DoITPoMS
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 (age 25–26) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Owner | University of Cambridge |
| Products | Materials Science |
| Parent | Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge |
| Website | https://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK |
Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS) is a web-based educational software resource designed to facilitate the teaching and learning of Materials science, at the tertiary level for free.[1][2][3]
History
The DoITPoMS project originated in the early 1990s, incorporating customized online sources into the curriculum of the Materials Science courses in the Natural Sciences Tripos of the University Cambridge. The initiative became formalized in 2000, with the start of a project supported by the UK national Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL). This was led by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in Cambridge, with five partner institutions, including the University of Leeds, London Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester/UMIST, Oxford Brookes University and the University of Sheffield. Close links also existed at the time with the UK Centre for Materials Education and the MATTER project. Both of these activities were based at the University of Liverpool under the Direction of Peter Goodhew. This period of cooperation lasted for about 10 years, although Professor Goodhew has since maintained personal links with DoITPoMS.[4][5]
The FDTL project was aimed at building on expertise concerning the use of Information Technology (IT) to enhance the student learning experience and to disseminate these techniques within the Materials Education community in the UK and globally.[6] This was done by creating the following:
- An archive of background information, such as video clips, micrographs, simulations, etc.
- A library of teaching and learning packages (TLPs) covers a particular topic and incorporates text, images, graphs, animations, simulations, etc. These are designed both for independent usage by students and as a teaching aid for educators. A vital feature of these packages is a high level of user interactivity.[7]
Creation mechanism
The background science to the resources within DoITPoMS has all been input by unpaid volunteers, most of whom have been academics based in universities.[8] A single person retains responsibility for a particular resource, and these people are credited to the site. However, in some cases, subsequent updating or modification activities have occurred.[2]
The creation of the resources, particularly the TLPs, which constitute the most substantial part of the site and involve extensive use of multimedia, has, in most cases, required coding, and also the creation of videos, acquiring of experimental data, etc. Most of this has been carried out by undergraduates during annual “summer schools”. [4] A professional programmer has usually been involved in these, as well as the academics providing the background science and the structure of the resources. The students are paid bursaries during this period, and the programmer is also paid a (relatively modest) fee. There have therefore been some funding requirements, typically of £10k pa. These funds have come from various extended periods, mainly from small donations and grants. Sources include: [9]
- The University of Cambridge, as direct grants and in-kind support (notably administrative assistance). [10]
- The Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (HEFCE).
- Leverhulme Trust International Network Grant.
- UK Centre for Materials Education.
- Armourers and Brasiers Company.
- Small individual donors. [11]
DoITPoMS has no commercial sponsors or links of any kind, and no advertising or soliciting of funds, other than for DoITPoMS itself, is permitted on the site.[8][12] While the logo of University of Cambridge does appear on the site, there is no attempt to promote the university or to encourage recruitment or other benefits. It is essentially a philanthropic activity. [9][13]
Format and extent of the resources
The set of resources currently available on the site comprises Libraries of [4][14]
- TLPs (~75).[15]
- Micrographs (~900).[16]
- Video clips (~150).[17]
- Lecture demonstration packages (5).[18]
- Stand-alone simulations (2).[19]
These all have slightly different purposes, and the modes of usage cover a wide range. They are free of copyright constraints and can be used and re-cycled for any educational purpose, subject only to the acknowledgement of the origin. [20][8]
Over the past couple of decades, there have been issues concerning formats and compatibilities, related in many cases to the evolution of browsers, operating systems and hardware capabilities. For example, Adobe Flash was initially used in several multimedia applications. Still, these had to be phased out after support for Flash was terminated (amid concerns about security vulnerabilities and other deficiencies). HTML5 is now the standard format for all DoITPoMS resources involving animations or simulations, often with supplementary usage of Javascript. Extensive recoding has been required to implement this change. Ensuring that all multimedia resources can successfully be viewed on at least the vast majority of current platforms is an ongoing challenge. [21]
Objectives and modes of usage
In each TLP, several simulations typically allow the user to input data to visualise the characteristics of particular effects or phenomena. This will enable students to explore areas in their way and facilitates the creation of exercises by educators. Each TLP has a set of questions at the end, designed to test whether the main points of the TLP have been understood.[1][2][22]
The TLPs cover many diverse topics within the broad field of Materials science, ranging from basics, such as crystal structures and thermal conduction, to more applied areas, such as the design and functioning of batteries and fuel cells. Tools such as X-ray diffraction and the finite element method are also included. Many, although not all, of these topics, go into greater depth and are designed explicitly as educational resources.[23][24][22]
Approximately half a million users accessed the site in 2021.[25][26]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barber, Z (2007). "The DoITPoMS project - A web-based initiative for teaching and learning Materials Science". J. Mater. Education. 29: 7–16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McKenzie, Stephen; Garivaldis, Filia; Dyer, Kyle R. (2020-12-17). Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-15-8928-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "Volume 29, Nrs 1-2 | International Council on Materials Education". icme.unt.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "About DoITPoMS".
- ↑ "Volume 29, Nrs 1-2 | International Council on Materials Education". icme.unt.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Rutter, Noel (2020), McKenzie, Stephen; Garivaldis, Filia; Dyer, Kyle R., eds., "Developing, Maintaining and Using Active Learning Resources for Online Learning and Teaching", Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education, Singapore: Springer, pp. 71–85, doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8928-7_7, ISBN 978-981-15-8928-7, retrieved 2022-10-29 Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Rushe, Michelle; Silva, Arlindo (2013-06-23). "Supporting and Enhancing Materials Teaching": 23.1116.1–23.1116.7.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Kench, Steve; Squires, Isaac; Dahari, Amir; Cooper, Samuel J. (2022-10-22). "MicroLib: A library of 3D microstructures generated from 2D micrographs using SliceGAN". Scientific Data. 9 (1): 645. arXiv:2210.06541. Bibcode:2022NatSD...9..645K. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01744-1. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 9588049 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36272972 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Funding".
- ↑ "Management Committee".
- ↑ "Support DoITPoMS".
- ↑ Clyne, T. W.; Hull, D. (2019-07-11). An Introduction to Composite Materials. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86095-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "DoITPoMS — Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science". The campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ↑ "TLP Library".
- ↑ "TLP Library: TLPs".
- ↑ "Micrograph Library".
- ↑ "Video Library".
- ↑ "LDP Library".
- ↑ "Standalone simulation Library".
- ↑ "doitpoms.ac.uk - Dissemination of IT for the Pr... - DoIT PoMS". sur.ly. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ↑ "Production of resources".
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Zehnder, Alan T. (2012-01-03). Fracture Mechanics. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-007-2595-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Warmuzek, M (2021). "Application of the convolutional neural network for recognition of the metal alloys microstructure constituents based on their morphological characteristics". Computational Materials Science. 199: 110722. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110722.
- ↑ MacKenzie, D. Scott; Totten, George E. (2005-10-10). Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3036-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "doitpoms.ac.uk at WI. Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS)". website.informer.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ↑ "Doitpoms.ac.uk website. Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS)". websites.milonic.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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