But with WebWorks staff circulating as computer tutors, faculty were able to work at their own pace. Each day the seminar would begin with general instruction by invited faculty. Then the computer tutors would work with a pair of participants helping them understand and use what they had heard about in the general session. Thus, faculty were able to work at their own pace. And we become a specialist in a particular area .
Information technology is a tool.
The faculty are the education specialists. Lungstrum originally visited ITS in search of anti-virus software. At Tetlow's suggestion, she asked ITS Graphics to digitize some of her slides so that she could incorporate them into a PowerPoint presentation. At the end of the Summer Intensive, Tetlow says Lungstrum shared an incredible PowerPoint presentation that included a map of the locations of concentration camps throughout Europe and digitized photographs. Igor Gamow, professor of chemical engineering, says the seminar was his first introduction to technology.