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This project was developed to provide a roadmap for setting up online courses. A series of workshops was designed to help instructors improve upon and expand their use of technology as an instructional tool. Topics included pre-course development, ...

In Louisiana's Vision 2020, sustained economic development is said to depend primarily upon technology. This paper focuses on activities used at a rural public university to increase faculty/staff awareness of the importance of Microsoft Office...

According to Don Hutchinson, Secretary of Economic Development for Louisiana, the current challenge of our new economy is the development of a knowledge-based workforce. The focus of this paper is strategies used at a rural public university to...

Teaching some courses in an online environment presents a special challenge, especially mathematics courses for undergraduates. While it was not written specifically for mathematics and has no direct MathML capability, we have found ViewletBuilder 3 ...

Abstract: This project was the result of our recognition of the difficulties that many of our students were having in online math classes. Until now, our faculty have been limited to static presentations that limited their ability to provide a...

Using the graphing calculator effectively and efficiently has been one of the biggest problems for the students enrolled in our math courses. A number of tutorials are available but none have sufficiently addressed the "button-pushing" required to...

The aim of this paper is to report on the authors' experience in designing and implementing an online version of a technology (graphing calculator) based "college algebra" course. College algebra is one of several courses mandated by the State of...

The idea of competency exams as an integral part of a college mathematics course started at Northwestern State University because of the move to reform based calculus. Further changes in our curriculum have led to a more widespread use of...

Abstract: This project provides a modern protocol for providing developmental math instructions that will aid not only high school students, but non-traditional learners as well. These skills will increase students' admission possibility and provide ...