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Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer received his masters in physics from the University of Hannover, Germany, and his Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University. He currently works as Instructional Technology Specialist for the MSU College of Natural Science as a member of the Division of Science and Mathematics Education, and is the director of the Laboratory for Instructional Technology in Education (LITE), the multimedia authoring and research facility of the College. He is also the author of the LectureOnline software system.
  • Dr. Wolfgang Bauer received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics from the University of Giessen, Germany, in 1987. After a year as a postdoctoral research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA, he joined the faculty at Michigan State University in 1988. He holds a dual appointment in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. He was promoted to the rank of full professor in 1996, and since 1998 has served as associate chair and undergraduate program director of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He has authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, edited 10 books, and given more than 60 invited talks on his research at national and international research conferences. His professional awards include the 1992 Presidential Faculty Fellow Award and the 1999 Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation U.S. Distinguished Senior Scientist Award. He is the author of two virtual university classes, and an Internet advanced placement class, co-produced by MSU and Apex Learning. Together with two faculty colleagues, he is the author of an introductory physics cd-rom course, "cliXX Physik".
  • Dr. Deborah Kashy obtained her Ph.D. from University of Connecticut in 1991 in Social Psychology. While pursuing her degrees in Psychology, she also obtained an M.S. in applied statistics. Dr. Kashy joined the faculty at Michigan State University as an associate professor in the fall of 2000, after nine years on the faculty at Texas A&M University. Much of her work has focussed on developing and applying statistical and methodological models of nonindependent data. She has worked extensively with multilevel models and models of dyadic interdependence. She has also worked on the development of models of family interaction and analysis techniques for sequential data. She is an associate editor for the journal Personal Relationships, and she co-edited a special issue for that journal on the topic of methodological and statistical advances in the study of close relationships. She also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. She is currently receiving funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a project entitled "Network technology in teaching: Assessing costs and educational effectiveness." She has authored 18 papers in refereed journals and 6 book chapters, and she is co-authoring a book on dyadic data analysis. Her current research interests include statistical and methodological models of interdependence in dyads and groups, uses of technology to improve education, and close relationships.
  • Dr. Edwin Kashy, University Distinguished Professor. Prof. Kashy earned his Ph.D. in Physics at Rice University 1959. He was an instructor at MIT (1960-62) and an assistant professor at Princeton University (1962-1964) before joining the faculty at MSU. His research, supported by the National Science Foundation, has been in Nuclear structure studying masses, coulomb effects, and temperature in nuclei. More recently, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, he has been using technology in teaching and investigating the impact technology is having on student achievement. Since 1992, he has led the development of CAPA (computer-assisted personalized approach), a versatile formative and summative assessment teaching tool used broadly in the US and Canada. He has been an NSF Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow and was a CASE professor of the year nominee. Awards he has received include the Physics-Astronomy Excellence in Teaching award, the Distinguished Faculty Award (MSU), and the William Elgin Wickenden Award (ASEE).
  • Dr. Cheryl Speier is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Michigan State University. Her research interests include the influence of work environments on decision making, individual acceptance and use of technology, effective user training environments, and the effective use of information technology to support supply chain relationships. Professor Speier's work has appeared in journals such as Decision Sciences, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Information & Management, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Marketing Channels, Knowledge and Process Management, and Journal of Data Warehousing. She earned a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems at Indiana University.

Gerd Kortemeyer will guide and oversee the project.

Wolfgang Bauer and Edwin Kashy will be developing content that aims to take advantage of the educational opportunities which the technology makes available, and will be developing test problems to assess learning. Edwin Kashy will also work to facilitate collaboration with colleagues at other institutions.

Deborah Kashy will have primary responsibility for the project assessment and evaluation. She will develop instruments to assess student and educator evaluation of the materials.

In addition, Deborah Kashy and Cheryl Speier will analyze the student response data collected at MSU, as well as assist in the analysis of similar data collected by the various associated institutions.

Cheryl Speier will be working on the numerous issues involving creation and use of educational materials, including copyright and royalty, and will be responsible for developing and implementing business plans that will make the LON-CAPA organization self-sustaining.

Senior Personnel

Staff

Graduate Students and Affiliates

  • Lissa Anderson, Graphical Arts
  • Scott Harrison, Microbiology
  • Benjamin Tyszka, Material Science
  • Harsha Jagasia, Computer Software Engineering
  • Jeremy Wells, Business Administration

Offices and Departments

Pilot User Group

A diverse group of pilot user institutions is crucial to the study of dynamics of the proposed online community. Pilot users will be provided with technical support, as well as be able to participate in workshops (offered once in year one, and twice a year in years two through five) and user conferences (offered annually in years two through five). In exchange, the core group would frequently seek input from them on their experiences with the system. Pilot users have to contribute at least one library server to the network. For smaller institutions, server machines can be provided on loan from the MSU Computer Laboratory. Technical on-site support for the initial installation will be provided if necessary.

High Schools

  • East Lansing High School, MI (John Plough (Science Teacher); Thomas Giblin (Superintendent))
  • Grand Ledge High School, MI (Mark Beauman (Chemistry), Gary Kamminga (Principal))

Community Colleges

  • Westshore Community College, Scottville, MI (Dennis Houk (Physics); Elaine Collins (Dean of Liberal Arts))
  • Truckee Meadows Community College, NV (Lars Jensen (Mathematics))

Four-Year Colleges

  • Hope College, Holland, MI (Graham Peaslee (Chemistry), Catherine Mader (Physics), Joanne Steward (Chair, Chemistry), Paul DeYoung (Chair, Physics))

Universities

  • Dalhousie University, CA (Gerhard Stroink (Acting Chair, Physics))
  • Florida State University (Hon-Kie Ng (Physics), Kirby Kemper (Chair, Physics))
  • George Washington University (Gerald Feldman (Physics), Cornelius Benhold (Physics))
  • Ohio University (Mark Lucas (Physics); Jack Rapaport (Physics); Louis Wright (Chair, Physics))
  • Simon Fraser University (Ray Batchelor (Chemistry))
  • Texas A&M University (Lawrence Brown (Chemistry for Engineers), Sherry Yenello (Chemistry), Emile Schweikert (Head, Chemistry))
  • University of South Carolina (Chaden Djalali (Physics); Fred Myhrer (Chair, Physics); Gerard Crawley (Dean, College of Science and Mathematics))
  • University of Florida (Selman Hershfield (Associate Chair, Physics); Rick Field (Physics); Steve Detweiler (Physics); Christopher Stanton (Chair, Physics))
  • University of Memphis (Abby Parrill (Chemistry))
  • University of Zimbabwe, Harare (Nomathemba Ndiweni (Veterinary Science))
  • SUNY Stony Brook (Roy Lacey (Chemistry))
  • Michigan State University (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Botany, Psychology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Economics, Medical Technology, Geology, Statistics, Human Medicine)

Professional Training

  • Foodservice 2000 (Mathematics for foodservice management, http://capa.msu.edu/; Diane Golzynski; Stella Cash (Developers))

National Consortia

  • NOVA (NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics was created to develop and disseminate a national framework for enhancing science, mathematics and technology literacy for preservice teachers in the 21st century. NOVA consists of the University of Alabama, Fayetteville State University, the University of Idaho, and a network of fifty-two other member institutions, http://ivc.uidaho.edu/natnova/ (L. Michael Freeman, Program Director))

Research Experience for Teachers

  • Kirstin Atlee (Science, Fowlerville High School)

  • Paul Ciske (Physics, Chemistry, and Earth and Space Science, Mio AuSable Schools)

  • Kathryn Ebrahimi (Physics and Earth Science, Theodore Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte)

  • Marlo Wiltse (Biology and Physical Science, Charlotte High School)

 

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