Web based curriculum development: a case study of laboratory safety

Author

Harris, G.L. ; Shurn, T. ; Heibien, S.

Author_Institution

Howard Univ., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1357

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to explore the use of the World-Wide Web as an adjunct to normal traditional course delivery. The Web site will involve laboratory safety and will impact students in chemistry, physics, biology, integrated circuit technology and, in general, any lab based course. The Web site was developed through a team approach. The team employed two faculty members, one graduate student and one undergraduate student. The team also employed the most recent creation platform (COSMIC CREATE) technology developed by our partner in the project Silicon Graphics Inc. During the test phase of the project the Web site was used as an Internet site and involved only students at Howard. Once developed in its beta form, it will be available to the entire academic community some time in the fall semester of 1996

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; engineering education; teaching; COSMIC CREATE; Internet site; Web based curriculum development; Web site; World-Wide Web; academic community; beta form; biology; case study; chemistry; creation platform; faculty members; graduate student; integrated circuit technology; lab based course; laboratory safety; physics; team approach; traditional course delivery; undergraduate student; Chemical technology; Chemistry; Curriculum development; Graphics; Integrated circuit technology; Laboratories; Physics; Safety; Silicon; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.568516

Filename

568516