Past Project Descriptions
Math/Science
3-D Digital Microscope Tutorial
Faculty Member: Julie Jackson
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: Jaladhi Pujara
Project Description: Dr. Jackson's project involved developing a 3-D virtual tutorial to teach students in UT Austin science methods courses to use a Digiscope 150 digital microscope. Students then use the digital microscopes to observe,analyze, collect, record, and analyze data.
A Web Resource Supporting the Use of Digital Microscopes
Faculty Member: Julie Jackson
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologists: Brianne Kalmanowicz & Kate Estes
Project Description: The goal of this project was to develop and revise a series of activities that incorporate simple digital microscopes. These activities were then made available, via an attractive and useful series of web-pages, to the science education community at large.
An Online Guide to Innovative Methods in Mathematics Education
Faculty Members: Linda Voges
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Project Description: Expansion of an existing Web-based resource containing video vignettes demonstrating selected teaching moments in innovative elementary mathematics lessons. The resource will also contain lesson plans and reflections on the lessons by UT interns and apprentice teachers.
Integrating Video Data into a Pre-service Course for Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers
Faculty Members: Jennifer Smith and Julie Luft
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologists: Steve Fletcher and Peter Cormas
Project Description: The goal of this project was to create a library of video cases for use in the Uteach Natural Sciences teacher preparation program. As part of a Classroom Interactions course, students film themselves teaching. The project's student technologists collected the videos and excerpted clips that illustrate scenarios aligned with the course objectives. The excerpts were then compiled onto a set of CDs for use in instruction.
Legacy Cycle Development and Display Website
Faculty Members: Anthony Petrosino
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Project Description: The Legacy Cycle uses challenges as anchors for learning. The challenges are designed to create an increasing depth of knowledge in a specific subject, with each challenge presented as one cycle of the Legacy shell. The combination of well-designed challenges and meaningful learning activities provides a rich environment for both the students and the instructor. This project provides a web-based environment through which students can quickly and easily create and share online Legacy Cycle challenges without becoming bogged down with the technology of web-development.
Streaming Video in Support of Innovative Instruction in Elementary Mathematics
Faculty Member: Linda Voges
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: Zhi Liu
Project Description: This iscontinuation of a project begun as a 2003 Vision Award. In the original project, Dr. Voges and her student technologists produced a series of CD-based videos used in conjunction with lesson plans demonstrating innovative teaching techniques for elementary mathematics. The new project provides additional lesson plans with digital movies and makes the modules accessible online to preservice and graduate teachers via streaming video.
Video in Support of Innovative Instruction in Elementary Mathematics
Faculty Member: Linda Voges
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologists: Kate Estes & Brianne Kalmanowicz
Project Description: The goal of this project was to produce a series of CD-ROM-based videos that demonstrate innovative techniques in teaching concepts in elementary mathematics.The lessons are based on specific TEKS and incorporate literature,role-play and hands-on activities. They also support aural, visual and kinesthetic learning styles. Detailed lesson plans are included with the product.