Clarkson University Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Research Professor Dana M. Barry, senior technical writer/editor at Clarkson’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP), recently coauthored the new book “STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments.”

Her coauthor is Deputy President Professor Hideyuki Kanematsu of the National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Japan.

Their book, which covers a variety of topics of interest to a diverse audience, is part of the Intelligent Systems Reference Library.

It combines information communication technology (ICT) with the creative interdisciplinary teaching approach known as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The book introduces STEM and creative education and shows through examples and activities the importance ICT has for STEM and modern education.

The book describes the audiovisual classroom, the use of the Internet, social networking and STEM, and provides STEM lessons for both the real and virtual worlds. It also includes teaching models developed by Barry and information with activities that satisfy the requirements for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

The textbook is designed to be useful with students of various ages, serving as a guide for teachers in charge of science fairs and creative classes, especially those which require STEM education.

Also, its activities are designed to help develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and to prepare students who plan to become teachers and mentors of the future.

In addition, e-learning designers and administrators who want to introduce e-learning systems into their organizations can refer to this book as a reference and a resource.

STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments is available at www.springer.com/us/book/9783319192338.

Barry has more than 200 professional publications, including 13 books, 16 book chapters, more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, science encyclopedia entries, aired television scripts, music CDs, and more. Her work is published in the United States, Japan, England, Malaysia, China, India, and other countries.

In addition to her work at Clarkson, Barry serves as a professor and scientific board president for Ansted University, and has been a visiting professor overseas numerous times.

Her main collaborators are Professor Roger Haw in Malaysia, and Kanematsu. Barry is also a chemistry ambassador for the American Chemical Society and serves as an officer for its Northern New York Section.