E-Learning using Cyberinfrastructure

Authors

  • Jessie J Walker University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • S. Swaid Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR 72201 USA
  • M. Mortazvi University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i2.2001

Keywords:

Cyberinfrastructure, E-learning, STEM, HBCU

Abstract


Cyberinfrastructure has become a major defining force for America, because of its economic, social, and national importance. Over the last two decades, scientists within all sectors of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have witnessed an explosive rise of cyberinfrastructure as a research tool; universities are utilizing this infrastructure and its applications as an integral part of scientific education. The Arkansas Minority Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education Consortium (AMC-TEC), is a unique interdisciplinary cyberinfrastructure (CI) educational community within Arkansas to educate a majority minority student population, and faculty in cyberinfrastructure-oriented concepts, theories, practices, and principles within STEM at teaching-oriented Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The project focuses on developing the capacity of these institutions within three core areas as they relate to cyberinfrastructure e-learning resources, (1) institutional faculty development (2) tangible cyber-based student activities (3) CI curriculum enhancement. This paper presents some of the strategies that have been successfully deployed by the universities involved in the project to institutionalize a renaissance in STEM education, e-learning at student-focused universities, through the sharing of resources and expertise to transform STEM education and research by injecting in cyberinfrastructure resources.

Author Biographies

Jessie J Walker, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Asst. Professor/Coordinator Computer Science Unit

S. Swaid, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR 72201 USA

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

M. Mortazvi, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 USA

Professor of Physics

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Published

2012-06-04

How to Cite

Walker, J. J., Swaid, S., & Mortazvi, M. (2012). E-Learning using Cyberinfrastructure. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 7(2), pp. 53–56. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i2.2001

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Short Papers