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eClassroom Faculty Leadership
Meet the persons responsible for the initial stages of the
eClassroom project:
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Dr. Lii is conducting research toward developing a
general theory on multidimensional (spatial/temporal) spectral analysis
methodology for the study of fire weather/climate variations, with the
goal of applying this methodology to the analysis of U.S. fire climate
fields.
Dr. Lii and Chuck Rowley, Associate Vice Chancellor
of Computing and Communications, are the primary conceptualists of the
eClassroom project. Their ideas led to the collaboration between faculty
and departments which created this multimedia teaching facility.
Dr. Lii: "Students are used to visual-based
learning, due to such things as video games and movies - the teaching
trend is toward a visual, interactive environment. The eClassroom caters
to keeping students interested and students like this new approach.
The students get immediate feedback and instruction that holds their
interest. Holding a student's interest is half the battle."
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Winner, Non-Senate Distinguished
Teaching Award, University of California, Riverside (1994-95)
Dr. Penas has interests in the areas of reliability, ranking
and selection, operations research, statistical computing and computer-aided
education. She is also responsible for the administration, maintenance, and
upgrading of the department's computer facilities.
Dr. Penas was the main liaison between C&C and the
Statistics department, coordinating the installation and operation of audio/video
equipment and networking software.
Dr. Penas: "The impact of this facility on teaching
capabilities and student learning has been enormous. Multicasting of digital
content has enabled our instructors to enhance visual communications with
students. Moreover, the "blank screen" (Attention) feature allows
faculty to capture students' undivided attention during off-screen presentations
or discussions. Using this facility has enabled us to provide detailed individualized
attention in a large classroom setting. The interactive capabilities have
transformed even shy students -who tend to "hide" in the classroom-
into active participants. In this day and age of computer and video games,
it is sometimes difficult to generate student enthusiasm and maintain their
concentration. This facility, often described by students as "really
cool", has provided an environment that has invigorated interest and
piqued curiosity among students."
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Dr. Angle joined the UCR faculty in 1986. He served
as the College's Associate Dean for Physical and Mathematical Sciences
from 1997 until his appointment as Interim Dean in July 2000. He was named
Dean in May 2001. His research specialization is in creating new methods
for synthesizing complex organic molecules that have useful biological
activity.
Dr. Angle was extremely supportive of the eClassroom
concept and was instrumental in bringing together the leadership responsible
for creating the facility.
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