An Integrated IT Approach for Teaching Undergraduates Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

该项目使用光谱学和光化学这两个主题作为在高级本科课程中开发化学讲座和化学实验室的概念基础，这些课程和实验室是较低级别课程中所提供材料的逻辑延伸。这种综合的方法旨在为学生在化学本科教育的不同阶段提出的概念之间提供更清晰的联系。该项目还开发了“光谱教师”软件模块，旨在促进光谱学(IR、UV-VIS、核磁共振)的学习，并在整个本科课程中帮助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·费恩教授和哥伦比亚大学的学生合作实现的。此外，还与两个本科机构(克莱蒙特学院的Tom Poon教授和里士满大学的Raymond Dominey教授)和一个社区学院(暗黑破坏神州立学院的Ron Rusay教授)的教职员工建立了伙伴关系。该项目通过建立一个本科生交流计划，让本科生在PI的指导下在哥伦比亚大学度过一个夏天，扩展和丰富在学年启动的研究项目，从而将两个本科机构结合在一起。PI还指导一名从哥伦比亚大学少数民族事务暑期研究项目为本科生挑选的本科生。PI正在指导一名博士后助理，他参与了该项目的所有方面，特别是本科生的研究和教育的一体化。博士后助理正在协助PI编写课程材料，为课程和实验室开发信息技术工具，为课程和实验室开发信息技术工具，为本科生实验室和本科生研究开发光化学实验。该项目的成果将通过在专业会议上发表演讲、在专业期刊上发表文章以及由合作伙伴教员领导的年度研讨会来传播。作为传播工作的一部分，制作的光谱导师将通过万维网向全国本科生提供。此外，PI正在制作一门基于网络的视频课程，教授本科生光谱学和有机光化学。作为课程的一部分，正在开发模块以帮助学生学习有机光化学的基本原理。预计该项目开发的课程和实验室材料以及信息技术模块也可以在本科生的非SMET教育课程中获利。与哥伦比亚大学评估副院长合作，PI正在为学生在课程、实验室和信息技术模块中的经历定义所需的教育目标。这一评估过程旨在衡量学生在特定课程测试中的表现，以及光谱学导师在加强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.