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CAEME is committed to the development of software and state-of-the-art interactive multimedia lessons in engineering, science, and math education. The objectives of CAEME are to stimulate, accelerate, and organize the use of computers, computational techniques, multimedia sources, and tools to improve education.
http://www.utah.edu/HTML_Docs/caeme/caemehp.html (World Wide Web Directory, ~04/1995)Key products and services provided by CAEME are:
CAEME Software BooksThe first software book published by CAEME in 1991 includes 17 software packages covering the topics of a first-year course in electromagnetics. CAEME Volume I has been distributed to over 500 universities in 30 countries.
CAEME Volume II recently passed the final stage of development. This volume contains 18 software packages covering additional topics in electrical engineering. Eighteen universities participated in the development of the book.
The JournalIn 1993, in cooperation with John Wiley and Sons, CAEME began publication of a new journal entitled Computer Applications in Engineering Education. The journal encourages articles that present new software for engineering education, new educational technologies such as interactive video and multimedia, computer use in laboratories, classrooms or independent study situations, visualization, computer graphics, video and I/O issues, computer-based engineering curricula, use of commercial and government-owned software in education, and engineering software development and funding opportunities. Free software is included with each issue.
The Award After its first year, the journal was given the award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing in the area of science/technology/medicine from the Association of American Publishers.
To aid in using complex software simulation packages, CAEME developed several multimedia lessons on topics in electromagnetics. Students using these lessons are guided through a tutorial and given specific tasks to perform using external software. Video is utilized to present experiments on the computer screen. The multimedia environment makes the learning of electromagnetics both simple and fun.
The CAEME Center focused its past year's activities on the development of two CD ROM multimedia products: The Calculus Castle and The Physics Museum.
The Calculus CastleIn the Calculus Castle students are allowed to wander within the rooms of the castle and select a topic of interest. The computer keeps track of the student's quiz scores for later evaluation. The Calculus Castle enjoys several unique features including access to simulation software, animated graphics that demonstrate key concepts, interesting real-life applications of calculus, and tutorials and quizzes to evaluate students' performance and level of understanding. The Calculus Castle CD ROM contains 6 hours of lessons and has been tested at several high school test sites. With the expertise CAEME has attained, the Center will continue to develop lessons for algebra and geometry.
The Physics MuseumThe Physics Museum emphasizes laboratory experiments of physics concepts that might not be available at some schools or remote teaching locations. These experiments are arranged in a virtual reality museum. The student is allowed to wander in this museum and choose among a variety of topics.
CAEME and the University of Utah are leading the activities in the million-dollar venture with Hewlett Packard, known as the COLOS USA project. The project intends to develop software that promotes conceptual rather than mathematical learning of science. Eleven universities from across the USA were selected from over 50 applicants to participate in the COLOS project.
Magdy F. Iskander, PhD. Director, CAEME Center 3280 MEB University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 voice:(801) 581-6944 fax: (801) 581-5281 email: iskander@ee.utah.edu
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