DoITPoMS

[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][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.

[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.

[12][6] 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).

[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.