UCLA faculty and staff are pioneers in the development and use of cutting-edge applications which both enhance the work of the instructor and enrich student learning. In this SIANME forum, four distinguished programs with broad instructional applications will be demonstrated and discussed. The applications and presenters are:

Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is a program, for networked computers, that enables frequent writing assignments without any increase in instructor work. Developed by the National Science Center with an NSF grant, it will be presented by Michael Fiore, Programmer Analyst on the Molecular Science Project and Project head of the CPR Development Team, and Dana Thadani, Evaluation Coordinator for the Molecular Science and graduate student researcher with the Third International Mathematics & Science Study (TIMMS).

Virtual Simulation Courseware: Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Remediation, for Civil and Engineering 164. This software tool permits students to examine polluted sites within a virtual environment and then devise and run tests. Presented by Thomas Harmon, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and William Jepson, Director of Computing at the department of Architecture and Urban Design, School of the Arts and Architecture.

Iced-Tea (Interdisciplinary Collaborative Environment for the Development of Training and Educational Applications): an interactive web-based system that enables students and teachers, whether distributed across a large campus or across the country, to work together to develop course materials. Presented by James Strommer, Senior Medical Illustrator for the Crump Institute for Biological Imaging.

The Milken Educator Virtual Workspace: a web-based collaborative project management tool originally created for the 1,300 winners of the Milken Educator Awards to engage in online professional development activities. It will soon be made available to the educational public at large for no cost to develop collaborative projects online. Presented by John Schacter, Research, Technology and Professional Development Specialist, Milken Family Foundation Education Research and Programs department.