Molecular Science

9450676查普曼经济变革和新技术正在推动教育改革。从工业时代向信息时代的过渡正在引起我们社会机构的巨大变化，大学和学院也不能幸免。新技术--强大的计算机、复杂的客户端-服务器系统、用于可视化的高分辨率图形、多媒体、虚拟现实和宽带光缆正在改变我们的经济和社会；它们将永远改变我们所说的“教育”。加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)、加州州立大学富勒顿分校(CSUF)和大洛杉矶地区的24所社区学院组成的联盟多年来一直在合作改善化学教学。该联盟现在要求资金来规划一项提案，该提案将把内容重组为新的分子科学课程，并最大限度地利用新的教育技术。在准备这项提案时，我们的注意力集中在通知我们的教职员工，获得广泛的教职员工支持，并就行动达成共识。为了实现这些目标，我们提出了四项规划赠款活动。首先，我们将举办一个研讨会，由经济学、技术学、课程改革、科学哲学、科学教育、认知科学和教育创新等领域的杰出演讲者参加。其次，加州大学洛杉矶分校的奥维尔·查普曼教授将提供一个四分之一的研讨会课程，定义问题，提出建议，并促进辩论和讨论。第三，策划组成员将前往技术创新场所。最后，我们将在箭头湖举行为期两天的教师务虚会，以微调新的课程和行动计划。*y

9450676 Chapman Economic change and new technology are driving educational reform. The transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age is causing great change in the institutions of our society, and the universities and colleges are not exempt. New technology--powerful computers, sophisticated client-server systems, high-resolution graphics for visualization, multi-media, virtual reality, and broad-band fiber-optic cable are transforming our economy and our society; they will alter forever what we mean by "education." An Alliance of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), and twenty-four community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area has worked together for many years in improving chemistry instruction. The Alliance now requests funds to plan a proposal that will reorganize content into a new molecular science curriculum and make maximum use of new educational technology. In preparing this proposal our attention is focused on informing our faculties, gaining broad faculty support, and achieving consensus for action. To achieve these goals, we propose four planning grant activities. First, we will host a seminar that features distinguished speakers in economics, technology, curriculum reform, science philosophy, science education, cognitive science, and educational innovation. Second, Professor Orville Chapman of UCLA will present a one-quarter seminar course that defines the issues, presents the proposal, and facilitates debate and discussion. Third, members of the planning group will travel to sites of technological innovation. Finally, we will have a two-day faculty retreat at Lake Arrowhead to fine tune the new curriculum and plan for action. ***y