I have successfully tried it, noting that
it does seem to require JDK 1.1.6 compliant systems
(Netscape 4.5 on a Mac for example is only 1.1.5).
If anyone has seen similar examples of curly arrow pushing,
please let the list know. I also note Mark Winter's statistics,
which indicate that >80% of users have Java switched on,
but only <40% have specific plugs such as Shockwave,
often used in the past for such demos.
I increasingly see pages which run Java in the background,
so perhaps its a method whose time has come? I hope
the confusion about which version of JDK any specific
applet requires does not slow/stop this momentum!
> The application has been written in Java, and is run from a web
> browser. At the moment, it is freely available to all; the
> title page is at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/chemistry/org/intro.hti.
> To the student, it is fully functional, and some introductory
> notes are provided (although teachers could provide their own
> notes, linked in to our Java applet).
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Dear chemweb list members,
I am hoping that some of you will be able to help us, please.
We are in the process of developing a CAL application designed
to help students to develop the skill of writing "curly arrow"
reaction mechanisms, by giving a large number of examples to be
used for practice, with feedback on incorrect attempts.
The application has been written in Java, and is run from a web
browser. At the moment, it is freely available to all; the
title page is at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/chemistry/org/intro.hti.
To the student, it is fully functional, and some introductory
notes are provided (although teachers could provide their own
notes, linked in to our Java applet).
At present, we are in the process of conducting a fairly
rigorous evaluation with our own students, with the help of our
Learning Technology Unit; but we would like to have input from
staff at other institutions, because we are keen that the
application should be as useful as possible to the whole
chemical community. We would very much welcome feedback from as
many people as possible, and in particular, we would be
interested in hearing from teachers who have been able to use it
with their students.
We hope to continue development in order that we can get
information about how students use the application. We want to
be able to log the errors they make, and eventually to be able
to derive a continuous assessment mark from their use of the
application.
The Java was developed with the JDK development kit. On a PC,
this means that Windows 95/98 or NT is required, and Netscape
4.06 minimum, 4.5 preferred. The application also will run on
Internet Explorer 4, both on PC and Mac, although there are a
few problems with this. At the last attempt (a few months ago)
is would not run on Netscape for Mac - we�d welcome comments
from any "Mac people" on this. Aberdeen is not a Mac site, so we
don't have much opportunity for testing on that platform - we would
greatly appreciate any comments about the reasons for the problems.
Do any of you have experience of the JDK development kit?
We have an evaluation questionnaire almost ready. I will mail a
short version to this list when it is complete; I can mail a
longer version to anyone who is willing to help us further.
Regards
Mary Masson
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Academic Co-ordinator (and Webmaster)
Department of Chemistry
University of Aberdeen
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Tel. 01224 272931
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