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Introduction
Today, problem solving using
powerful tools permits approaches beyond those traditionally selected because
they minimize computational effort. Computationally intensive approaches allow
students to focus on fundamentals of the entire problem, e.g., writing an entire
set of simultaneous equations, instead of using a special purpose technique to
reduce the problem to a single equation in one unknown. In addition, technology
can facilitate a faster and more complete analysis of design alternatives by providing
ways to rapidly create models or prototypes of proposed designs and to then simulate
them in realistic ways.
The Foundation Coalition emphasizes putting computer-related
technologies in the hands of students on a routine basis to facilitate their learning,
change their learning objectives, and reshape their learning processes.
Resources
The Foundation Coalition is creating
resources that will assist faculty members at other institutions in using technology
to improve student learning. These resources include
- A one-page introduction
that provides examples of the use of computer-related technologies in Foundation
Coalition classrooms and beyond, and
- Workshops
that campuses can host. The length of each workshop varies between two hours and
two days, depending on the material to be presented and the desired degree of
interactivity.
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