When I was a student, during the last half of the lab period, we plotted the data to validate the mathematics we had been taught in lecture. Today Tom Furtak's physics students are using an interactive, computer-based system to discover the mathematical relationships for themselves rather than being taught them in lecture. This is one example of how CSM faculty are using computing and communication technologies to do fundamentally new things that produce better learning and were not possible a few years ago. The same principle applies to Web-based delivery. If we digitize our class notes and put them on-line, we can deliver them faster than we could by mail.
Students can use their browser s search capability to make better use of the notes.
In fact, if we're not careful, they could detract from our reputation.