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May 22, 1998

WSU FACULTY MEMBER RECEIVES AWARD
FOR INNOVATION IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Andrew J. Kuntzman, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy at Wright State University, recently received a 1998 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology. The award was presented by the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the Ninth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning in Jacksonville, Fla. The conference emphasizes the use of innovative strategies, such as cooperative and inquiry learning, combined with the use of technology to support higher education learning. More than 1,000 faculty from colleges and universities around the world attend the conference.

Kuntzman was one of 50 winners nominated by colleges and universities worldwide. Each institution is eligible to nominate one faculty member who has contributed in highly creative ways to teaching, learning and technology.

Kuntzman teaches a two-quarter sequence of undergraduate anatomy courses twice each year. The courses have a large laboratory component focusing on the macroscopic and microscopic structure of the human body. In recent years his course has evolved from the use of 2x2 slides that students were required to view on campus, to videotapes that could be viewed at home, to use of the World Wide Web.

"To accommodate students with parenting obligations, difficult working schedules or those needing more time with slides of tissues and anatomical structures, Dr. Kuntzman developed videotapes for use at home or in the library," explained Jane N. Scott, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Anatomy at Wright State.

"When computers and sophisticated programs became available, Dr. Kuntzman developed computer programs of his slide material," Scott continued. "At first the computer programs were available only for computers on campus. Now they are available to his students on the Web. Not only does this accommodate student needs, it provides an opportunity for students to begin to develop independent learning styles."

Kuntzman was one of the first professors in WSU's anatomy department to computerize his lecture series. What was formerly a strictly textual presentation now includes active demonstrations of the human anatomy, sounds and changing formats. Such methods have helped increase student satisfaction, and retention rates have increased by 9 percent in the last two years.

Kuntzman earned a B.S. degree in science education, an M.S. in zoology, and a Ph.D. in human anatomy, all from The Ohio State University. In addition to his university classes, he has given anatomy demonstrations to hundreds of high school students.

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