The Computers in Teaching Initiative: a view from the Physics Centre

Abstract

The Physics CTI Centre's role is to encourage the use of software in undergraduate teaching. High quality software is now available that offers generalized tools as well as content-based material. A new initiative offers more integrated support for teaching.

Feeling physics: computer packages for building concepts and understanding

“…The SToMP material has been developed by a consortium of nine physics departments throughout the UK (Bacon 1993). The broad range of experiences from these different sites was useful in formulating and developing a definitive style for SToMP.…”

Applets en la enseñanza de la física

“…1) Empleo de software de propósito general. Se refi ere a aquellas herramientas que no están diseñadas para aplicarlas en un contexto específi co, sino que el estudiante puede utilizar para efectuar cálculos, organizar y visualizar datos o redactar textos (Bacon, 1993). Nos referimos más concretamente a hojas de cálculo, procesadores de texto y bases de datos.…”