Abstract Uof Scientific WorkPlace is a sophisticated, MATH WYSIWYG (ae), scientific word processor that produces typeset quality symbols and text. It also contains an interactive Com- puter Algebra System with graphing and random exam building capabilities. Last fall I taught a course on this software pack- age using video lecture files distributed to students over the Internet. In this talk I will describe the specific methodologies used to communicate with the students, discuss the strategy I used to access the students, present my and the students’ view of the effectiveness of this course, and out- line my thoughts on the future of using videos and the internet as an instructional SWP medium. Spring 2004
2 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Uof Theoretical and Applied Mathematics MATH Mastering Scientific WorkPlace using Online Instruction Thomas E. Price