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Writer:
Brenna
Smith
(863)
667-7010
Contact:
Lisa
Wetmore
(863)
667-7064
LAKELAND,
FL (April 7, 2003) - The
final USF Lakeland Information Technology Colloquium for the 2002-2003
semester will be presented Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 12:00
p.m. in room 2125/2126 on the Lakeland Campus. Dr. Art Karshmer,
Chair of the USF Information Technology program will present, “Using
the Computer to Improve Access to Mathematics by Blind Students.”
As Dr. Karshmer states, “One of the greatest stumbling blocks
in the ability of the blind to enter careers in science, technology,
engineering or mathematics is the paucity of tools to help them read
and write equations. Over the years, there have been numerous projects
with the goal of building special tools to help the visually impaired
student read and write equations.”
In his presentation, Dr. Karshmer
will describe some of the most interesting work in this domain and then
attempt to make recommendations and/or predictions about the future.
This event is free and open to the public. A free lunch will be provided
to those in attendance.
This final presentation will be given as part of the year long Information
Technology colloquia series presented by the Information Technology
department at USF Lakeland. During each month of this academic year,
a different topic concerning the field of Information Technology has
been discussed. The 2003-2004 Information Technology Colloquia series
will begin Fall 2003.
For more information on the USF IT program, housed
entirely on the Lakeland campus, contact at (863) 667-7064.
The University of South Florida is ranked one of the top 100 Universities in
the nation. As a Doctoral/Research extensive institution, the highest educational
ranking available, USF Lakeland is dedicated to serving the citizens of Polk,
Highlands, Hardee and eastern Hillsborough counties, in a regional setting. Established
in 1988, the Lakeland campus is a distinctive locally available University with
premier research and instructional status, providing a variety of complete undergraduate
and graduate degrees, web-based courses, certificate programs and program partnerships
with the Tampa campus.
For more information contact USF Lakeland at (863) 667-7000 or visit us on the
web at www.lakeland.usf.edu
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