Website that introduces and demonstrates concepts around preparing acoustic and vibration examples. The purpose of this site is to encourage a few people of any educable age to consider studying acoustic and vibration technologies academically. "Good Vibrations" is used to draw attention to the site in the hope that the purpose can be conveyed.
Type of Material:
Presentation
Recommended Uses:
Use as an example for building online experiments
Incorporate Windows media playlists into personal or educational collections
Use as course supplemental material, particularly as an addition to a repository of files
Technical Requirements:
Internet access and ability to download and use *.asx files (playlist of Windows media files).
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Examine acoustic and vibration technologies
Find the beam resonant frequency
Understand rings in relation to acoustics, vibrations, history, and cultures.
Experiment with sound
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, Hobbyists in acoustics, Students in science fields
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Familiarity with terminology related to acoustics and vibrations and appropriate equipment; college level physics.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The material relates vibration to "real-world" phenomenon
Concerns:
Writing is unclear and contains several grammatical and style errors, making the content difficult to understand.
Concepts, terminology, and practices are used without introduction or explanation.
Lack of quality content makes it difficult to discern how it can be used or incorporated elsewhere without significant revision or rework.
Aim of the site is unclear and crosses over disciplines without integration of concepts.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Could integrate files into pre-existing assignments in acoustics and vibrations
Many examples of vibration are shared
Concerns:
Learning objectives are not provided, nor is a general aim of the website identified in a clear way.
Content is provided without background information or links to supplementary material
Unclear how or why content on historical rings and scientific rings are integrated into the same site.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Interactive elements have the potential to get students started on an investigation in the topic
Concerns:
Site is difficult to use and understand. It lacks clear instructions.
Requires the download of materials, which can be risky and cumbersome.
Site is designed with graphics that don’t match the message.
Images are low quality and do not allow for zooming.
Pop-ups are distracting and bring you to outside websites each time the page is reloaded
Creative Commons:
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