Introductory Remarks

Charles E. Frazier
Vice Provost & Senior Assoc. Vice President for Academic Affairs

Keynote Address

Nick Laudato, Ph.D.
Center for Instructional Development &
Distance Education
University of Pittsburgh

Faculty increasingly embrace technology in an effort to improve their teaching effectiveness, enhance learning, and engage students. This presentation proposes a context for considering instructional applications of technology and surveys some new technologies.

IT Grant Recipient Presentations

Last fall five grants were awarded by the Office of Academic Technology to UF faculty for the purpose of developing pilot projects that successfully used IT to improve student learning outcomes. The following grant recipients will demonstrate and discuss their projects.

Worldwide Web-Based Plant Identification and Design

Sandra B. Wilson
Assistant Professor
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

General Chemistry Laboratory Revisions

Martin T. Vala
Professor
Department of Chemistry

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Tutorial

Beth Layton, Deputy Director
Health Science Center Libraries;
Pam Sherwill-Navarro, Librarian
College of Nursing

Interactive Clinical Cases

Mark Bishop
Terese Chmielewski
Gloria Miller
College of Public Health and Health Professions

Elementary Mathematical Concepts Video Library

Thomasenia Lott Adams
Associate Professor
College of Education