The best way to begin to explore the potential of the Internet is to see what your colleagues are doing in their courses. A good starting point for such an exploration is the World Lecture Hall listings.
The best way to begin to explore the potential of the Internet is to see
what your colleagues are doing in their courses. A good starting point for such
an exploration is the World Lecture Hall listings.
| Discipline | Number of Listings |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 13 |
| Biology & Botany | 58 |
| Chemistry | 51 |
| Computer Science | 137 |
| Geography | 17 |
| Geosciences | 36 |
| Mathematics | 28 |
| Physics | 52 |
| World Lecture Hall | 392 |
In the table that follows links to department home pages are provided for Science and Mathematics Departments. Many departments now provide a link to Internet-based course resources on their home page. Searching home pages is one way to see how your colleagues are using these resouces in their courses.
| Discipline | Link(s) To Department Home Pages | |
|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences | Life Science Departments | |
| Chemistry |
Chemistry Departments Teaching Chemistry on the World Wide Web Chemistry on the WWW | |
| Computer Science | Computer Science
Departments | |
| Geography | World Wide List of Geography Courses | |
| Geosciences | Geoscience Departments with
WWW Home Pages International List of WWW Home Pages | |
| Mathematics |
Mathematics Departments Mathematics Internet Servers Calculus Courses and Resources | |
| Physics | Physics Departments Worldwide Physics Around the WORLD |
I have searched the Internet looking for meta lists which seem to primarily fall in the domain of a science or mathematics discipline. Again,there is a good chance that I missed one that you think is really a great resource.
I think of the following resources as falling into categories that often cut across discipline boundaries. Again, I am probably omitting some that you feel are particularly useful.
Analytical Resources
Data Sources
Demonstrations
Field Trips
Images
Laboratory Exercises
Poster Sessions
Student Projects
I am amazed at the quality of some of the material that is yours for the linking. Although the very nature of the Internet precludes ever finishing off even one of these categories, you will probably adopt some strategy for trying to keep track of new resources.
I have expanded each of the above categories to include resources that I think have a high utility. Obviously, I probably missed your favorite. I view this as an error of omission, not commission. If you have a resource that you would like to share please send it to me at jbutler@uh.edu.
June 1, 1999