Answer groups around problem sets are still difficult to do in email. It would be nice to find a technological solution to this communication problem. Several people suggested that Sean might want to take a look at WebCT, which LITS supports. Visualization, esp molecular modeling Computer models are now easy to build and integrate into classes. Molecular Modeling software packages are now woven through the introductory courses.
Advanced courses use the computer as a tool.
There are compatibility and change problems. Chemistry hopes that the Web will resolve some of these issues. Instrumentation and chemical experimentation. While Chemistry faculty use technology to help with this, here again they are faced with multiple platforms . They asked students to build web page tutorials for the instruments, which seems to work well.