Mohave Community College was selected as one of 40 two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide to receive the 2006 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology.

During the 2006-07 academic year, grant projects through this program will impact more than 4,000 students. MCC will receive an award package of HP products and a faculty stipend valued at more than $69,000.

Each of the HP Technology for Teaching grant recipients will use HP wireless Tablet PC technology to enhance learning in engineering, math, science, computer science or business courses.

MCC will utilize the grant in physical science (chemistry) courses, and possibly in other science offerings, to increase students’ learning experience through mobile technology.

“It’s an exciting time at MCC. This grant means we can offer students a more comprehensive, visual and in-depth understanding of science through technology,” said MCC Chancellor Tom Henry. “It promises to add a new element of excitement and interest to the classrooms. The learning environment at MCC has just been enhanced 10-fold.”

Dr. Paul Haberstroh, physical science faculty at MCC and principal investigator for the grant, agrees. “There’s a natural excitement,” said Haberstroh. “Students realize they are going to be taught with the most up-to-date technology in the nation. It’s comparable to anything at a major university.”

MCC chemistry courses will be redesigned this summer to combine lectures and labs, in addition to incorporating the mobile technology. Beginning in fall, the courses will be conducted within a totally wireless environment, introducing students to state-of the-art computer learning and mobile technology for use in science.

MCC will look for students to develop skills in project development and presentation, on-line collaboration, computer-integrated analytical surveys, modeling software, and use of mobile technology in research conducted both in and outside the laboratory.

“Students will have a more visual, hands-on experience which will equate to a more thorough understanding of chemistry,” said Haberstroh, adding that MCC plans to study the students’ progress and success in hopes of having the results published.

“The impact of adding mobile technology into the redesigned courses will be measured by department exams,” explained Haberstroh. “We’ll measure the results of each student in the redesigned courses compared with that of students in both the combined lecture lab sections and the traditional sections.”

The HP grant is a great achievement for MCC and gives the college another edge when recruiting and educating students.

The 2006 HP Technology for Teaching grant program is awarding grants totaling more than $7 million to 130 kindergarten through 12th grade public schools and 40 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico. From 2004 to 2006, HP has committed $36 million in Technology for Teaching grants to more than 650 schools worldwide to support HP’s broader education goal of transforming teaching and learning through the integration of technology.

Source: mohavedailynews

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