In-Class Experimental Learning in Four Fundamental Courses

9451972斯通·格林内尔学院将在四门影响数学、计算机科学和科学专业的基础课程中打破讲课和实验室之间的障碍：多变量微积分、线性代数、编程入门和统计学入门。他们不再把固定长度的实验室放在单独的实验室里，而是将可变长度的“迷你实验室”编织到实验室/教室混合的讲课和讨论结构中。这一创新使实验经验与课程理论内容更彻底地结合在一起，通过紧跟在实验室之后的课堂分析和讨论来加强这种经验的影响，并使实验室的定位更加灵活，在学生需要的时候提供经验。这种课堂综合实验室体验的硬件支持许多学生用户同时快速访问软件、提供多个大窗口的易于使用的图形界面、高质量的彩色图形和动画、大型数据集和矩阵的清晰显示以及大型应用程序包的访问。在评估和传播他们正在开发的迷你实验室材料的设计中，他们以他们作为几个具有国家影响的项目的领导者和贡献者的经验为基础--他们在这些项目中设计、评估和传播创新的课程材料。

9451972 Stone Grinnell College is breaking down the barrier between lecture and laboratory in four fundamental courses that affect mathematics, computer science, and science majors: multivariable calculus, linear algebra, introductory programming, and introductory statistics. Instead of fixed-length labs in a separate laboratory room, they are weaving variable-length "mini-labs" into the fabric of lectures and discussion in a blended laboratory/classroom. This innovation makes it possible to integrate the laboratory experience more thoroughly with the theoretical content of the course, to strengthen the impact of this experience through in-class analysis and discussion immediately following the laboratory, and to position labs more flexibly, providing the experience just when the students need it. The hardware for such in-class integrated laboratory experiences supports quick access to software by many student users simultaneously, an easy-to-use graphic interface providing multiple large windows, high-quality color graphics and animations, clear display of large data sets and matrices, and access to large application packages. In the design for evaluating and disseminating the mini-lab materials that they are developing, they are building on their experiences as leaders and contributors in several projects with national impact -- projects in which they designed, evaluated, and disseminated innovative course materials.