An Integrated IT Approach for Teaching Undergraduates Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

本项目以光谱学和光化学这两个主题为概念基础，在高级本科课程中开设化学讲座和化学实验室，作为低级课程中所呈现材料的逻辑延伸。这种综合方法旨在为学生提供本科化学教育中不同阶段所呈现的概念之间更清晰的联系。该项目还制作了“光谱学导师”软件模块，旨在促进光谱学（红外，紫外-可见，核磁共振）的学习，并协助在整个本科课程中整合光谱学和光化学，包括本科研究。这些愿景是通过与伦纳德·法恩教授和哥伦比亚大学的学生合作实现的。此外，还与两所本科院校（Claremont学院的Tom Poon教授和Richmond大学的Raymond Dominey教授）和一所社区学院（Diablo州立学院的Ron Rusay教授）建立了合作关系。该项目通过建立本科生交流项目将各本科院校联系起来，让各本科院校的学生在PI的指导下到哥伦比亚大学度过一个夏天，扩展和丰富本学年启动的研究项目。PI还指导一名从哥伦比亚大学少数民族事务本科生暑期研究项目中挑选出来的本科生。项目负责人将指导一名博士后，该博士后将参与项目的各个方面，特别是研究与本科生教育的整合。博士后助理协助PI开发课程材料，开发课程和实验室的信息技术工具，开发课程材料，开发课程和实验室的信息技术工具，开发本科实验室和本科生研究的光化学实验。该项目的成果将通过在专业会议上的演讲、专业期刊上的出版物和由合作教员领导的年度讲习班来传播。作为传播工作的一部分，制作的光谱学导师将通过万维网提供给全国的本科生。此外，PI正在制作一个基于网络的视频课程，他在其中教授本科生光谱学和有机光化学。作为课程的一部分，正在开发模块来帮助学生学习有机光化学的基本原理。预计项目开发的课程和实验材料以及It模块也可以在本科非smet教育课程中得到有益的应用。PI与哥伦比亚大学负责评估的副院长合作，为学生在课程、实验室和IT模块中的体验定义理想的教育目标。这一评估过程旨在衡量学生在特定课程测试中的表现，以及光谱学导师在提高学生学习方面的有效性。

This project is using the twin themes of spectroscopy and photochemistry as a conceptual basis for developing chemistry lectures and chemistry laboratories in upper level undergraduate courses which are logical extensions of the materials presented in the lower level courses. This intergrated approach aims to provide students with a clearer connection between the concepts presented at different stages in their undergraduate education in chemistry. The project is also producing software modules which are "Spectroscopy Tutors" that aim to facilitate the learning of spectroscopy (IR, UV-VIS, NMR) and assist in the intergration of spectroscopy and photochemistry throughout the undergraduate curriculum including undergraduate research. These visions are being achieved through a collaboration with Professor Leonard Fine and students at Columbia University. In addition, partnerships have been established with faculty at two undergraduate institutions (Professor Tom Poon, Claremont Colleges and Professor Raymond Dominey, University of Richmond) and a community college (Professor Ron Rusay, Diablo State College). The project couples the undergraduate institutions by establishing an undergraduate exchange program in which students from the undergraduate institutions spend a summer at Columbia University under the mentorship of the PI, extending and enriching research projects, which are initiated in the academic year. The PI is also mentoring an undergraduate selected from Columbia Unversity's Minority Affairs summer research program for undergraduates. The PI is mentoring a postdoctoral associate who is involved in all aspects of the project and in particular the intergration of research and education of undergraduates. The postdctoral associate is assisting the PI in the development of course materials, the development of IT tools for courses and laboratories and in the development of course materials, the development of IT tools for course and laboratories, and the development of the photochemical experiments for the undergraduate laboratories and for undergraduate research. The outcomes of the project will be disseminated through presentations at professional meetings, publications in professional journals and an annual workshop led by the partnering faculty. As part of the dissemination effort, the Spectroscopy Tutors produced will be made available to undergraduates across the nation via the world wide web. In addition, the PI is producing a web based video course in which he teaches undergraduates spectroscopy and organic photochemistry. As part of the course, modules are being developed to assist the students in learning the fundamental principles of organic photochemistry. It is anticipated that the course and laboratory materials, as well as IT modules developed in the project, can also be profitably employed in the curriculum for the non-SMET education of undergraduates. In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Assessment at Columbia University, the PI is defining the desired educational objectives for the students' experiences in the courses and laboratories and IT modules. This assessment process aims to measure student performance on course-specific tests and on the effectiveness of the Spectroscopy Tutors in the enhancing of learning by students.