Interactive Computer Classroom Proposal to the Department of Defense Infrastructure Support Program

摘要

The focus of this project was student exploration and student directed learning. We requested computer equipment and software to support a mathematics classroom with computers on the periphery. The room now have a variety of uses: Classroom Use: It is an interactive classroom in which mathematics is taught. Class time is a mixture of lecture, demonstrations, and student exploration. The computers allow conjectures to be tested with numerous examples in an efficient manner. Students see mathematics from numerical, graphical, and symbolic points of view. Open Use: Building on the knowledge and skills gained in the interactive classroom setting, teachers of upper level mathematics courses and other upper level science courses assign homework, projects, and open ended questions for which the students use technology as an additional means of exploration. Use for Faculty and Student Research: The nurturing environment at the University of the Virgin Islands has led to many faculty directed undergraduate student research projects. The availability of the computer classroom has expanded this tradition. The computer classroom workshop has provided a means of creating and testing physical models.