'Tri-State Physics': An Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program for Physics Instructors In Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

(The问题）对于在北方新英格兰缅因州、新罕布什尔州和佛蒙特州的技术/社区学院任教的物理教师来说，学习新的物理教学方法的机会很少，这是因为他们的资金有限，无法支付经常在新英格兰南部各州举行的全国和地区AAPT会议的旅费和注册费。 (The这项建议为拟于1996年和1997年夏季举办的两次师资培训讲习班寻求资金，以便为来自北方和新英格兰南部各州的两年制和四年制学院和大学的24名物理教员提供机会，学习如何通过因特网和万维网讲授物理课程。 （实现目标的方法）在工作坊中，参加者将学习如何使用浏览器（如Netscape）的超文本标记语言创建独立于平台的物理课程，这些课程可以与邻近新英格兰州的其他教师共享。 （合作）他们将与美国空军学院、印第安纳州大学、印第安纳波利斯普渡大学等机构的全国公认的远程教育领导者合作，这些机构开发了使用万维网进行教学的创新新方法。 （项目的意义/影响）讲习班将为物理系教师提供一个独特的机会，在为期两周的时间里讨论在两年和四年制大学使用远程教育进行大学物理教学的关键问题，并制定一项战略计划，通过共享信息和资源促进两年制和四年制大学之间更强有力的伙伴关系。

(The Problem) Few opportunities to learn new methods of physics instruction exist for physics faculty who teach in technical/community colleges in the northern New England state of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont due to limited funds to pay for travel and registration at national and, in man cases, regional AAPT meetings often held in the southern New England states. (The Objectives) This proposal seeks funding for two faculty enhancement workshops to be held during the summers of 1996 and 1997 to provide opportunities for 24 physics instructors from two- year and four-year colleges and universities in both the northern and southern New England states to learn ways of presenting physics instruction via the Internet and the World Wide Web. (Methods to accomplish the objectives) During the workshops, participants will learn how to create platform-independent physics lessons using the hypertext markup language of browsers such as Netscape which can be shared with other instructors from neighboring New England states. (Collaborations) They will work with the nationally recognized leaders in distance education from institutions including the USAF Academy and Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis who have developed innovative new ways to teach using the World Wide Web. (Significance/impact of the project) The workshop will offer the unique opportunity for physics faculty to discuss during a two-week period critical issues in the teaching of college physics using distance education at the two and four-year level and to develop a strategic plan to promote stronger partnerships between two-year and four-year colleges through the sharing of information and resources.