Projects

	Web Adventures to Teach about Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism "The N-Squad"  http://n-squad.rice.edu
		Using the highly successful Web adventures model, this project's focus is to increase middle-school students' knowledge about the biological effects of alcohol.  This interactive multimedia adventure series takes students to a crime scene where an event is reconstructed using knowledge of human biology and problem-solving skills. This project is supported by a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Institutes of Health award, R25AA014896.
	Society and Technology: Multimedia Case Studies   http://technologyinsociety.rice.edu
		This project prototypes a novel approach to understanding the impact of Information Technology on society through a case study approach. The format consists of multimedia modules in a Problem Based Learning setting.  Funding is provided by a ERIT grant through Rice University's CITI.
	Medical Mysteries (MedMyst)  http://medmyst.rice.edu
		Unraveling the historical perspective and scientific mysteries surrounding Infectious Diseases is the goal of this interactive web site designed for middle-school students. Based on the previous success of The Reconstructors® , this series of episodes has been designed with funding from the NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), R25RR15295, National Center for Research Resources.     MedMyst: Dissemination Phase II  Through partnerships with the University of Washington Educational Outreach, The Minnesota Science Museum,  The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health, and the American Society of Microbiology, this project extends the impact of the MedMyst series through extensive teacher training and promotion.  This project is generously supported through funding from the NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), R25 RR020456, National Center for Research Resources. MedMyst II: Science Education Materials for Middle School Students Building on the success of the first three MedMyst missions and their accompanying resources, this endeavor extends the popular series by two additional missions as well as providing Spanish translation of the original adventures.  An award, R25AI062762, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the NIH support this project.
	The Reconstructors Adventure®   "Nothing to Rave About"    http://reconstructors.rice.edu/recon2/
		The Reconstructors® is an interactive multimedia adventure series for middle-school students. The web site provides a futuristic world in which explorers scientifically unravel medicinal mysteries. This project was supported by a Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (R25 DA15063) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institutes of Health.