Psychology Educational Technology Resources: The Web Wiz Project

Charles M. Slem, Ph.D. and Ned W. Schultz, Ph.D.
cslem@calpoly.edunschultz@calpoly.edu

Psychology & Human Development Department
Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407


ABSTRACT

This project explored a new avenue to increase access to academic resources by using information technology which can enhance the teaching and learning process. Through a World Wide Web (WWW) "interactive electronic syllabus" and linked educational resources, this project (year one of a two year proposal) produced educational enhancements for the introductory psychology course (PSY 202) and two upper-division psychology courses (PSY 310 - Death and Dying, PSY 419 - Self and Identity). Using the WWW, students had continual access to essential learning resources such as lecture notes, audiovisual examples, sample test questions, text review materials, connections to library resources, connections to campus resources, links to WWW materials, email to faculty, and other class-related materials. Goals of the project included enhanced educational quality and student learning, increased information technology competence, effective network delivery of interactive resources, exploration of publisher-faculty cooperative relationships, faculty collaboration in resource integration, and research data collection.