Abstract
The internet has influenced all aspects of modern society, yet likely none more than education-opening new possibilities for how, where, and when we learn. Nanoscience and nanotechnology have developed over a similar time frame as the rapid growth of the internet and thus the use of the internet for nanoscience education serves as an interesting paradigm for internet-enabled education in general. In this chapter we give an overview of use of internet in nanoeducation, first in terms of available resources, then by describing the technological, philosophical, and pedagogical approaches. In order to illustrate the concepts, we describe as example a for-credit nanoscience curriculum which the authors developed recently as part of an international team.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Global Perspectives of Nanoscience and Engineering Education |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 171-194 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-31833-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-31833-2, 978-3-319-31832-5 |
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| Publication status | Published Online - 29 Jun 2016 |
Funding
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. We further acknowledge the support of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Nanoscale Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science.