http://www.smete.org Newest 10 learning objects added at SMETE.ORG http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=7313CA6F-D10A-403B-AADC-A93BC36CA3DF This extensive site has an introduction to MATLAB and Math topics such as vectors, matrices, linear equations, complex numbers, polynomials, derivatives, integrals, coordinate systems, 2D and 3D graphics, data, ODE, and Geometry and examples of how to use MATLAB for each topic. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:37:44 GMT P. Venkataraman http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=7313CA6F-D10A-403B-AADC-A93BC36CA3DF P. Venkataraman 2008-05-12T19:37:44Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=0C8E0F93-3109-4D48-B435-03D6F2A2724C " The fountain pen by Lewis Edson Waterman in 1884 was another step forward in the development of writing instruments. The problems of ink, e.g. drying out, remained. They could be overcome by a ballpoint pen. The first to think of it was the German inventor Baum who patented a ball-point pen (Kugelschreiber) in 1910. However, the first man to actually develop and launch a ball-point pen was the Hungarian László Jozsef Bíró (1899-1985) from Budapest, who in 1938 invented a ball-point pen with a pressurized ink cartridge. He is considered the inventor of today's ball-point pen. Working as a journalist, Biro noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly, leaving the paper dry and smudge-free." Sat, 10 May 2008 22:11:04 GMT Cosmopolis http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=0C8E0F93-3109-4D48-B435-03D6F2A2724C Cosmopolis 2008-05-10T22:11:04Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=2DE3535D-D73E-4998-855E-071BB7E7DB2E "' Ultrasound scanning is a household word. Every mother knows it and many have pictures to prove it. It is painless, safe and reliable. Its success since its beginnings 40 years ago is truly astonishing. It started in Glasgow in the University Department of Midwifery under Professor Ian Donald and seemed a rather crazy experiment at the time. Early results were disappointing and the enterprise was greeted with a mixture of scepticism and ridicule. However, a dramatic case where ultrasound saved a patient's life by diagnosing a huge, easily removable, ovarian cyst in a woman who had been diagnosed as having inoperable cancer of the stomach, made people take the technique seriously. 'From this point', Ian Donald wrote, 'there could be no turning back'. Results eventually appeared in print in The Lancet of 7 June 1958 under the arid title 'Investigation of Abdominal Masses by Pulsed Ultrasound'." Thu, 08 May 2008 02:08:29 GMT Joseph SK Woo http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=2DE3535D-D73E-4998-855E-071BB7E7DB2E Joseph SK Woo 2008-05-08T02:08:29Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=E2A7EED1-D86F-4FFD-ADB4-2F3EDE339E11 PAIRS enables educators at all levels, in both formal and informal settings, to easily identify, select, and use educational resources that have been shown by research to be effective for increasing the participation of members of under-represented groups in information technology. We are developing a digital library of practices from the Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program in CISE and elsewhere that have been researched or evaluated for their promise or effectiveness to recruit, retain, or advance under-represented groups in IT fields of study or research careers. The digital library, will also serve as a centralized vehicle for dissemination of practices by a wide range of researchers and practitioners. The Engineering Pathway website will provide the necessary digital library services to make PAIRS an effective tool for users and resource providers, including metadata harvesting, federated search, interoperability, scalability, usability, and personalization. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:16:07 GMT Lecia Barker http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=E2A7EED1-D86F-4FFD-ADB4-2F3EDE339E11 Lecia Barker 2008-05-07T21:16:07Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=04953F8C-4A26-4C89-ADD5-FF64F76E8C04 The WGBH Educational Foundation and the Association of Computing Machinery are working together to build a national coalition of partners to improve the understanding of and image of computer science among high school students, with special efforts to reach Latina females and African-American males. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:04 GMT Julie Benyo http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=04953F8C-4A26-4C89-ADD5-FF64F76E8C04 Julie Benyo 2008-05-07T21:07:04Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=041FA16E-0DA9-4997-9B53-BAA6DC24407E Illinois State University (ISU) is undertaking a demonstration project to recruit a greater number of women. African-Americans, and Hispanics into an IT-related major. There are six such majors at ISU: (1) Information Systems, (2) Telecommunications Management, (3) Computer Science, (4) Industrial Computer Systems, (5) Business Information Systems, and (6) Accounting Information Systems. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:49:31 GMT Anu Gokhale http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=041FA16E-0DA9-4997-9B53-BAA6DC24407E Anu Gokhale 2008-05-07T20:49:31Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=02DEBE85-CE9C-4534-980E-95374DE671A6 CSTEP is a 3-year collaborative demonstration project involving the Universtiy of South Florida (USF) and Hillsborough Community College (HCC) both located in Tampa, Florida. The primary goal of CSTEP is to create a model with exportable programs to systematically increase the enrollment, retention, and graduation rate of minority students in Computer Science. CSTEP is funded by the National Science Foundation under the Broadening Participation in Computing Program. Its main function is to bridge students from community colleges to 4-year universities and graduate school. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:38:50 GMT Miguel Labrador http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=02DEBE85-CE9C-4534-980E-95374DE671A6 Miguel Labrador 2008-05-07T20:38:50Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=3E610EFB-6113-42B4-95C7-CA2559C1F6B6 Journalism has undergone a profound shift due to the internet and now provides a great way for engaging students who might not see themselves as "computing types." We develop middle school student interest in 21st century writing, media, math and computing skills and help students improve their academic preparation for entry into existing undergraduate programs in computing and media. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:25:00 GMT Ursula Wolz http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=3E610EFB-6113-42B4-95C7-CA2559C1F6B6 Ursula Wolz 2008-05-07T20:25:00Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=8003951F-AB09-47F8-808D-601FBC295046 The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) approach to outreach in Colorado’s Adams County District 50 (AC50) and Aurora Public Schools (APS) is to provide the opportunity for teachers and students to be immersed in mathematics, science and technology at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. Through a $2.5 million grant from the Bechtel Foundation, CSM faculty and graduate students will be directly assisting K-5 teachers in AC50 and APS as they implement scientifically and mathematically rich, hands-on instruction at the elementary level. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is supporting our efforts at the middle school level in these school districts as part of the GK-12 Learning Partnerships grant (DGE-0638719; $1.7 million). The current NSF grant, Broadening Participation in Middle School through Undergraduate Study (CNS-0739233), completes the pipeline by providing support for interventions at the high school and college levels. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:15:35 GMT Barb Moskal http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=8003951F-AB09-47F8-808D-601FBC295046 Barb Moskal 2008-05-07T20:15:35Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=57A18108-03E4-4755-B966-D3E670F3AABA FemProf is paving the road to professorship for female students. It is a collaborative initiative between the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and the University of Houston Downtown. It aims at establishing a model for significantly increasing the number of undergraduate female students that pursue a professorship career in computing. The short-term objective of the project is to significantly increase the number of female students that continue doctoral studies in computing. The long-term objective is to significantly increase the number of female faculty in computing. Wed, 07 May 2008 19:59:55 GMT Nestor Rodriguez http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=57A18108-03E4-4755-B966-D3E670F3AABA Nestor Rodriguez 2008-05-07T19:59:55Z