F4F A NEW BRIDGE BETWEEN FACULTY AND STUDENTS
F4F A NEW BRIDGE BETWEEN FACULTY AND STUDENTS Students are increasingly aware that the faculty are keeping up with the rapid change of information technology at a much slowerpace than the student body. The Science and Technology Wing (STWing), a student-run living-learning program at the University of Pennsylvania, has taken on the initiative to create and develop an Information Technology course for faculty to close this gap. Many benefits for both students and faculty are expected from this experimental program. As a result of their participation in this course, it is expected that faculty will more efficiently make use of the resources that are already available to them. In addition, they will be able to critically and adequately integrate the students’ information technology knowledge as tools in their instruction. Undertaking this challenge is expected to enhance the growth and maturation of participating students. Having stepped into the role of “teacher” the students gai