry Technology-This course will provide participants with a
background in both the techniques used in the industrial biotechnology
laboratory and the underlying concepts behind the techniques. Topics that will
be covered include: (1) Recombinant DNA, (2) Isolation and characterization of
nucleic acids, (3) Biochemical characterization of enzyme activity and its
role in the cell, (4) Enzyme purification and preliminary analysis, and (5)
Detailed characterization of enzymatic properties.

Industrial Organic Chemistry-This course addresses modern industrial organic
chemistry, including the oleochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and petrochemicals.
The following components will be addressed: industrial processes involved in
the oleochemical industry; raw material flow from seed to consumer; the
environmental impact of the industry; testing procedures used in the
oleochemical industry; and discussion and lab work on the following issues:
splitting and refining of fats and oils, anatomy of motor oil, surface tension
and how to modify it, and analytical techniques for use with natural products.
The course will also address new drug discovery, testing, formulation,
development, marketing, and ethical approaches to industrial decisionmaking. A
full-day industrial site visit will be used to demonstrate aspects of the
pharmaceutical industry including organic, biochemical, and molecular
biological research; animal and clinical studies; analysis; production; and
packaging.

Polymer Chemistry-Lectures and discussions will focus on characterization and
manipulation of physical properties of polymers; additive analysis, including
HPLC, GC, IC, ICP, UV and wet chemistry; natural and synthetic polymers;
radicals; step-reaction polymerization; ionic polymerization; free radical
polymerization; and the physical properties of particular polymers.
Participants will observe industrial analysis of these physical properties
with DSC, NMR, IR, x-ray diffraction, GPC, rheology and torque rheometry at
Quantum Chemical Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chemical Aspects of Forensic Science-This workshop provides a basic knowledge
of forensic science and the analytical techniques used in solving crimes and
suggestions for integrating forensic science into a chemistry or chemical
technology curriculum. Laboratories will revolve around solving crimes using
common analytical techniques employed in forensic analysis including
spectrophotometry for alcohol analysis, chromatography for lipstick analysis,
over-the-counter drugs and arson residues, and DNA fingerprinting.

Title(s)

Date(s)
Site(s)

"Chemical Technology Laboratory Development Workshop"

May 1618, 1996
Miami University, Middletown, Middletown, OH

"Analytical Problem-Solving"

July 819, 1996
Miami University, Oxford, OH

"Topics in Biochemistry Technology"
July 1519, 1996
Miami University, Oxford, OH

"Industrial Organic Chemistry"
July 2226, 1996
Miami University, Middletown, Middletown, OH

"Chemical Aspects of Forensic Science"

July 2226, 1996
Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, NY

"Polymer Chemistry"
July 2931, 1996
Miami University, Middletown, Middletown, OH

Contact:
Mark Sabo
Department of Chemistry

Miami University, Middletown
4200 East University Blvd.
Middletown, OH  45052
Phone: 5137273372
Fax: 5137273223
E-mail: sabom@muohio.edu

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Regional & Global Workshops in Community Computer Networking
 DUE 9554693

This project addresses the effective use of the Internet and multimedia. The
workshops are geared toward teachers, 2- and 4-year college faculty, community
leaders, and leaders in the local business community.

The workshops in 1996 and 1997 will be expanded from earlier ones held in
1995. They will cover areas in Minnesota, eastern Dakotas, northern Iowa, and
western Wisconsin, using 2-way interactive TV linked to the workshop providers
at Austin College Park. In week 1 of the workshop, a professional
Instructional Designer will work with each team to organize content for
multimedia interactive format. A list of images, sound files, video clips, and
animations will be generated by each group. Student technicians will begin to
storyboard and design images. A read/write Internet directory will be used by
each team to test bed image, sound, and video files. Breakout sessions will
include information on copyrights, file transfer protocol, using the World
Wide Web as a multimedia learning tool, and writing for multimedia. In week 2,
concepts on how to include problem-solving image-based lessons into the
multimedia products will be discussed. Breakout sessions will include an
introduction to multimedia presentation software, Photoshop, nonlinear video
editor, and sound software. In week 3, team members will work with the
authoring software to become familiar with its logic and capabilities. Team
members will work with programmers to drop all files into authoring software.
Time permitting, the final products will be pressed to disk.

Date(s)

Site(s)

June 2428, 1996

July 812, 1996

July 1518, 1996

July 2226, 1996

August 59, 1996

August 1216, 1996

August 1923, 1996

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Interactive TV to Multiple Sites in the Midwest

Contact:

Mike Seymour
Department of Media Telecommunications

Minnesota Riverland Technical College
Austin, MN  55912
Phone: 5074330654
Fax: 5074330665
E-mail: mseymour@rtc.tec.mn.us

Undergraduate Faculty Enrichment in Computer Networks
DUE 9554652

Application Deadline:  May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   August 59, 1996

Site(s): Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  48824

This project focuses on a 1-week summer follow-up workshop on undergraduate
faculty enhancement in the area of computer networks. Twenty computer science
and mathematics faculty, who participated in a 2-week workshop at Michigan
State University (MSU) during the summer of 1994, will be invited back to MSU
for additional training and experiences. Additional interested participants
are encouraged. The 5-day follow-up will involve sessions for assembling and
fine-tuning courseware materials (especially laboratory assignments), sessions
for sharing experiences relative to teaching computer networks, and intensive
laboratory training using software packages designed to enhance teaching
computer networks. The courseware material will be placed on the World Wide
Web for easy access by both participants and the Computer Science community.
Experts in computer networks will be available during the workshop to assist
and talk with participants. As a follow-up of the proposed project, a
quarterly newsletter will be available to participants via the World Wide Web.
Some of the participants will attend the SIGCSE conference to report their
evaluations and lessons learned.

Contact:

Herman  D. Hughes
Department of Computer Science

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  48824
Phone: 5173535152
Fax: 5174321061
E-mail: hughes@cps.msu.edu

Parallel Processing in the Undergraduate Curriculum
 DUE 9554660

Application Deadline:  April 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 314, 1996

Site(s): Illinois State University
Normal, IL  61790

This project provides a 2-week workshop focusing on parallel processing for
faculty from institutions with limited parallel computing equipment. It also
includes follow-through activities during the following academic year. The
workshop covers material on designing and writing parallel programs, parallel
computer architectures, techniques for integrating parallel computing into
computer science courses, and methods and materials for teaching parallel
processing to undergraduate students. The workshop includes a significant
laboratory portion in which participants will have the opportunity to write,
analyze, and compare parallel programs for various parallel computers and
simulators. A portion of the workshop will be devoted to the design of a
parallel processing unit or course to be implemented during the academic year
following the workshop. As part of the workshop, 4 participants from prior
parallel processing workshops at Illinois State University will present the
work that they have done with undergraduate students in parallel processing.

Contact:

Janet D. Hartman
Department of Applied Computer Science

Illinois State Universit
Normal, IL  61790
Phone: 3094387671
Fax: 3094385113
E-mail: hartman@katya.acs.ilstu.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshops in Scientific Visualization
 DUE 9554692

Application Deadline:  June 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   August 1923, 1996

Site(s): Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA  30303

This project provides a summer workshop on scientific visualization. Its role
of scientific visualization as an amplifier (within a discipline) and as a
unifier (across disciplines) will be explored. The workshop organizer will
work with participants to develop curricular materials to be used at the home
institution. Available visualization tools will be described and used in the
workshop. Evaluation of the workshop will be sought from participants at the
conclusion of the workshop and one year after the workshop. The evaluation
will focus on how the workshop helped participants to impart knowledge to
students through new curricular material and/or new methods. The results of
the evaluation will be disseminated to the Computer Science community. For
more information on this workshop, see the World Wide Web home page at
http://www.education.siggraph.org.

Contact:

G. Scott Owen
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA  30303
Phone: 4046512245
Fax: 4046512246
E-mail: sowen@gsu.edu

Workshop to Promote Course/Curriculum Change Using C++ and the Closed
Laboratory Model DUE 9554715

Application Deadline:  May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 2126, 1996

Site(s): University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA  22906

The objective of this workshop is to disseminate material that will assist in
Computer Science (CS) courses and curriculum changes. The keystone of this new
curriculum is a 4-course core sequence that incorporates closed laboratories.
Lecture materials and content support the laboratories. Workshop participants
will be expected to be familiar with C++ and be interested in developing new
curriculum and laboratory material and methods for the early years of CS
education. C++ will be the utility language for this work. Participants will
be supplied with a complete set of software and printed material to carry back
to their home institutions. This will include lecture slides, laboratory
manuals, and teacher's manuals. More important will be the opportunity for
each participant to experience the pedagogical and technical driving forces
for the material. Participants will be able to apply this material when they
return to their CS programs.

Contact:

Jack  W. Davidson
Department of Computer Science

University of Virginia
Charlottesville , VA  22906
Phone: 8049822209
Fax: 8049822214
E-mail: jwd@virginia.edu

Application of Peer Learning to the Introductory Computer Science Curriculum
DUE 9554706

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact

Site(s): Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA  01609

The thrust of this project is to explore problems faced by institutions in
providing a high quality introductory Computer Science (CS) curriculum while
developing strategies to better utilize the potential of student interaction
in the learning process. This project brings together a diverse group of 30 CS
educators for an ongoing process in the application of peer learning to the
introductory areas of CS education. Participants will address the problems of
teaching introductory courses by this peer-learning process. The workshop will
provide a hands-on environment for using and developing activities with this
method. A final report will be produced at a follow-up workshop in the second
year, and will be made widely available to the CS community through the World
Wide Web and professional forums.

Contact:

Craig E. Wills
Department of Computer Science

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester , MA  01609
Phone: 5088315622
Fax: 5088315776
E-mail: cew@cs.wpi.edu

A Cognitive-Based Approach to Introductory Computer Science Course
DUE 9554653

Application Deadline:  April 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 916, 1996

Site(s): University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL  36688

The University of South Alabama and Tuskegee University will conduct two
workshops to train 20 faculty from 2- and 4-year institutions to use a
cognitive-based approach to curriculum development, as applied to Introductory
Computer Science Courses. The first week-long workshop will be held during the
summer of 1996, consisting of 3 major activities. (1) Participants will study
the cognitive-based process using the Bloom taxonomy (levels of learning),
Bruner's spiral approach to learning, Soloway's problem-solving heuristics and
code templates, collaborative learning in structured labs (as described by
Webb), and system theory to provide frequent feedback and control of this
learning process. (2) Participants will study materials from a previously
awarded CCD project and curriculum issues will be covered. (3) Participants
will develop similar material for their home institutions. As follow-up, two
forums will be used; a suitable national forum (e.g. SIGCSE-97), and a weekend
workshop to be held at Tuskegee University in the spring of 1997.

Contact:

David L. Feinstein
School of Computer and Information Sciences

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL  36688
Phone: 3344606390
Fax: 3344607274
E-mail: feinstein@cis.usouthal.edu

Ada Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum
DUE 9554717

Application Deadline: April 12, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 314, 1996

Site(s): Illinois State University
Normal, IL  61790

This project focuses on the integration of Ada as a software development tool
into all levels of the computer science curriculum. The workshop covers
material on software engineering, the design and development of Ada programs,
techniques for integrating software engineering and Ada into computer science
courses, resources and educational materials for using Ada in undergraduate
courses, hands-on lab activities using Ada, and the development of a
curriculum project that utilizes Ada. The workshop contains a significant
laboratory component designed to complement the lecture material and include
classroom-tested lab activities and typical assignments. The first week of the
workshop is based on the traditional paradigm of structured analysis and
design. The second week emphasizes the upper levels of the computer science
curriculum. Object-oriented design and the corresponding features of Ada 95
will be introduced and contrasted to traditional software design and
development. Ada tasks will be introduced as the basis for studying concurrent
programming. Graphics packages and the real-time aspects of Ada programming
will also be introduced. Curriculum activities for the workshop include (1)
the proposal of a curriculum project to be completed during the academic year
following the workshop; (2) discussion groups in which issues, assignments,
and resources for using Ada in an educational setting are explored; and (3)
interaction with an expert on using Ada in the computer science curriculum.

Contact:

Dean  E. Sanders
Department of Applied Computer Science
Illinois State University
Normal, IL  61790
Phone: 3094388016
Fax: 3094385113
E-mail: sanders@katya.acs.ilstu.edu

ENGINEERING

Undergraduate Fiber Optics and Communications for Engineering Technology
DUE 9554725

Application Deadline:  April 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 28, & June 1622, 1996

Site(S): Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA  02115

These workshops will introduce a total of 30 faculty members from community
and undergraduate colleges to this expanding technology in two 1-week
seminars/workshops.  The program is a collaborative effort involving three
community colleges in the Boston area and one 4-year technical college.
Participants will train in the fiber optics laboratory, allowing them to
handle optical fibers and a number of specialized instrumentation and test
equipment developed specifically for fiber optics.  The remaining time will
consist of lectures and simulation and analysis using computers. The basics,
uses, and applications of fiber optics will be emphasized.  No prior knowledge
of fiber optics or communications technology is required.  A 1-week follow-up
session is proposed for the summer of 1997.

Contact:

James J. O'Brien , Jr.
Department of Electronic Technology

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA  0212
Phone: 6172282333
Fax:  6172282082
E-mail: j1obrien@mecm.mass.edu

Technology Instruction for the 21st Century:  Process and Products
DUE 9454613

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 1014, 2428, 1996

Site(s): Queensborough Community College
New York, NY  11364

Multimedia-based curriculum materials are being developed to support
technology education in data acquisition, embedded systems, and multimedia and
high-speed networks. These materials, which include networked laboratory
manuals, and text and student exercises, are available in a modular format to
facilitate their incorporation into technology education courses at other
institutions. A significant evaluation component is included to assess the
effectiveness of the multimedia materials, especially with respect to learning
outcomes for members of underrepresented groups. Two 1-week summer workshops
are being offered to disseminate products completed in the project and to
assist faculty in developing the capability to author effective
multimedia-based materials.

Contact:

Bernard E. Mohr
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Technology

Queensborough Community College
New York, NY  11364
Phone: 7186316344
Fax: 7186318284
E-mail: bemohr@delphi.com

Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education
DUE 9455158

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact
Site(s):  call contact

Workshop objectives are to (1) establish a curricular structure for well
defined, transferable introductory design education in an environment of
diverse institutions, curricula, and students; (2) produce transportable
curricular materials and instructional methods that support effective
"integrated" engineering design education in transfer environments; (3) enable
faculty at a variety of institutions to adopt, implement, and evaluate
exemplary materials and methods suitable for their programs and their
students; and (4) achieve increased enrollment and retention of students,
especially women, minorities, and the physically challenged, in early
engineering design courses. The main goals of the workshop are to transfer
these learning objectives and strategies for achieving them in a variety of
settings and to prepare faculty to adopt materials and methods to use in
classes with diverse student populations.

Contact:
Denny C. Davis
College of Engineering and Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, WA  99164
Phone:  509-335-5593
Fax:  509-335-9608
E-mail:  davis@wsu.edu

Three-Dimensional Solids Modeling and Manufacturing Design Workshop for
Lower-Division College Faculty DUE 9455076

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   Summer 1996
Site(s):  University of Texas, Austin
Austin, TX  78712.

The workshops will be accessible to lower-division faculty from 2- and 4-year
institutions. Topics will include three-dimensional solid modeling techniques,
application of solid model data to design analysis such as mass properties and
finite elements, application of the model data to manufacturing simulation and
rapid prototyping, generation of engineering documentation from the solid
model, and curriculum and laboratory development issues. A highlight of the
workshops will be a short team-design project in which a rapid physical
prototype is derived from a solid model of a mechanical part designed by the
team. The workshops will prepare participants to develop local instructional
material and modern CAD/CAM laboratories that will expose their students to
concurrent engineering design concepts.

Contact:
Ronald E. Barr
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas, Austin
Austin, TX  78712
Phone:  512-471-3008
Fax:  512-471-7683
E-mail:  rbarr@mail.utexas.edu

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Digital Signal Processing and Applications
DUE 9554675

Application Deadline:  April 22, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   August 1216, 1996

Site(s): Roger Williams Institute
Bristol, RI  02809

This workshop will combine both the lecture and laboratory components of
digital signal processing (DSP), with a special emphasis on the laboratory
component, providing the participants with valuable hands-on experiences. The
20 undergraduate faculty participants will implement a wide range of
experiments and mini-projects such as finite and infinite impulse response
filters, adaptive filters, and fast Fourier transform using both simulation
and real-time techniques. Digital signal processors (special-purpose fast
microprocessors) have added a new element to the environment of DSP. These
processors have found their way into a number of applications such as
communications and controls, instrumentation, graphics, speech, and image
processing. They have emerged as a response to the ever-increasing number of
real-time DSP applications. Tools and techniques will be provided.
Participants will learn how software and hardware experiences can motivate
their senior students and how to integrate these experiences into courses at
their home institutions.

Contact:

Rulph Chassaing
School of Engineering

Roger Williams University
Bristol , RI  02809
Phone: 4012543041
Fax: 4012543562
E-mail: rulph@alpha.rwu.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop Electronic Courseware for Enhanced
Learning in an Integrated Classroom/Laboratory Environment DUE 9554687

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact

Site(s): Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA  17837

Workshop participants will learn to design courseware modules for
undergraduate courses in science and engineering classrooms/laboratories.
Participants will learn about an integrated classroom/laboratory environment
that includes computer-controlled instruments, application software for data
acquisition, simulation and data analysis, and some fundamental issues in
learning theory based on the Kolb learning cycle and Bloom's taxonomy. By the
end of the workshop, participants will design and author courseware modules
for use at their home institutions. The modules will be shared with workshop
colleagues and engineering and science departments using the Internet. All
participants will receive hands-on experience with Bucknell University's
Electronic Classroom and several classroom/laboratories equipped with
multimedia PCs, data acquisition and analysis software, simulation tools, and
authoring software. The workshop will also include optional sessions on
several software packages including C/C++ programming, analysis programs such
as MATLAB and Mathcad, and simulation with LabView.

Contact:

Edward J. Mastascusa
Department of Electrical Engineering

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA  17837
Phone: 7175241234 Fax: 7175241822
E-mail: mastascu@bucknell.edu

Fiber Optic Sensors and Smart Structures Workshop
DUE 9554705

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 2226, 1996

Site(s): University of Portland
Portland, OR  97203

This project offers a program for facilitating and enhancing the teaching of
fiber optic sensors and smart structures. The goals of the program are  (1) to
introduce faculty members to these technologies through discussion and
practice, (2) to allow these faculty to consider and discuss how to include
the study of these technologies in their courses and laboratories, and (3) to
collect and distribute participants' experiences in teaching these
technologies. Theory, application, and hands-on exposure will be provided
during the workshop, paying specific attention to sensors of major interest in
engineering, such as force/strain sensors, gyroscopes, electromagnetic
sensors, and chemical sensors. The program consists of a series of
participation events; a summer workshop wherein the technologies will be
introduced both technically and in terms of educational applications; enhanced
interaction among the participants over the following year; and a follow-up
workshop to exchange experiences, as well as updates on the technologies. In
addition, workshop results will be formally disseminated through publications
and workshop presentations.

Contact:

Bruce A. Ferguson
Department of Engineering

University of Portland
Portland, OR  97203
Phone: 5032837428
Fax: 5032837345
E-mail: ferguson@up.edu

Enhancement of Faculty Design Capabilities
DUE 9554696

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact

Site(s): Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX  75275

A series of 2-week summer workshops is being offered for all engineering
disciplines and 2- and 4-year college faculty that intend to or currently
teach design in engineering courses to undergraduate students. The workshops
address design methodologies; design content; design constraints; design
tools; and teaching design through lectures, laboratory sessions, discussion
sessions, and industrial tours. Participants will develop a design plan,
design problems, design projects, and design case studies while working
individually, in single discipline teams, and in multi-discipline teams.
Participants will learn how to implement the course at their home
institutions, and will become a part of a network of design faculty. These
workshops will guide faculty to a different way of thinking, and a freshened
approach to processes and procedures of design synthesis.

Contact:

Charles M. Lovas
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX  75275
Phone: 2147683207
Fax:  2147681473
E-mail: clovas@seas.smu.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Workshop:  Environmental Management
DUE 9554710

Application Deadline:   call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 21August 3, 1996

Site(s): Utah State University
Logan, UT  84322

The objective of this workshop is to present a course and develop a workbook
supporting undergraduate instruction in the critical and wide ranging areas of
environmental management. Problems and solutions generated by an
interdisciplinary team of 20 engineering and applied science faculty invited
to attend the workshop will form the basis of the workbook generated from this
effort. Topics to be included in the workbook:  fundamentals, regulations,
risk assessment/risk communication, pollution prevention, sustainable
development, air/water/solid waste management, hazardous waste management,
indoor air pollution, environmental ethics, environmental justice, ISO14000
and global environmental management. The first draft of the problem workbook
will be prepared during the 2-week summer workshop. The 19961997 academic
year will provide an opportunity for participants to test in the classroom the
effectiveness of the teaching materials provided to them in the workshop. A
3-day follow-up summer session is scheduled to provide an opportunity to
revise, update, and edit the workbook, and to finalize production and
distribution plans for implementation in undergraduate engineering and applied
science curricula. This project is a collaborative effort among Utah State
University, UT, Northern Arizona University, AZ, and Manhattan College, NY.

Contact:

R. Ryan Dupont
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering

Utah State University
Logan, UT  84322
Phone: 8017973227
Fax: 8017973663
E-mail: rdupo@pub.uwrl.usu.edu

Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering
DUE 9554724

Application Deadline:  May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 28August 2, 1996

Site(s): U.S. Military Academy
West Point, NY  10996

 Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering is a 1-week workshop for faculty of
all engineering disciplines. The workshop addresses topics in preparation,
presentation, self-critique, learning models, goals and objectives, advanced
technology, student-teacher relations, testing/grading, advising, legal
aspects of teaching, research, scholarship, and time management. Participants
are expected to prepare and present classes, critique others, apply workshop
material in mini-class environments, and prepare an action plan for their next
term. Workshop participants will work in various size teams to develop
confidence and poise in the classroom. Participants will leave the workshop
with the tools necessary to present logical and thought-provoking
presentations to their students. They are expected to interact with faculty at
their home institution to improve the teaching of others through seminars and
presentations.

Contact:

Jerry W. Samples
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

United States Military Academy
West Point, NY  10996
Phone: 9149382575
Fax: 9149385522
E-mail: ij2887@westpoint_emhz.army.mil

A Consortium for the Development of Advanced Manufacturing Education
DUE 9454569

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   February 17April 27, 1996
  (Fridays and Saturdays)
Site(s): University of Houston College of Technology
Houston, TX  77270

The primary purpose of this project is to create a model technology
educational program beginning with a selected discipline and adapting it to
other engineering technologies. The project is creating a model of
collaboration between secondary schools, 2-year and 4-year colleges,
educational and workforce agencies, professional organizations, and private
industry. This project involves an informal consortium between Houston's
Spring Branch Independent School District, the Northwest College of the
Houston Community College System, the College of Technology of the University
of Houston, and select private industry partners.

The project encompasses (1) a needs assessment of industrial, educational, and
training requirements; (2) curriculum development at the secondary, 2-year
college, and 4-year college levels; (3) faculty/student development through
educational and industry mentor/apprenticeship opportunities; and (4) an
evaluation of project performance.

Contact:

Bartlett M. Sheinberg

Houston Community College
Houston, TX  77270
Phone:  7137185740
Fax:  7135786149
E-mail: sheinberg_b@hccs.cc.tx.us

Computer Simulation for Technology Teachers
DUE 9553687

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact

Site(s): Northern Illinois University
De Kalb, IL  60115

This project is developing a sophisticated interactive computer simulation
software package to supplement and complement hands-on welding laboratory
experiences for welding technology students. The project integrates the
development of instructional media, teacher enhancement, and instrumentation
and laboratory improvement via a coalition of Northern Illinois University and
Rock Valley College. The goals of the project are to enhance students'
understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of advanced welding technology;
to minimize laboratory-related costs, hazards, and environmental pollution; to
motivate teachers via application of computer simulation and research
participation; and to attract women and minorities into advanced technology
programs. The project complements future research and development activities
leading to "Advanced Technology Labs on Disk."

Contact:

Xueshu Song
Department of Technology
Northern Illinois University
De Kalb, IL  60115
Phone: 8157531345
Fax: 8157533702
E-mail: song@ceet.niu.edu

The Economic Principles of Engineering Design
DUE 9554688

Application Deadline:  call contact
date(s) of workshop: June 2022, & November 35, 1996
site(s):  George Washington University (Alexandria campus) and Salt Lake City,
UT

Each 3-day workshop will present new teaching insights regarding the inclusion
of economics in engineering design. These innovative approaches will offer a
refreshing approach to integrating economic principles into the nascent stages
of the life cycle where the impact of engineering design on subsequent product
cost is enormous. Course instructors will work intensively with workshop
participants. Participants will interact through group exercises and hands-on
computer experience.

Enrollment will be limited to 25 participants per workshop. The workshop will
be complemented by a 1-day follow-up workshop in 1997 in which participants
will report on their success in implementing workshop materials at their home
institutions.

Contact:

William G. Sullivan
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone: 5402316655
Fax: 5402313322
E-mail: sullivan@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu

Workshop on Engineering Curriculum Change:  How to Initiate, Manage, and
Assess Curriculum Revisions DUE 9554714

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop: June 1996

Site(s): Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

A workshop focusing on the process for initiation, management and assessment
of significant curriculum changes within undergraduate engineering programs
will be presented. Participants will be provided with (1) lessons learned
elsewhere and (2) plans and guidance for how to implement curriculum changes
in their own schools.

Reforming has proven difficult except for occasional courses with existing
programs. This workshop is not intended to prescribe necessary changes to
engineering curricula, but to focus on how to achieve such changes as insuring
faculty "buy-in," assessing budgetary impacts, and organizing committees.
Participation will be sought from a broad range of engineering schools.
Written materials developed for the workshop will be available in hard copy
and via the World Wide Web.

Contact:
Chris T. Hendrickson
Carnegie Institute of Technology

Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
Phone: 4122682478
Fax: 4122687813
E-mail: cth@cmu.edu

Product Realization Process
DUE 9554740

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop: June 2428, 1996

Site(s): University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Lowell, MA  01854

This program is intended to discuss the latest developments and progress in
the field of product realization. The materials presented can be taught
directly in product-realization courses or can be incorporated as modules in
manufacturing-engineering-centered curricula. Several tools and methods widely
used for product realization will be presented and discussed with classroom
notes and lectures, software demonstrations, and laboratory exercises. Several
case studies illustrating product realization will be presented. Leading
product-realization advocates will share their expertise with participants
through an open forum and plant tours. Registration for the seminar is limited
to 40 participants and applications will be accepted on a "first come, first
serve" basis.

Contact:
Sammy G. Shina
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Lowell, MA  01854
Phone: 5088776109 (h); 5089342590 (o)
Fax: 5088777071
E-mail: shinas@woods.uml.edu

Fiber Optics Technology Education
DUE 9553762

A series of 2-day workshops, summer workshops, and technical assistance
sessions are being conducted over a period of 30 months. The project is
designed to increase the number of high school teachers and 2-year-college
faculty who have the expertise to include fiber optics and related topics in
their science/technology programs. The project includes faculty enhancement,
curriculum development, and laboratory improvement. There is significant
participation from industry.

Date(s)

Site(s)

March 89, 1996

Norwalk Community Technical College

March 2223, 1996

Massafoit Community College, Canton, MA

July 1519, 1996

Wentworth Inst. of Technology, Boston, MA

July 2226, 1996

Wentworth Inst. of Technology, Boston, MA

Contact:

Fenna Hanes

New England Board of Higher Education
Boston, MA  02111
Phone: 6173579620
Fax: 6173381577
E-mail: fhanes@mecn.mass.edu

GEOSCIENCES

GIS for the Twenty-First Century:  Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce
DUE 9553694

Application Deadline:  February 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 1028, 1996

Site(s):  Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN  47809

During a 3-week summer session and guided application at their home
institution, participants will gain familiarity with Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) software, the range of applications and workforce opportunities,
and techniques for incorporating GIS into community college programs. (An
optional 5-week advanced GIS course will be offered in 1997.) The 3-week
summer session will provide participants a well-rounded introduction to GIS
concepts and technology. It will include hands-on training in GIS systems;
experience with project design; and discussion of GIS application, management,
curriculum, and workplace issues. Related technologies of remote sensing and
global positioning systems will be introduced. GIS professionals will help
participants gain understanding of the GIS workplace.

Contact:
William A. Dando
Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN  47809
Phone: 8122377929
Fax: 8122378029
E-mail: geogis@scifac.indstate.edu

A Teaching Mineralogy Workshop
DUE 9554635

Application Deadline:   February 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:    June 2230, 1996
Site(s): Smith College
Northampton, MA  01063

This training workshop is designed to develop a variety of hands-on,
discovery-oriented laboratory exercises in mineralogy. The goals of the
workshop are to develop new materials to make mineralogy more accessible and
relevant to our students, and to develop these exercises in accord with modern
learning theory. Five different types of learning activities are included:
field experiences, "dry labs" (mineral identification, crystal structures),
"wet labs" (experimental exercises such as crystal growing), analytical
exercises (using XRD and SEM), and computer-assisted learning (modeling
programs). Selected participants will present model activities at the
workshop; the other participants will rotate through 16-20 of these new lab
exercises. All participants will develop at least one new exercise to be
field-tested at their home institutions. These exercises will be compiled and
submitted for publication to the Mineralogical Society of America.

Contact:

John B. Brady
Department of Geology
Smith College
Northampton, MA  01063
Phone: 4135853953
Fax: 4135853786
E-mail: jbrady@science.smith.edu

An NAGT Program of Intensive Short Courses to Disseminate Effective and
Innovative Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Geoscience DUE 9554633

The National Association of Geology Teachers (NAGT) is developing a program to
disseminate effective and innovative strategies for teaching geoscience. The
2-year program has four components:  (1) three 1-day short courses on
effective teaching offered each year at meetings of professional geoscience
societies; (2) one annual 4-day summer workshop on re-designing an
introductory or upper-level geoscience course in the context of educational
reform; (3) opportunities for continuing discussions among participants via an
electronic list server and alumni reunions at meetings of professional
geoscience societies; and (4) a teaching resource book of successful and
innovative strategies for teaching geosciences. The short courses and
workshops will introduce participants to teaching techniques that promote
active learning, stimulate them to look critically at the design of effective
learning environments, and provide opportunities for discussions about
teaching. Participants will learn the value of making changes in their
teaching strategies, and will obtain examples of model assignments.

Date(s)
Site(s)

October 26, 1996

National Geological Society of America Meeting, Denver, CO

December 1996

National American Geophysical Union Meeting

Dates of other activities to be announced.

Contact:

R. Heather Macdonald
Department of Geology

College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: 8042212469
Fax: 8042212464
E-mail: rhmacd@facstaff.wm.edu

Advanced Technological Environmental Education Center (ATEEC)
DUE 9454638

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 5, 1996
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:  June 1728, 1996

Site(s): The Center for Energy and Environmental Education
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Each year, the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center sponsors the
ATEEC Fellows Institute, held at The Center for Energy and Environmental
Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Science, mathematics, and
environmental technology teachers from high schools and community colleges
nationwide are selected for this annual institute. The fellows guide ATEEC in
issues and activities related to evaluating and improving environmental
technology curricula. Fellows will be asked to define high school math,
science, and technical requirements for entry into 2-year environmental
programs; develop a model course sequence for high school students entering
2-year programs; develop curricular models for a range of 2-year environmental
technology programs; and define components of successful 2+2+2 articulation
programs.

Contact:
Diane Gere or Cindy Lake at

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Phone: 3193440357
E-mail: dgere@eiccd.cc.ia.us
or clake@eiccd.cc.ia.us

or Edward Brown
Department of Biology
Phone: 3192732645
Fax: 3192735815
E-mail: browne@uni.cobra.edu

INTERDISCIPLINARY

Human Nature:  Integrating Nature and Nurture

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 8August 16, 1996
Site(s): Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH  03755

This is a 6-week summer institute designed for faculty who are planning to or
are presently offering an interdisciplinary course integrating recent research
in the life sciences with some field or fields in the social sciences or
humanities. Visiting lecturers include Robert Trivers, Evelyn Fox Keller, Jean
Bethke Elshtain, Frans de Waal, Jeanne Altmann, Michael Gazzaniga, Michael T.
McGuire, George Moore, Jane Lancaster, and Robert Frank. Preference will be
given to teams of two (or rarely three) applicants in different fields who
plan to teach an undergraduate course together. Organized by the Gruter
Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, this institute is limited to 25
participants and provides a weekly stipend.

Contact:
Roger D. Masters
Department of Government

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH  03755
Phone: 6036461029
Fax: 6036462152
E-mail: gruter.institute@dartmouth.edu

Integrating Curricula through Southwestern Studies:
A Faculty Institute for College Teachers

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 15August 9, 1996
Site(s): Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX  78666

This 4-week institute, presented by the Center for the Study of the Southwest,
will investigate how to break down the compartmentalization of traditional
university disciplines using regional studies courses that draw upon the
unique cultural, social, artistic, and physical nature of the greater
Southwest. Faculty will include Francine Carraro, Dan Flores, Frederick
Gehlbach, Don Graham, Jaime Meja, Scott Slovic, Terry Tilton, and David
Weber. Participants will be chosen primarily from 2- and 4-year colleges and
universities in the greater Southwest and others who have research and
teaching interests in Southwestern Studies. This institute is limited to 25
participants and provides a weekly stipend.

Contact:
Mark Busby
Director of the Center for the Study
of the Southwest
Department of English

Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX  78666
Phone: 5122452232
Fax: 5122457462
E-mail: MB13@swt.edu

Scientific, Ethical, and Social Challenges of Contemporary Genetic Technology

Application Deadline: March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 7August 2, 1996

Site(s): University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416

This institute is an intensive examination of the political, social, ethical,
and methodological issues presented by contemporary genetic technology.
Leading figures from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences will
attempt to bridge the gap between the "two cultures" of science and ethics and
to have a powerful impact on the way participants teach their courses in the
future. Faculty include Garland E. Allen, Wylie Burke, Carl F. Cranor, Leslie
Gregg-Jolly, Philip Kitcher, Diane Paul, and Kimberly Quaid. Application
decisions will be based on the projected impact of the institute on the
applicants' teaching. Priority will be given to teams of two or more that
include both scientists and non-scientists from the same institution. This
institute is limited to 25 participants and provides a weekly stipend.

Contact:
David Magnus
Phibbs Professor of Ethics and Science
Department of Philosophy

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416
Phone: 2067563208
Fax: 2067563500
E-mail: dmagnus@ups.edu

Environmental Technology Education Transfer to Native American Tribal Colleges
DUE 9454633

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact
Site(s): Southwest Indian Polytechnical College
Albuquerque, NM

Because Native American tribes need to know how to measure and analyze their
own environmental risks, a technologically educated and trained Native
American environmental workforce is needed. A project is creating and
implementing an interdisciplinary environmental technology associate degree
curriculum for tribal colleges and other community colleges responsible for
educating American Indians.  The curriculum focuses on those technologies used
for environmental monitoring, site assessment, solid waste management, and
pollution prevention. The pilot group of tribal and tribally related colleges
includes Navajo Community College, Northern New Mexico Community College,
Crownpoint Institute of Technology, and Southwest Indian Polytechnic
Institute. Baseline data on the tribal colleges are being gathered, and the
program's progress will be evaluated over a 3-year period. This workshop will
serve to monitor the progress of the project as well as to develop insight
into how the project should be further developed by holding open meetings for
interested faculty.

Contact:
Karl F. Topper
Mesa State College
1175 Texas Avenue
Grand Junction, CO  81501
Phone:
3032481618
Fax: 3032481324
E-mail:

An Advanced Dimensional Metrology and ISO 9001 Educational Partnership Program
DUE 9553684

Application Deadline:  March 31, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 712, 1996
Site(s): Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI  53704

Madison Area Technical College, in partnership with the Ford Motor Company,
will offer a summer institute in metrology, the science of measurement.
Metrology experts will help math, science, and technology instructors bring
their subjects to life with real-world problems and practical math and science
applications. Collaborators include Brown & Sharpe, Giddings & Lewis Machine
Tool Company, the University of Wisconsin Center for Quality, and four
community colleges in the United States and Canada. Participants will develop
a metrology module for use at associate degree and secondary levels and open a
continuing dialogue with academic and industrial metrologists.

Contact:
Jane Breun
Department of Science

Madison Area Technical College
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, WI  53704
Phone: 6082466259
Fax: 6082466806
E-mail: jkb8030@madison.tec.wi.us

Great Lakes Research Consortium Practicum in Applied Environmental
Problem-Solving:  New Approaches and Techniques for Undergraduate Teaching
Faculty DUE 9554722

Application Deadline: March 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop: May 31June 22, 1996
Site(s): SUNY, Oswego
Oswego, NY  13126

The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) will immerse 20 undergraduate
faculty in a 3-week summer practicum demonstrating environmental
problem-solving as an effective teaching strategy to stimulate interest in
environmental science. Participants will learn environmental analysis
techniques and prepare environmental impact statements (EIS) for a
hypothetical development project in a contaminated harbor of Lake Ontario.
Special topics will include the theories and applications of cascading trophic
interactions and particle-size spectra in community ecology; analytical
methods for determining toxic chemical concentrations in sediments and fishes;
and the use of microcomputers for massbalances and bioenergetics modeling of
large lake systems. Participants will return to their home institutions with
expanded and updated professional skills, and new strategies, methods, and
techniques for improving undergraduate education and addressing environmental
problems in local communities.

Contact:
Jack Manno
College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Great Lakes Research Consortium
State University of New York
Albany, NY  12222
Phone: 3154706816
Fax: 3154706970
E-mail: jpmanno@mailbox.syr.edu

Image Processing Workshops for Science, Math, and Technology Educators
DUE 9454520

The Center for Image Processing in Education is offering workshops to
introduce educators to the powerful technology of digital image processing.
The 5-day Basic Workshop is designed for educators who wish to learn the
fundamental theory, techniques, and applications of image processing.
Instructors learn how to enable students to create, display, enhance, and
analyze digital images using state-of-the-art tools and data sets. The 5-day
Advanced Workshop focuses on advanced techniques, with emphasis on image
creation, activity development, and student research. This workshop is
designed for instructors who have already taken a Basic Workshop and wish to
enhance their image processing knowledge and skills. The 1-day Refresher
Workshop is for educators who want to review and update their image processing
skills and is designed for those who have already taken a Basic or Advanced
Workshop.

One hour of graduate credit is available to Basic and Advanced Workshop
participants from the University of Arizona for an additional fee. Up to three
Continuing Education Units are also available through the University of
Arizona.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"Basic Workshop"

June 1721, 1996

Tucson, AZ

"Basic Workshop"

June 2428, 1996

Baltimore, MD

"Basic Workshop"

July 812, 1996

San Diego, CA

"Basic Workshop"

July 1317, 1996

Orlando, FL

"Basic Workshop"

July 2226, 1996

Orlando, FL

"Basic Workshop"

July 29August 2, 1996

Seattle, WA

"Basic Workshop"

August 59, 1996

Seattle, WA

"Basic Workshop"

August 1216, 1996

Tucson, AZ

"Advanced Workshop"

July 1317, 1996

Orlando, FL

"Refresher Workshop"

July 18, 1996

Orlando, FL

Contact:
Melanie Magisos or Kris Rees

Center for Image Processing in Education
Tucson, AZ  85712
Phone: 18003229884
Fax: 5203270175
E-mail: IPKris@aol.com

Faculty Development in Interactive Teaching Techniques and the Utilization of
Multimedia

DUE 9554664

Application Deadline:  March 31, 1996

These workshops will train faculty in the integration of new teaching
techniques that utilize interactive methods, personal computers, and
multimedia. Thirty participants will be selected from 2- and 4-year colleges
within the New York metropolitan area that have large enrollments of students
from underrepresented groups. Participants will be required to submit a plan
for dissemination as a condition for acceptance into the project. The options
under this plan are: (1) present the results of implementing teaching methods
at one of six dissemination seminars; (2) present techniques learned from the
activities of the project to faculty at the participant's home institution; or
(3) mentor two faculty members at the participant's home institution in the
teaching techniques learned from the project.

Title(s)

Date(s)
Site(s)

"The Diverse Classroom" and "Multimedia 1-Personal Computer in the Learning
Process"

April 1214, 1996
Long Island University, CW Post Campus

"Interactive Learning" and "Multimedia 2-Multimedia as a Pedagogic Tool (I)"

June 79, 1996
Long Island University, Southampton Campus

"Case Method Instruction" and "Multimedia 3-Multimedia as a Pedagogic Tool (II)"

October 1113, 1996
Long Island University, CW Post Campus

Contact:
Anthony DePass
Department of Biology
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY  11201
Phone: 7184881487
Fax: 7184881465
E-mail: adepass@hornet.liunet.edu

LIFE SCIENCES

A Workshop Approach to Learning Biology
DUE 9354813

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 2230, 1996
Site(s):  Beloit College
Beloit, WI  53511

The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium will offer a national workshop for college
biology educators, research scientists, and researchers in science education.
This workshop will focus on the utilization, extension, and development of
research and open-ended research-like materials for use in undergraduate
biology education. Participants will be expected to be familiar with the
BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium philosophy of engaging students in the
formulation of research questions, in long-term strategic problem solving, and
in professional persuasion of peers. Central to their discussion will be a
comparison of the relative role of and development of wet labs, field labs,
computer simulation, and professional tools. The participants will work in
teams from multiple institutions and will be expected to continue to interact.
The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium staff will facilitate the follow-up with
participants and seeking avenues for the publication/sharing of materials and
ideas developed by the participants.

Contact:
John Jungck or Patti Soderberg
Department of Biology
Beloit College
Beloit, WI  53511
Phone:  6083632743/2012
Fax:  6083632052
E-mail:  bioquest@beloit.edu or soderber@beloit.edu

Recombinant DNA Workshops
DUE 9455068

ApplICATION DEADLINE:  call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: July 2226, & August 59, 1996
Site(s):  University of California, Davis
Davis, CA  95616

These workshops introduce faculty to the science and methodologies of
biotechnology and how this material can be taught in the classroom. These two
programs draw on the faculty and facilities of UC Davis, a leader in
experimental biology. Introduction to Recombinant DNA:  A Laboratory Workshop
(July 2226) is open to current community college science instructors. The
Advanced Summer Molecular Biology Institute (August 59, 1996) is open to
current community college science instructors with some previous experience in
molecular biology.

Contact:
George Bruening
Department of Life Sciences
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA  95616
Phone:  9167573045
Fax:  9167532697
E-mail:  gebruening@ucdavis.edu

Biology in Action:  New Approaches to Teaching and Learning Science
DUE 9554637

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   May 2225, 1996
Site(s): Radford University
Radford, VA  24142

Radford University will host a 5-day conference for approximately 55 to 60
college biology teachers. The focus is introductory biology courses for majors
and non-majors. The primary objectives of the conference are threefold. First,
it will serve as a forum for presenting curricular innovations in biology
teaching. Participants will explore these new approaches through hands-on
workshops, group discussions, and critiques. As a result, the conference will
promote adaptation and adoption of model activities that have proven
successful at various colleges and universities around the country. Second,
the conference will provide a forum for participants to share their own
laboratory and classroom activities. This will be accomplished through poster
sessions, group discussions, and collaborative work sessions. Finally, the
conference will provide a vehicle for establishing and strengthening informal
information networks linking committed biology teachers throughout the
country. Using conference activities as a springboard, participants will
contribute to a volume of new teaching materials. This informal publication
will be distributed to all conference participants and other interested
biology teachers and may serve as a basis for a more formal publication
highlighting innovative approaches to teaching the life sciences at the
undergraduate level.

Contact:

Joel B. Hagen
Department of Biology
Radford University
Radford, VA  24142
Phone: 5408315143
Fax: 5408316615
E-mail: Jhagen@runet.edu

Human Genome Diversity:  Student Allele Database
DUE 9455075

This workshop introduces an experiment for use in first-year biology classes.
The experiment uses the powerful new technique of polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) to demonstrate the variable nature of human DNA. This workshop is aimed
at faculty from 2- and 4-year institutions. Other topics include Mendelian
inheritance, Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, molecular evolution, and transposable
elements.

Date(s)

Site(s)

February 2325, 1996

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

April 1921, 1996

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

April 2729, 1996

Howard University, Washington, DC

Contact:
Mark V. Bloom
DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Cold Spring Harbor, NY  11724
Phone:  5163677240
Fax:  5163673043
E-mail:  darwin@cshl.org

High Quality Biotechnology Education on a Shoestring
DUE 9553720

Application Deadline:  January 18, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 15August 2, 1996
SITE(S): Germantown, MD

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is providing the
opportunity to be a summer workshop participant or field tester for the
NABT/Life Technologies, Inc. partnership. During the summer of 1996, 2-year
college and high school faculty will "alpha test" new biotechnology teaching
materials during a 3-week workshop. Activities from this workshop will be
refined, reviewed for scientific accuracy and pedagogy, and field-tested
nationwide during the 199697 school year by workshop participants and
teachers. These activities will assist 2-year colleges and secondary schools
with limited budgets to provide future technicians and scientists with an
excellent background in the techniques and concepts of biotechnology. Emphases
are being placed on the role of biotechnology in the future of the human
environment and medicine, and the effect of biotechnology on preservation of
plant species and enrichment of agriculture. Project results will be
disseminated through training and in-service workshops at the national, state,
regional, and local level.

Contact:

Kathleen Frame

National Association of Biology
Teachers
Reston, VA 22090
Phone: 18004060775
Fax: 7034355582
E-mail: kframe@capaccess.org

Biotechnology in the Classroom and Beyond-Fingerprints to Fermenting
DUE 9454642

Application Deadline: April 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop: July 29August 9, 1996
Site(s): Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA  01730

This workshop will stress hands-on biotechnology activities that can be used
at low expense in the classroom. These activities will cover the following
subjects:  fermentation, chromatography, spectrophotometry, microbiology,
tissue culture, DNA fingerprinting, and bioethics. In addition, participants
will have the opportunity to learn sophisticated techniques using
state-of-the-art equipment. The workshop will include a visit to a local
biotechnology company. Faculty involved in biotechnology training programs
will have an opportunity to share ideas and learn from one another.

Contact:
Jessie W. Klein
Department of Science
Middlesex Community College
Spring Road
Bedford, MA  01730
Phone: 6172803862
Fax:  6172752254
E-mail: kleinj@admin.mcc.mass.edu

Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied to Evolution, Ecology, and Systemic
Biology:  An Extended Laboratory Course DUE 9554685

Application Deadline: May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  August 416, 1996
Site(s): San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132

This project provides an intense 12-day laboratory short course in Molecular
Genetics & Evolutionary Biology in the summer, a 4-day follow-up session in
January, and ongoing technical and material support, for each of the next 2
years. Twenty-two faculty from community colleges, 4-year liberal arts
colleges and universities, comprehensive universities, and research
universities will attend. Participants will learn the fundamentals of
molecular biology through the presentation of lectures and demonstrations.
They will also conduct a series of experiments to develop skills in polymerase
chain reaction amplification, restriction enzyme analysis, and various gel
separation techniques. In small research groups, the participants will
investigate thematic research projects. Seminar speakers will discuss their
research on prokaryote, vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant systems, and their
application of molecular techniques. Faculty will learn to access the genomes
of natural populations from a variety of taxa and thus create unique
laboratory curricula at their own institutions. After the summer course the
San Francisco State University faculty and Instructional Support Technicians
will support participants by telephone, e-mail, and World Wide Web in the
incorporation of these techniques and analysis into undergraduate instruction.
The workshop will be followed by a 4-day winter conference. Materials will be
developed for laboratory modules and exercises for use in undergraduate
courses preparatory for teaching the primary and secondary grades.

Contact:

Trish Anderson
Department of Biology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132
Phone: 4153381305
Fax: 4153380927
E-mail: fbayl@sfsu.edu or
trisan@sfsu.edu

Workshop in PlantAnimal Interactions:  Flowers and Pollinators
DUE 9554745

Application Deadline: April 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  August 923, 1996

Site(s): Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Crested Butte, CO  81224

This workshop will use flowers and pollinators to investigate a variety of
perspectives on plant-animal interactions and pollination biology. The
workshop will include a mixture of lectures, laboratory and field work, and
short individual research projects. Pollination biology and plant reproductive
biology can be approached from a wide range of disciplines, which make them
excellent topics for a variety of undergraduate courses and research projects.

Contact:

David Inouye
Department of Zoology

University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742.
Phone: 3014056946
Fax: 3013149358
E-mail: di5@umail.umd.edu

Molecular Biology for Teachers of Undergraduate Science
DUE 9554731

Application Deadline:  February, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 616, 1996
Site(s): New York University
New York, NY  10012

The Faculty Resource Network-a 28 member award-winning consortium that links
14 liberal arts colleges, 12 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and
one predominantly minority institution with New York University-is initiating
a 3-year faculty enrichment program that focuses on teaching introductory and
advanced undergraduate courses in molecular and cellular biology and
developing innovative laboratory techniques. Two summer residential workshops
form the centerpiece of the program. The first workshop, in 1996, will focus
on introductory molecular biology courses and the second, in 1997, on advanced
molecular biology courses. The workshops will introduce faculty to the latest
methods and techniques of molecular biology and explore new means of teaching
biology. Participants will produce a curricular packet for classroom
application, including summaries of major lecture themes, laboratory
experiments, relevant bibliographical materials, and teaching strategies.

During the academic years following each summer workshop, a series of local
campus-based colloquia will be held at the home institutions. Workshop
participants will lead these colloquia and will have an opportunity to share
their new knowledge and teaching techniques with colleagues. Publications
summarizing the curricular and pedagogical methods will be published and
distributed to the 600 Network faculty members. In Summer 1998, the program
will conclude with a 3-day conference at Spelman College. At the conference,
program participants will make presentations on the curricular and pedagogical
innovations they have tested in their classrooms to an audience of scientists
from Network institutions and beyond.

Contact:

Neville R. Kallenbach
Department of Chemistry

New York University
New York, NY  10012
Phone: 2129988757
Fax:  2122607905
E-mail: kallnbch@is.nyu.edu

Workshop Biology:  Improving Biology Education for Non-Majors
DUE 9455145

Application Deadline:  April 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  July 26August 2, 1996
Site(s):  University of Oregon, Eugene
Eugene, OR  97403

The Workshop Biology project offers an effective approach to teaching
non-biology majors biology, as well as a set of principles and processes for
continuously improving teaching. This workshop will offer participants
hands-on experiences with innovative teaching, assessment, and course
development strategies; time to work on modifying and adapting teaching
strategies to fit participants' own needs and contexts; and opportunities to
share ideas and experiences and establish collaborative relationships with
other participants and workshop facilitators.

Contact:
Deborah Morris
Department of Biology
University of Oregon, Eugene
Eugene, OR  97403
Phone:  5413465092
Fax:  5413466056
E-mail:  dmorris@oregon.uoregon.edu

CSUPERB Faculty Enhancement Workshops
DUE 9455101
DUE 9353952

This program, sponsored by the California State University Program for
Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB), is designed to promote
updated, current instruction in molecular life sciences and biotechnology at
the undergraduate level. The program offers summer workshops in molecular life
sciences and biotechnology for community college and comprehensive university
faculty. There will be two workshops in Molecular Biology for the
Inexperienced, aimed primarily at faculty teaching lower-division courses. Our
companion program of Advanced Faculty Enhancement Workshops will offer the
Recombinant DNA and PCR Workshop and the Molecular Approaches to Immunology
Workshop in the summer of 1996. Follow-up sessions will be coordinated with
the annual CSUPERB Symposium and Conference held at the Cal-Poly, Pomona
campus in January, 1997. This coordinated approach is designed to lead to
stronger liaisons between community college and CSU faculty in the molecular
life sciences, and to improve instruction in the molecular life sciences at
the lower-division level.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"Molecular Biology for the Inexperienced Workshop"

June 1728, 1996/July 819, 1996
California State University, Stanislaus/San Francisco State University

 "Molecular Approaches to
Immunology Workshop"

July 1728, 1996
California State University, Long Beach

 "Recombinant DNA and PCR Workshop"
July 819, 1996
San Diego State University

Contact:

Crellin Pauling
Department of Biology

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132
Phone: 4153382836
Fax: 4153382295
E-mail: cpauling@sfsu.edu

MATHEMATICS

A Symposium/Workshop on Undergraduate Consultancies
DUE 9554657

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  May 31June 1, 1996
Site(s): Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI  53233

This project promotes undergraduate work on real-world problems culled from
sources outside the academic environment. Funds will support a
workshop/symposium on undergraduate consultancy programs designed to bring
together those with experience in consultancy programs; those who wish to
start such programs; and representatives from industry, business, and
government. Not only is there growing evidence of the educational merit of
such activity, but it has the added advantage of tying more closely the
non-academic world with the world of undergraduate mathematics. This fosters a
greater appreciation for the applicability of mathematics in problem solving.
This workshop will take an important first step in extending the opportunity
offered by consultancy work, in a curricular context, to a much wider
population of undergraduates.

Contact:
Robert  J. Fraga
Department of Mathematics
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Shreveport, LA  71115
Phone: 3187975319
Fax: 3187975358
E-mail: rfraga@pilot.lsus.edu

Animations, Portfolios, and CD-ROM Technology in Science and Calculus
DUE 9554672

Application Deadline:  April 29, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  May 2831, & June 37, 1996
Site(s): CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY  10007

This project provides summer workshops that emphasize students working in
groups and the use of computer graphers and computer algebra systems to create
written honors projects and animated calculus movies. One workshop is for
technologically inexperienced faculty and focuses on the preparation of
collaborative computer portfolios in Science and the Calculus sequence. The
second workshop is for faculty more experienced in technology. Two 1-day
workshops each year are scheduled for follow-up activities.

Contact:

Patricia R. Wilkinson
Department of Mathematics
CUNY Borough of Manhattan
Community College
New York, NY  10007
Phone: 2123468531
Fax: 2123468550

History of Mathematics and Its Use in Teaching

DUE 9455088

Application Deadline:  March 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 321, 1996
Site(s):  American University
Washington, DC  20016

The goal of this workshop is to increase the presence of history and improve
teacher preparation in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. A 3-week
program for 80 mathematics faculty will be held, focusing on specific
techniques for incorporating history into undergraduate mathematics courses.
Through presentations at national and regional mathematics meetings,
publications, and ongoing electronic communications, information will be
disseminated nationally. For more information on this workshop, see the World
Wide Web page at http:\\ernie.bgsu.edu\~vrickey\institute\index-inst.html or
write to Mathematical Association of America, 1529 18th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036.

Contact:
V. Frederick Rickey
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH  43403
Phone:  4193727452
Fax:  4193726092
E-mail:  rickey@maa.org or rickey@math.bgsu.edu

Maryland Undergraduate Mathematics Enhancement Program II
 DUE 9554632

Application Deadline:  June 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   July 2226, 1996
Site(s): Montgomery College, Takoma Park Campus Takoma Park, MD  20912

The Maryland Undergraduate Mathematics Enhancement Program II (MUMEP II) is a
coalition of mathematics faculty, organized around a 2-year
faculty-enhancement program for 32 participants. In July 1996, a 1-week
workshop will explore "Visual Thinking in Fractal Geometry," and in July 1997,
a 1-week workshop will explore "Visual Thinking in Chaotic Dynamics." A pair
of day-long follow-up seminars will take place during the academic year
following each workshop. The primary goals of MUMEP II are: (1) to present new
visual mathematical topics to faculty from institutions in the region, and to
use graphics calculators (e.g., the new TI-83) and computers (both for
graphics and World Wide Web exploration) to enhance understanding of the new
visual mathematical topics; (2) to relate the new visual mathematics topics to
existing undergraduate mathematics courses wherever reasonable; and (3) to
promote communication and collaboration among faculty in the area's
institutions. Special teacher-preparation activities are planned to include
faculty who teach significant numbers of preservice teachers. All materials
prepared for or during a workshop or seminar will be disseminated during the
session or shortly thereafter.

Contact:

Jon W. Scott
Department of Mathematics
Montgomery College, Takoma Park
Takoma Park, MD  20912
Phone: 2023875200 or 3016501443
Fax: 2022652384
E-mail: jscott@maa.org

Faculty Advancement in Mathematics (FAIM)
DUE 9554736

Application Deadline: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:  Early June 1996
Site(s): Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA  23284/United States
Military Academy, West Point, NY  10996

Just as many current college faculty are not in a position to infuse
contemporary mathematics and its applications into their teaching, many
undergraduates who are currently preparing to teach at the elementary and
secondary levels are also not sufficiently aware of important current
mathematics. It is important that the presence of contemporary applications of
mathematics be increased in the undergraduate preparation of those who will
teach at all levels. To address this opportunity and challenge, workshops are
scheduled for the summer of 1996. These workshops will be 2-weeks long, with
25 participants per workshop. The workshops in 1996 will be held at Virginia
Commonwealth University and the United States Military Academy. The focus of
each workshop will be contemporary applications of mathematics in the broadly
defined areas of mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics, and geometry.

Contact:

Solomon Garfunkel

Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP)
Phone: 6178627878
E-mail: sol@mail.comap.com

Technology in Geometry and Abstract Algebra
DUE 9554636

Application Deadline:  March 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:    June 37, 1996
Site(s): DePauw University
Greencastle, IN  46135

With the advent of sophisticated computer algebra systems and the Internet,
the computer has become essential for many mathematicians in their research
and teaching. This week-long workshop will focus on computing in the
undergraduate curriculum for students studying geometry and abstract algebra.
The  schedule of the workshop will include lecture/demonstrations, hands-on
workshops, short courses and informal discussions. A World Wide Web site will
be maintained to exchange ideas on the theme of the workshop. New course
materials will be developed by some of the participants, anticipated for
initial distribution in the fall of 1997.

Contact:
Ellen Maycock Parker or Clifton Corzatt
Department of Mathematics
DePauw University (Parker)
Greencastle , IN  46135.
Phone: 3176584734
Fax: 3176584177
E-mail: parker@depauw.edu

Saint Olaf College (Corzatt)
Department of Mathematics
Northfield, MN  55057
Phone: 5076463415
Fax: 5076463968
E-mail: corzatt@stolaf.edu

STATS:  Statistical Thinking with Active Teaching Strategies
DUE 9554621

The Mathematical Association of America is holding a series of regional
workshops for mathematicians who teach statistics but have little formal
training in the subject. These workshops provide participants with first-hand
experiences of active learning strategies by which undergraduates can
investigate elements of statistical thinking. Follow-up activities will
support the workshop participants as they form a community, linked by e-mail,
in which they share ideas about teaching statistics. These workshops will
introduce participants to (1) the nature of statistical thinking,
concentrating on how statistical concepts and methods differ from mathematical
ones; (2) hands-on activities through which students can participate actively
in their discovery and understanding of statistical concepts and properties;
(3) assessment practices that go beyond testing and grading to establish a
dialogue between students and instructor; and (4) technology not simply as a
tool for analyzing data, but also as a vehicle for active learning and as a
resource for acquiring teaching materials.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"STATS: Statistical Thinking with Active Teaching Strategies"

June 916, 1996

University of the Pacific

"STATS: Statistical Thinking with Active Teaching Strategies"

June 1623, 1996

Dickinson College

Contact:

Allan J. Rossman
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone:  7172451668
Fax: 7172451690
E-mail: rossman@dickinson.edu

Teaching Undergraduate Geometry
 DUE 9554651

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 1015, 1996
SITE(S): Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853

This workshop is intended for college and university faculty who teach, or
will teach, undergraduate geometry. Participants will experience a learning
and teaching environment that is innovative in its content and teaching
methods. The content includes the integration of geometries on plane, sphere,
and other surfaces, and is presented through problems that emphasize
experiencing the meanings in the geometry. Student explorations, small group
learning, and writing assignments will be used. Seminars and presentations
will address the following topics:  "How to Write Good Exploratory Problems,"
"Using Writing in Mathematics," "Curriculum Developments in School Geometry,"
"Using Computer Technology in Geometry," "Formal Versus Intuitive Knowing in
Geometry," "What is in the 8 Undergraduate Geometry Courses at Cornell,"
"Non-test-based Assessments," and "Including All Students by Encouraging
Diverse Ideas." There will be ample free time for informal discussions and
enjoyment of the geometry of nature in, and around, Ithaca. For more
information and application procedures, see the World Wide Web page at
http://math.cornell.edu/~dwh or:

Contact:

David W. Henderson
Department of Mathematics
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853
Phone: 6072553523
Fax: 6072557149
E-mail: dwh2@cornell.edu

Teaching Differential Equations Using a Dynamic System Perspective
DUE 9554718

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop: June 25, 1996
Site(s): Boston University
Boston, MA  02118

This project will promote a new style of differential equations instruction,
one that emphasizes concepts and applications and involves faculty members
from both the mathematics and engineering communities. Participants will
become familiar with the results of the Boston University Differential
Equations Project in developing and implementing a radical revision of the
traditional sophomore-level differential equations course designed to achieve
these goals. To emphasize the way in which differential equations are used
throughout a student's education, participants will take part in collaborative
activities. The goal is to promote a style of teaching differential equations
that better engages and serves students throughout their collegiate and
professional careers. For more information on this workshop, see the World
Wide Web site at: http://math.bu.edu/odes.

Contact:

Paul R. Blanchard
Department of Mathematics

Boston University
Boston, MA  02118
Phone: 6173539555
Fax:  6173538100
E-mail: paul@math.bu.edu

Mount Holyoke's Laboratory in Mathematical Experimentation
DUE 9554646

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 2430, 1996
Site(s): Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA  01075

This workshop is based on the Laboratory in Mathematical Experimentation, a
sophomore-level course offered at Mount Holyoke. Exploration of the course
materials-a student laboratory manual and an instructor's handbook-will
introduce participants to the interactive, conversational mode of mathematics
teaching that "the Lab" requires. Participants will also explore the
opportunities the course affords for dramatically restructuring the
undergraduate mathematics curriculum in ways that enhance student
understanding. Participants will model the learning experience of students in
the course, actually carrying out computer experimentation. The workshop
instructors will model the role of the teacher as coach. Participants will
address issues of teaching and evaluating writing and will also examine some
of the ways students' thinking develops. Participants must commit to trying at
least one unit comparable to one of the Lab modules (i.e., a unit requiring
students to explore some significant mathematics, culminating in a substantial
piece of writing) at their home institution, and they will be expected to
write a brief report on their experience teaching in this way. Preference will
be given to teams of two or more faculty from the same institution. To apply
please submit (1) a brief statement describing, for instance, your institution
and what you hope to take away from this workshop, and (2) a short letter of
support from your department chair.

Contact:

Donal O'Shea
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA  01075
Phone: 4135382720
Fax: 4135382239
E-mail: doshea@mhc.mtholyoke.edu

Multivariable Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic
Points of View
DUE 9450765

Date(s) of Workshop:   June 15, 1996
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  July 1014, 1996
Site(s): Saint Olaf College
Northfield, MN  55057

A 4-day workshop on teaching multivariable calculus will provide an
orientation to and practical advice about teaching calculus using the text
Multivariable Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Algebraic Points of View
by A. Ostebee and P. Zorn.

Contact:

Arnold Ostebee
Department of Mathematics
Saint Olaf College
Northfield, MN  55057
Phone: 5076463420
Fax: 5076463968
E-mail: ostebee@stolaf.edu

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement in Elementary Preservice Mathematics
Education for 2-Year Colleges DUE 9554663

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop: May & August 1996; January 1997
Site(s): University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS  39403

Coordination between faculty at 2- and 4-year institutions is critical, as an
increasing number of students in preservice teacher-preparation programs
transfer from 2-year schools to the university level. Faculty at the
University of Southern Mississippi will conduct a series of workshops for
mathematics faculty from 2-year colleges who teach preservice teachers. The
workshops will provide access to experiences with current approaches to
mathematics content and pedagogical activities called for by the NCTM
Standards. This project will provide participants with some of the materials
and support necessary to successfully incorporate the workshop topics into
their present curricula, and to develop the capability of all participants to
serve as leaders in their home institutions. Furthermore, participants will
share their approaches to incorporating project topics into the curricula
through publications and presentations at professional meetings.

Contact:

Susan Ross
Department of Mathematics

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS  39403
Phone: 6012664301
Fax: 6012665818
E-mail: sross@whale.st.usm.edu

Using Graphing Calculators to Enhance the Teaching of Undergraduate Collegiate
Mathematics DUE 9554691

Application Deadline:  Until filled; call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:   June 2427, & August 58, 1996
Site(s): University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL  36688

The University of South Alabama will conduct a series of four 4-day hands-on
workshops for 2- and 4-year college faculty on the appropriate use of the
Texas Instruments TI-85 and TI-92 graphics calculators in collegiate
mathematics. The purpose of the workshops is to engage participants in
developing an intellectual framework for the appropriate use of the graphing
calculator in the study and teaching of precalculus, calculus, differential
equations, matrix theory, and elementary statistics. This will be accomplished
by having participants work through material developed by the PIs and also by
having participants create their own materials. Upon completion of one of
these workshops, participants will be able to (1) make appropriate use of the
graphing calculator and address the technical and pedagogical issues such
usage involves; (2) return to their home institutions and take the lead in the
appropriate introduction of the graphing calculator into their curricula; and
(3) help build a coalition between 2- and 4-year institutions so as to foster
a more coordinated effort in the teaching of collegiate mathematics courses.

Contact:

John  E. Cruthirds
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL  36688
Phone:  3344606264
Fax: 3344607969
E-mail: johnc@mathstat.usouthal.edu

Earth Math Conference
DUE 9354647

Application Deadline: call contact
DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP: April 1920, 1996
Site(s): Kennesaw State College
Marietta, GA  30144

The Earth Math project extends the concept of Earth Algebra to precalculus
courses, algebra and trigonometry courses, and mathematics education content
courses. Materials have been developed, in consultation with 10 institutions
nationwide, that incorporate the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standards in a series of studies focused on a single environmental issue.
Together, these will constitute a complete precalculus course. Individual
studies will be used in math education courses. Conference participants will
include representatives from test institutions, faculty interested in testing
the materials at their institution, other interested faculty, and area high
school teachers. Sessions will deal with the content and methodology of the
Earth Math studies and project evaluation. Additional regional workshops will
be given in the summer and fall.

Contact:

Nancy Zumoff or Christopher Schaufele
Department of Mathematics

Kennesaw State College
Marietta, GA  30144
Phone: 7704236286 (Z) or
7704236102 (S)
Fax: 7704236629
E-mail: nzumoff@kscmail.kennesaw.edu or
cschaufe@kscmail.kennesaw.edu

Faculty Workshops for Implementing Reform of Business Calculus
DUE 9554709

Application Deadline:  May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 2628, 1996
Site(s): University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV  89557

A summer workshop will introduce college mathematics instructors to the reform
of business calculus using materials developed by the NSF Harvard Calculus
Consortium. The workshop features the use of graphing calculators and
computers, visits by professors from business, alternative pedagogies such as
group learning, and concrete lessons and strategies for participants to take
home. While the reform of engineering calculus is making considerable
progress, traditional business calculus has not gotten the same attention. A
regional consortium of faculty teaching these materials is being formed to
help enhance the teaching of business calculus throughout the area. Follow-up
activities are occurring at sectional Mathematical Association of America
meetings. Two-year-college faculty from Truckee Meadows Community College are
involved with the teaching and organizing of the workshops.

Contact:

Jerry A. Johnson
Department of Mathematics

University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV  89557
Phone: 7027846773
Fax: 7027841080
E-mail: jjohnson@math.unr.edu

Calculus with Computer Algebra (Mathematica/Maple)
DUE 9253959

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 1621, 1996

Site(s): Brigham Young University
Provo, UT  84602

A workshop on Calculus with Computer Algebra (Mathematica/Maple) will be held
at Brigham Young University. There will be invited speakers, instruction, and
hands-on experience.

Contact:

G.S. Gill or Jill Fielding
Department of Mathematics

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT  84602
Phone: 8013782115
Fax: 8013783703
E-mail: fielding@math.byu.edu
or gillg@math.byu.edu

Summer Seminars on Workshop Calculus
DUE 9554684

Application Deadline:  March 8, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 2329, 1996
Site(s): Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA  17013

This project is intended for faculty who are searching for new methods of
teaching calculus to mathematically at-risk students-students who are not
prepared to enter the traditional calculus sequence, but need to acquire
fundamental calculus concepts for use in other disciplines or further study of
mathematics. The project is based on the Workshop Calculus program, developed
at Dickinson College.

A 1-week Workshop Calculus immersion seminar is being offered for 24
participants. The primary purposes of the summer seminar are to provide
participants with the necessary background and support to adapt the Workshop
Calculus materials for use in their own environments, and to forge the
necessary liaisons to help them successfully implement their projects. To help
accomplish this, participants will:  (1) learn to use interactive teaching
methods such as guided inquiry, collaborative learning, and experiential
learning cycles to enhance student learning; (2) gain experience using
technology-including a computer algebra system, the mathematical programming
language ISETL, and Microcomputer-Based-Laboratory tools-to help students
understand fundamental calculus concepts; (3) customize Workshop Calculus
instructional materials for use at their home institutions and design their
own workshop-based courses; and (4) refine existing assessment tools to
analyze the impact of the workshop approach on the attitudes and learning
gains of their students.

Contact:

Nancy Baxter Hastings
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA  17013.
Phone: 7172451857
Fax: 7172451690
E-mail: weissman@dickinson.edu

The AMATYC Summer Institute
DUE 9255850

The city of Charleston, South Carolina will be the site of the Sixth
Southeastern AMATYC Summer Institute. Two courses will be offered at the
Institute. The first course will present topics and problems from the
NSF-funded Harvard Precalculus Project of the Calculus Bridge Consortium:
Functions Modeling Change. The materials, which are in keeping with recently
adopted standards, stress conceptual understanding with multiple
representations of mathematical ideas. The use of technology is an essential
component of these materials. Time will be set aside for participants to
discuss this approach and to share ideas.

The other course, Introduction to Multimedia, will teach participants to use
Microsoft PowerPoint to develop electronic presentations that incorporate
text, graphics, and sound and video clips. Overhead transparencies and
handouts can be generated from the on-screen presentations.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"Calculus Bridge Consortium: Functions Modeling Change"

June 38, 1996
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

"Introduction to Multimedia"

June 38, 1996
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Contact:

Dorinda Harmon

AMATYC Summer Institute
Office of Professional and Community Services
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC  29424
Phone: 8039535822
Fax: 8039531454
E-mail: harmond@cofc.edu

Workshop on Calculus, Concepts, Computers, and Cooperative Learning-C4L
DUE 9450750

Application Deadline:  March 11, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 722, 1996

Site(s): Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN  47907

This workshop will provide faculty with the knowledge, experience, and class
materials necessary to implement the C4L calculus program. This will be an
intense, total immersion program concerned with four major themes:  (1) using
the computer to help students learn calculus, (2) learning cooperatively in
groups, (3) teaching calculus classes without lecturing, and (4) addressing
what research tells us about learning and teaching calculus. Sessions will be
conducted daily in classrooms and computer labs. Participants will be expected
to complete assignments with and without the assistance of the computer.

The number of participants is limited. Preference will be given to
participants whose plans for implementing the C4L calculus course are most
fully developed. For more information about this program, see pages 6465 of
the Mathematical Association of America Report "Assessing Calculus Reform
Efforts" or see our web page at http://www.math.purdue.edu/~ccc/. Application
forms are available from: Terry Loro, Purdue University, 1395 Math Science
Bldg., 630, West Lafayette, IN   47907-1395, phone: 317-494-1982, e-mail:
loro@math.purdue.edu.

CONTACT:

David M. Mathews
Department of Mathematics

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI  48859
Phone: 5177744469 (o),
5177727214 (h)
Fax: 5177742414
E-mail: David.M.Mathews@cmich.edu or
Internet: 345BQXA@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU

Calculus Institute for College Faculty To Extend the South Central Calculus
Coalition (SC3) DUE 9455163

Application Deadline:  March 29, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   May 1218, 1996
Site(s): Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX  77341

SC3 is a community of faculty who reflect on teaching and share ideas and
experiences. SC3 focuses on creating a learning environment that enhances
student understanding of calculus by incorporating cooperative groups, writing
assignments, technology, labs, and student projects. SC3 seeks two-person
faculty teams from 2-year colleges and comprehensive universities to attend
the institute and serve as campus leaders for calculus reform. The institute
will cover:  (1) implementing cooperative group learning, (2) developing and
grading writing assignments, (3) making effective use of graphing technology,
(4) selecting calculus labs and student projects, and (5) introducing
alternative assessment techniques.

Contact:

Greg Foley
Department of Mathematical and Information Sciences

1996 Calculus Institute
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX  77341
Phone: 4092941873
Fax: 4092941882
E-mail: Internet:  mth_gdf@shsu.edu

Teaching with Calculus & Mathematica and DiffEq & Mathematica on Campus or at
a Distance DUE 9352889

Application Deadline:  call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:   call contact

Site(s): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL  61801

The University of Illinois is offering individual customized workshops geared
to the needs of participants. These examples include: (1) Teaching with C&M,
(2) Teaching with DiffEq & Mathematica, (3) Setting up a lab for campus
teaching, (4) Getting started in C&M Distance Learning, and (5) Using the
Internet in math teaching. These workshops will provide individual hands-on
experience with the interactive courseware Calculus & Mathematica and DiffEq &
Mathematica. Participants will work with experienced undergraduate laboratory
instructors and distance education mentors. Some of the workshops can be
attended via the Internet. Please make arrangements at least one month in
advance. Information is available on the Internet:  Calculus & Mathematica
Development Team, http://www-cm.math.uiuc.edu.

Contact:

Debra Woods or  J.J. Uhl
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1409 W. Green Street
Urbana, IL  61801
Phone: 2173333350
Fax: 2173339576
E-mail: juhl@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Uhl) or dwoods@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Woods)

Calculus for a New Century
DUE 9352889

"Calculus for a New Century" is the title of a 1987 conference that led to a
major calculus initiative by the National Science Foundation to reform the
content and methodology of calculus instruction. One of the successful
projects funded under this initiative is Project CALC at Duke University. This
workshop is an introduction to the materials and methodology now in use at
Duke and a large number of other schools across the country.

The Project CALC course emphasizes real-world problems, hands-on activities,
discovery learning, writing and revision of writing, teamwork, intelligent use
of tools, and high expectations of students. An overview of the Project CALC
course will be presented. Participants will play the role of students working
in teams on a goal-setting activity, a tutorial lab, two Calculus I labs,
classroom projects, and additional lab projects, mostly from Calculus II.
After experiencing team-based activities, there will be a general discussion
of the roles these activities play in student learning. The workshop will
cover:  (1) how to get students to write readable expositions, (2) how to get
them to read mathematics, (3) the role of quizzes and tests, and (4) a reward
structure that engenders learning. The workshop will close by relating the
workshop experiences to the goals set on the first day.

Text, lab, and support materials will be provided to participants by the
publisher, D.C. Heath. Texas Instruments will loan TI-82 calculators for the
duration of the workshop. No prior experience with this calculator is assumed.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Contact

"Calculus for a New Century"
May 29May 31, 1996
George Miner
University of Dayton
Dept. of Physics
Dayton, OH  45469
Phone: 5132292327
Fax: 5132292185
E-mail: miner@saber.udayton.edu

"Calculus Reform Workshop"
June 1521, 1996
Clayton Dodge
University of Maine
Dept. Of Mathematics
Orono, ME  04469
Phone:  2075813908
E-mail:  dodge@gauss.umemat.maine.edu

Workshop Program for Dissemination of Calculus Reform Projects
DUE 9455114

This project continues a series of week-long workshops for calculus teachers.
Common features of workshops in this series include reviewing the concerns
that gave rise to the calculus reform movement; summarizing the common themes
that characterize the thinking of those who lead the reform movement; enabling
participants to get a comprehensive overview of the materials developed in
many different projects; and helping participants to plan a level of
involvement appropriate to their situation.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Contact

"Calculus Reform:  Activities and Projects"
June 27, 1996
Lawrence Woodward
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
Grambling University
Phone:  3182742402

"Integrated/Core Approach to Calculus"
June 914, 1996
John Wolfe
Dept. of Mathematics
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK  74078
Phone:  4057445781

"Saint Olaf Project"
July 2126, 1996
K. Gunawardena
Dept. Of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, WI  54901
Phone:  4144241056

"Project Calc"
June 1621, 1996
Clayton Dodge
University of Maine
Orono, ME  04469
Phone:

"An Active Approach with Projects"
June 2328, 1996
Mary Scherer
Dept. of Mathematics
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA  92373
Phone: 9097932121

"Teaching Calculus for the Engineering, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences"
July 2126, 1996
Brian Keller, Jerry Mathews
Dept. of Mathematics
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011
Phone: 5152947294

"Calculus Using Mathematica"
June 1621, 1996
G.S. Gill
Dept. of Mathematics
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT  84602
Phone: 8013782115

"Calculus in a Real and Complex World"
July 28August 2, 1996
Gene Wayne
Penn State University
University Park, Pa  16803
Phone: 8148653661

February 13, 1996
Frank James
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AK  72202
Phone: 5013705336

February 29 March 2, 1996
Marty Hartog
Dept. of Mathematics
Southern Connecticut University
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 2033898511

March 2123, 1996
Herbert Hamilton
Houston Community College
Houston, TX  77021
Phone: 7136301881

Contact:
Don Small
Department of Mathematical Sciences
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, NY  10996
Phone: 9149382227
Fax: 9149382409
E-mail: small@euler.math.usma.edu

1996 NYSMATYC Summer Institute
DUE 9352841

Application Deadline: May 31, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 1415, 1996

Site(s): Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY  12601

The NYSMATYC (New York State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges)
Summer Institute is a 2-day program of mathematics teacher enrichment offered
each summer. This year's institute will be organized around two themes:
Teaching Calculus as a Lab Course and Implementing the AMATYC Standards.

The workshops on Teaching Calculus as a Lab Course will be conducted in a
hands-on fashion using computers and motion detectors attached to computers.
The presenters will be using materials they developed under an NSF grant. No
experience other than a familiarity with calculus will be assumed. The
workshop will focus on lab activities that could be used in a stand-alone
calculus course; however, participants might want to invite physics-teaching
colleagues to attend the institute with them.

The discussions and workshops on Implementing the AMATYC Standards will cover
the full range of courses in the community college mathematics curriculum,
from Introductory Algebra to Differential Equations. Presenters will share
information on and provide specific examples of writing assignments, portfolio
models, metacognitive activities, structured collaborative activities, and
assessment tools.

CONTACT:

Wesley Ostertag
Department of Mathematics, Physical and Computer Sciences

Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
Phone: 9144318546
Fax: 9144318984
E-mail: ostertag@sunydutchess.edu

Augmenting the Teaching of Linear Algebra through the Use of Software Tools
(ATLAST)

DUE 9455074

Application Deadline:  March 21, 1996

The ATLAST workshops are a follow-up to the NSF sponsored ATLAST project to
augment the teaching of linear algebra through the use of software tools.
ATLAST is offering one basic workshop in 1996, and one advanced workshop in
1996. Workshop participants will learn how to use existing linear algebra
software packages and to incorporate those packages into their courses.
Participants will be expected to design their own computing exercises and
projects at a level suitable for an undergraduate linear algebra class. For
more information, see the World Wide Web site at
http://tango.mth.umassd.edu/atlast/atlast.html. .

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"ATLAST Workshop"

June 1215, 1996

Salve Regina University

"ATLAST Workshop"

"ATLAST Developer's Workshop"
(Invited workshop)

July 2427, 1996

August 1316, 1996

University of California, San Diego

University of Washington

Contact:
Steven J. Leon
Department of Mathematics
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA  02747
Phone:  5089998320
Fax:  5089998901
E-mail:  sleon@umassd.edu

The Geometry of Multivariable Calculus
due 9455061

The workshops will strengthen the multidimensional geometric intuition that
students need to understand multivariable calculus. There will be live
demonstrations by mathematicians from industry on the use of multidimensional
applied and computational geometry, such as in the design of automobiles,
aircraft, and spacecraft. Workshops will be offered focusing on researching
and designing geometric material-exercises, worksheets, test problems, and
projects-ready for use in existing courses in elementary to advanced
multivariable calculus, and in such related courses as linear algebra and
advanced calculus.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"Computational Geometry Miniworkshop"

May 2, 1996

Skamania Lodge, Columbia Gorge, WA

"The Geometry of Multivariable Calculus"

June 1721, 1996

Spokane, WA

"Abbreviated Workshop at MathFest 1996"

August 12, 1996

Seattle, WA

"MathFest Minicourse"

call contact

Seattle, WA

"Real Applications of Modern Plane and Spatial Geometry" (adjusted to the high
school level)

August 22, 1996

Canadian Regional Conference of the NCTM Vancouver, BC

"The Geometry of Multivariable Calculus"

August 2630, 1996

Cheney, WA

"The Geometry of Multivariable Calculus" (adjusted to the high school level)

October 1618, 1997

36th Northwest Mathematics Conference Vancouver, BC

Contact:
Yves Nievergelt
Department of Mathematics
Eastern Washington University
526 5th Street
Seattle, WA  99004
Phone:  5093594259
Fax:  5093594700
E-mail:  ynievergelt@ewu.edu

Calculus Consortium Workshops
DUE 9352905

Application Deadline: May 20, 1996

The Calculus Consortium based at Harvard University is offering several
workshops for  undergraduate faculty. These workshops are particularly helpful
for those teachers who will be using the Calculus Consortium based at Harvard
developed classroom materials for the first time.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"Single Variable Calculus"-Teaching a reform calculus course for the first
time.

June 20, 1996

Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD

"Multivariable Calculus"-Application of the "Rule of Four" and the Bridge
Calculus Consortium's approach to calculus

June 20, 1996
Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD

"Applied Calculus".
June 20, 1996
Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD

Future workshops:

AMATYC, Nov. 1996
ICTCM, Nov. 1996
Joint AMS/MAA conference, January 1997
NCTM, March 1997

Contact:

Herman "Suds" Sudholz

Harvard University
Calculus Consortium
Science Center #325
One Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
Phone: 6174965421
Fax: 6174955132
E-mail: calculus@math.harvard.edu

Fifth Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics
DUE 92541171

Application Deadline:   May 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:   June 2122, 1996

Site(s): Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD

The Fifth Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics is being held this
year in Baltimore. Sessions involve faculty and administrators from a wide
variety of types of institutions and focus on all aspects of mathematics
reform and implementation.

Contact:

Jay Kirsch

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
605 3rd Avenue
New York, NY  10158
Phone: 2128506980
Fax: 2128506118
E-mail: math@jwiley.com or
jkirsche@jwiley.com

Explorations in College Algebra
DUE 9254117

Application Deadline:    call contact

DATE(S) OF WORKSHOP:   June 20, 1996

Site(s): Omni Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD

Explorations in College Algebra, developed by the College Algebra Consortium
based at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, is offering workshops to
help teachers become comfortable with their materials. Workshop participants
will simulate the class environment by working in small groups on several
explorations involving: collecting data, analyzing current data from the U.S.
Census, performing scientific experiments, and using technology to understand
the properties of functions. The workshop will involve the use of graphing
calculators and the easy-to-use interactive software. The course may be taught
using graphing calculators, computers (Mac or IBM equipped with a generic
spreadsheet, and course software) or a combination of both. For information
about the content of the workshop or materials contact:
algebra@umbsky.cc.umb.edu.

Contact:

Linda Kime
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA  02125
Phone: 6172876451
Fax: 6172657173
E-mail: math@jwiley.com

PHYSICS

2-Year College Physics Faculty Enhancement Program
DUE 9554671

Application Deadline:  March 1, 1995
Date(s) of Workshop:   May 1324, 1996
Site(s): Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843

Texas A&M University and Lee College are conducting 2-year faculty enhancement
programs of May Institutes and Follow-up Workshops for 2-year college physics
faculty. Participants will receive a total of 6 hours of graduate-level
physics credit from Texas A&M University for the successful completion of the
program. This is the second year of a 2-year program.

Contact:
Robert Beck Clark
Department of Physics or
Thomas L. O'Kuma (Lee College)
Texas A&M University
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
College Station , TX  77843
Phone: 4098453332/4098624996
Fax: 4098452590
E-mail: rbc@aip.org

Teaching Physics Using the World Wide Web:  A Faculty Enhancement Program for
the New England States DUE 9554744

Application Deadline: April 1, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop: June 214, 1996
Site(s): New Hampshire Technical Institute
Concord, NH  03302

In this 2-week workshop, 24 physics instructors from universities and 2-year
colleges in New England will explore how physics lessons can be developed and
shared using the World Wide Web. They will learn to create physics lessons
using the platform-independent hypertext markup language (HTML) of popular Web
browsers. In addition, they will discover how to use multimedia resources such
as digitized video. A major goal of the workshop is to create a network of
physics instructors who will continue to correspond with one another after the
workshop via a "home page" where they can post lessons and receive
announcements of the latest developments in physics education research.
Physics students from across New England will access this home page to explore
problem sets, view digitized images, share data in joint experiments, and take
part in a myriad of other activities that foster interaction between physics
learning communities.

Contact:
Doyle V. Davis
Department of Physics

New Hampshire Technical College at Berlin
Berlin, NH  03570
Phone: 6037521113, x1361
Fax: 6037526335
E-mail: d_davis@tec.nh.us

Conference for New Physics Faculty
DUE 9554738

Application Deadline: call contact
Date(s) of Workshop:  Fall 1996
Site(s): call contact

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) is conducting a conference
that will cover new developments in physics curriculum and pedagogy.
Participants will be selected from physics departments at research
universities. Conference topics include active learning and interactive
lectures, addressing conceptual misunderstandings, using technology, minority
and gender issues, developing and funding innovation, physics as a liberal
art, mentoring research students, training the next generation, and precollege
outreach activities. Follow-up activities will include an electronic network
and a session devoted to the new faculty workshop at the annual meeting of the
AAPT. Fifty participants will be selected in the first year and 100
participants will be selected in the second year.

Contact:
Bernard V. Khoury

American Association of Physics Teachers
College Park, MD  20740
Phone: 3012093311
Fax: 3012090845
E-mail: bvk@aip.org

Powerful Ideas in Physical Science:  A Model Course
DUE 9554625

Application Deadline: March 10, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop: June 1021, 1996
Site(s): Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS  39762

Powerful Ideas in Physical Science:  A Course Model, published by the American
Association of Physics Teachers, is an innovative curriculum tool developed to
help college faculty who teach introductory physical science to preservice
elementary teachers and non-science majors. The materials will help the
faculty member to develop a course that is activity-driven and constructivist
in nature. The materials represent and exemplify some of the best
teaching/learning practices based upon current physics education research and
present activities that can be readily adapted by teachers to curriculum in
use in elementary classrooms.

The summer workshop will allow teachers to observe, and at times interact,
with an introductory college course using Powerful Ideas and being taught by
an experienced instructor. The participants will engage in daily discussions
about the course as taught and will spend time planning for the implementation
of units not demonstrated in the classroom. Each participant will carry out
and critique model activities and lessons. Each participant will receive all
of the course materials and an annual course license to reproduce and use the
course materials with students when they return to their home institution.
Other seminar topics will include "Overcoming Institutional Barriers" and
"Relevant Finding from Learning Research." As a result of the highly
interactive nature of the workshop, the number of participants will be
limited.

Contact:
Donald  F. Kirwan
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
Phone: 5043888400
Fax: 5047639093
E-mail: kirwan@rouge.phys.lsu.edu

2-Year College Physics Workshop Project
 DUE 9554683

application deadline:  6 weeks before each workshop

This 3-year national program is a continuation of several successful projects
administered by Joliet Junior College and Lee College. It will provide 15
intensive workshops (five each year) for 2-year college physics teachers. Four
of the five workshops will acquaint participants with the development and
implementation of (1) microcomputer-based laboratories in mechanics and heat;
(2) digital video, modeling, and microcomputer-based laboratories in
electricity, magnetism, and optics; (3) physics simulations; and (4) active
learning problem-solving strategies using conceptual exercises and overview
case studies. The fifth workshop will be a working conference on introductory
physics and will provide previous workshop participants with an opportunity
for sharing, gaining additional experiences, and discussing new developments
and technologies. The workshops will be reinforced by a networking system that
employs a microcomputer bulletin board system, an Internet access system, and
a newsletter.

Title(s)
Date(s)
Site(s)

"CE/OCS:  Building a Better Understanding of Physics and Developing More
Effective Problem-Solving Skills in Introductory Physics Courses Using
Conceptual Exercises and Overview Case Studies"

March 2123, 1996
South Mountain Community College
7050 S. 24th
Phoenix, AZ  85040

"Physics Simulations:  Constructing and Implementing Effective Microcomputer
Simulations in Introductory Physics Courses"

April 2527, 1996
Lee College, Baytown, TX
511 S. Whiting Avenue
Baytown, TX  77520

"TYC Introductory Physics Conference"
June 1115, 1996
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL  60431

"MBL II:  Implementing Effective Microcomputer-Based Laboratories in
Introductory College-Level Physics Courses" (For those who have attended a
prior MBL workshop)

September 2628, 1996
Jamestown Community College
525 Falconer Street
Jamestown, NY  14701

"MBL:  Implementing Effective Microcomputer-Based Laboratories in Introductory
College-Level Physics Courses"

November 1416, 1996
Mira Costa Community College
One Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA  92056

Contact:

Curtis J. Hieggelke
Department of Natural Science

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL  60436
Phone: 8157299020, x2371
Fax: 8157736671
E-mail: curth@jjc.cc.il.us

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Balancing the Introductory Economics Curriculum:  Race, Gender, and Active
Learning DUE 9554732

This series of workshops (each being 2 and one-half days) will prepare
teachers of introductory economics to integrate controversial material about
the economic status of women and people of color into the principles of
economics courses in positive, non-divisive ways. During the workshops
participants will examine the structure and content of introductory economics
and will consider how they can make the course more inviting to a diverse
student body. Participants will be exposed to the wealth of teaching
techniques that facilitate the introduction of this material, and will have
hands-on experience using these techniques as they study the roughly 20 race
and gender balanced examples developed during the three earlier NSF-sponsored
faculty development conferences (1993, 1994, and 1995). Faculty will leave the
conference with the full set of materials needed to bring the important topics
of race and gender into their introductory economics classes.

Workshop Date(s)
Site(s)

October 1996

Atlantic City, New Jersey

November 1996

March 1997

April 1997

October 1997

Atlanta, Georgia

New York or Washington, DC

Columbia, South Carolina

call contact

Contact:

Susan F. Feiner
Department of Economics and Women's Studies
University of Southern Maine
94 Bedford Street
Portland, ME  04103
Phone: 2077804966
Fax: 2077805532
E-mail: sffein@usm.maine.edu

Census Data Analysis in College Courses: A Workshop
 DUE 9554748

Application Deadline:  March 15, 1996
Date(s) of Workshop:  June 1621, 1996
Site(s): University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI  48221

This workshop introduces user-friendly, hands-on analysis of U.S. Census Data
modules that can be implemented in lower-level courses in sociology, political
science, economics, geography, and other social sciences. It is intended for
instructors who wish to introduce one or more data analysis component in these
courses. Introducing these data analysis components is intended to fill the
quantitative reasoning gap that exists between traditional introductory social
science classes and more specialized upper-level statistics and methods
courses. Instructors from all social science disciplines are welcome to apply.
We are especially interested in participants who wish to actively work with
us, subsequent to the workshop, to develop data analysis exercises to be
implemented in their classes in the following year. An introduction to the
workshop's approach is on the World Wide Web home page:
http//www.psc.lsa.umich.edu/SSDAN/.

Contact:
William H. Frey
Population Studies Center

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI  48221
Phone: 3139943847
Fax: 3139987415
E-mail: william.frey@um.cc.umich.edu

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