Speaker:	Dr. Doug Williams
Title:	The Connexions Project
Date:	February 07, 2003
Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	GCATT Room 325
Abstract:	The Connexions Project (cnx.rice.edu) is a new approach to authoring, teaching, and learning that aims to fully exploit modern information technology.  Available free of charge to anyone under open-content and open-source licenses, Connexions offers custom-tailored, current course material, is adaptable to a wide range of learning styles, and encourages students to explore the links among courses and disciplines. This talk will describe the Connexions Project, including the tools used to create and use Connexions content.  I will also give an overview of DSP and Georgia Tech projects associated with Connexions.
Biography:	Douglas Williams received the BSEE, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University, Houston, Texas, in 1984, 1987, and 1989, respectively. In 1989, he joined the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.  There he is also affiliated with the Center for Signal and Image Processing and the Center for Distributed Engineering Education. Dr. Williams is a member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society's SPTM Technical Committee and Education Technical Committee.  He was co-editor of the Digital Signal Processing Handbook published in 1998 by CRC Press and IEEE Press.  He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi,  Eta Kappa Nu, and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.
Slides:	Please contact Dr. Williams if you are interested in the slides. (dbw@ece.gatech.edu)