History

Remember, those of you who are old enough, how you used to teach? How you used to prepare your classes? What your day was like?

Technology has a creeping effect. You do not notice it as it slowly changes the world around you. Here is a brief listing of the changes I have made over the years:

Years	Methods and Materials Used
1976-77	Blackboard and chalk Legal pad with handwritten notes
1978-81	Hand-made overhead transparencies Large collections of transparencies
1982-85	Apple II+ acquired Wrote BASIC programs for serial learning, paired associates Still used hand-made transparencies
1985-6	Mac XL (Lisa running Mac) acquired Created and used computer-generated transparencies
1987-90	Mac SE acquired, RAM expanded to 4mb SYSTAT used in Experimental Psych
1991-93	Mac Quadra 700 and Mac Lab acquired (NSF grant with James Willis) LCD Panel acquired (SAU purchased) Student use of FASTAT HyperCard Lectures projected
1994-5	Mac 840AV acquired Mulerider server (PowerMac 8150) acquired (IV-E grant with Tommy Milford) HTML courses developed, students acquire notes ahead of time Students begin to develop own Web pages Developed QuickTime movies but could not project adequately
1996-7	PowerMac 8550 acquired (serve from office) Chat Rooms used in General Psychology PowerBook 3400 acquired (IV-E grant with Tommy Milford) LCD projector acquired (IV-E grant with Tommy Milford)
The Future?	Audio and Video Servers Testing by computer Community Information-Based Network (dynamic Web pages)

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