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DoITPoMS

Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS) is a web-based educational software resource designed to facilitate the teaching and learning of Materials science, at the tertiary level for free.[1][2]

DoITPoMS
Available inEnglish
Founded2000 (age 23–24)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
OwnerDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge
ProductsInstructional materials for Materials Science
URLhttps://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/
CommercialNo
Current statusActive
Content license
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK

History

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The DoITPoMS project originated in the early 1990s, incorporating customized online sources into the curriculum of the Materials Science courses in the Natural Sciences Tripos of the University Cambridge.[3] The initiative became formalized in 2000, with the start of a project supported by the UK national Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL).[4][5] This was led by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge with five partner institutions, including the University of Leeds, London Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester, Oxford Brookes University, and the University of Sheffield. This period of cooperation lasted for about 10 years.[4][5][6]

The FDTL project was aimed at building on expertise concerning the use of Information Technology (IT) to enhance the student learning experience and to disseminate these techniques within the Materials Education community in the UK and globally.[7][8] This was done by creating an archive of background information, such as video clips, micrographs, simulations, etc, and libraries of teaching and learning packages (TLPs) that covers a particular topic, which were designed both for independent usage by students and as a teaching aid for educators. A vital feature of these packages is a high level of user interactivity.[9][1]

DoITPoMS has no commercial sponsors and no advertising is permitted on the site.[10][11] The background science to the resources within DoITPoMS has all been input by unpaid volunteers, most of whom have been academics based in universities. A single person retains responsibility for a particular resource, and these people are credited to the site.[1][10] While the logo of University of Cambridge does appear on the site, is content is available freely and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK.[12][6]

Format and usage

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A small subset of the 900 images in the micrograph library[13]

The set of resources currently available on the site comprises Libraries of TLPs (~75), Micrographs (~900), Video clips (~150), Lecture demonstration packages (5), and Stand-alone simulations (2).[6] These all have slightly different purposes, and the modes of usage cover a wide range.[14][10] In each TLP, several simulations typically allow the user to input data to visualise the characteristics of particular effects or phenomena. This is to enable students to explore areas in their way and facilitates the creation of exercises by educators.[15][16] Each TLP has a set of questions at the end, designed to test whether the main points of the TLP have been understood.[4][1][17]

The TLPs cover many diverse topics within the broad field of Materials science,[11] ranging from basics, such as crystal structures and thermal conduction,[18] to more applied areas,[17][19] such as the design and functioning of batteries[20][21] and fuel cells.[22] Tools such as X-ray diffraction[23] and the finite element method[24] are also included.[25] Many, although not all, of these topics, go into greater depth and are designed explicitly as educational resources.[26][17]

Approximately half a million users accessed the site in 2021.[27][28]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McKenzie, Stephen; Garivaldis, Filia; Dyer, Kyle R. (2020-12-17). Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-15-8928-7.
  2. ^ Barışkan, Gökhan (2021-04-28). SEO ve Ötesi (in Turkish). Dikeyeksen Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-605-4898-20-6.
  3. ^ Materials World: The Journal of the Institute of Materials. The Institute. 2003.
  4. ^ a b c Barber, Z (2007). "The DoITPoMS project - A web-based initiative for teaching and learning Materials Science". J. Mater. Education. 29: 7–16.
  5. ^ a b "Volume 29, Nrs 1-2 | International Council on Materials Education". icme.unt.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. ^ a b c "About DoITPoMS".
  7. ^ Rutter, Noel (2020), McKenzie, Stephen; Garivaldis, Filia; Dyer, Kyle R. (eds.), "Developing, Maintaining and Using Active Learning Resources for Online Learning and Teaching", Tertiary Online Teaching and Learning: TOTAL Perspectives and Resources for Digital Education, Singapore: Springer, pp. 71–85, doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8928-7_7, ISBN 978-981-15-8928-7, S2CID 235092225, retrieved 2022-10-29
  8. ^ Solimini, Domenico (2016-04-19). Understanding Earth Observation: The Electromagnetic Foundation of Remote Sensing. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-25633-7.
  9. ^ Rushe, Michelle; Silva, Arlindo (2013-06-23). "Supporting and Enhancing Materials Teaching": 23.1116.1–23.1116.7. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ a b c Kench, Steve; Squires, Isaac; Dahari, Amir; Cooper, Samuel J. (2022-10-22). "MicroLib: A library of 3D microstructures generated from 2D micrographs using SliceGAN". Scientific Data. 9 (1): 645. arXiv:2210.06541. Bibcode:2022NatSD...9..645K. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01744-1. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 9588049. PMID 36272972.
  11. ^ a b Clyne, T. W.; Hull, D. (2019-07-11). An Introduction to Composite Materials. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86095-6.
  12. ^ "DoITPoMS — Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science". The campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  13. ^ "doitpoms photos on Flickr". Flickr. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  14. ^ "doitpoms.ac.uk - Dissemination of IT for the Pr... - DoIT PoMS". sur.ly. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  15. ^ Bourne, Neil K. (2016-02-17). "Unexpected Twins". Physics. 9: 19. Bibcode:2016PhyOJ...9...19B. doi:10.1103/Physics.9.19.
  16. ^ Wilson, Catrina E.; Gibson, Amanda E.; Cuillier, Paul M.; Li, Cheng-Han; Crosby, Patrice H. N.; Trigg, Edward B.; Najmr, Stan; Murray, Christopher B.; Jinschek, Joerg R.; Doan-Nguyen, Vicky (2022-08-30). "Local structure elucidation of tungsten-substituted vanadium dioxide (V $$_{1-x}$$ 1 - x W $$_x$$ x O $$_2$$ 2 )". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 14767. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18575-0. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9428210. PMID 36042264.
  17. ^ a b c Zehnder, Alan T. (2012-01-03). Fracture Mechanics. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-007-2595-9.
  18. ^ Ling, Lim, Hwee (2015-02-28). Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education. IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-4666-8184-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Warmuzek, M (2021). "Application of the convolutional neural network for recognition of the metal alloys microstructure constituents based on their morphological characteristics". Computational Materials Science. 199: 110722. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110722.
  20. ^ Aifantis, Katerina E.; Kumar, R. V.; Hu, Pu (2022-11-14). Rechargeable Ion Batteries: Materials, Design, and Applications of Li-Ion Cells and Beyond. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-3-527-35018-6.
  21. ^ Aifantis, Katerina E.; Hackney, Stephen A.; Kumar, R. V. (2010-03-30). High Energy Density Lithium Batteries: Materials, Engineering, Applications. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-3-527-63002-8.
  22. ^ Behling, Noriko Hikosaka (2012-12-05). Fuel Cells: Current Technology Challenges and Future Research Needs. Newnes. ISBN 978-0-444-56325-5.
  23. ^ "17. X-Ray Emission & Absorption | Introduction to Solid State Chemistry | Materials Science and Engineering". MIT OpenCourseWare. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  24. ^ Eggers, J.; Fontelos, M. A. (2015-09-10). Singularities: Formation, Structure and Propagation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09841-1.
  25. ^ Colpaert, Hubertus (2018-08-01). Metallography of Steels: Interpretation of Structure and the Effects of Processing. ASM International. ISBN 978-1-62708-149-8.
  26. ^ MacKenzie, D. Scott; Totten, George E. (2005-10-10). Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3036-5.
  27. ^ "doitpoms.ac.uk at WI. Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS)". website.informer.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  28. ^ "Doitpoms.ac.uk website. Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science (DoITPoMS)". websites.milonic.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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