Before Reading_1.1About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebPeggy Minnis, Professor of Chemistry, teaches chemistry and environmental science at Pace University, N.Y. Her fields of interest include water and wastewater chemistry, and wetlands evaluation and protection. A Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learning1. Peggy MinnisFrom 1985 to 1994, she was a member of the Darien, Connecticut, Environmental Protection Commission, which administers the towns wetland regulations and other Before Reading_1.2land use plans. Dr. Minnis received her B.S. in Chemistry from Marywood College in Scranton, PA (Pennsylvania), and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the State University of New Yorks College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. She is currently involved in determining the effects of golf course management on stream quality. She co-authored a textbook, Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, which deals with all aspects of septic systems. About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learning Occupation: Work Place: Fields of Interest: Membership: Education: Published Work:Before Reading_1.32. Check the Information about the AuthorTeacher, professor, scholar_ Pace University, N.Y._Water and wastewater chemistry, and wetlands evaluation and protection_ _Member of Environmental Protection Commission_ _ Syracuse University, N.Y._Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems_About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_1.4About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_1.4About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_1.5About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_1.6About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_1.7About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.11E-learning (or sometimes electronic learning or eLearning) is a term which is commonly used, but does not have a common definition. Most frequently it seems to be used for web-based distance education, with no face-to-face interaction. However, also much broader definitions are common. The meaning of the term also seems to be dependent on the context in which it is used. In companies, it often refers to the strategies that use the company network to deliver training courses to employees. About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.12Lately in most universities, e-learning is used to define a specific mode to attend a course or programs of study where the students rarely or never meet face-to-face, nor access on-campus educational facilities, because they study online.About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.13About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.14About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.15About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.21Environmental science is a field that covers both the physical science of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, geography, resource technology and engineering and social science of resource management and conversation, demography, economics, politics and ethics (Miller, 1994). It encompasses the surrounding conditions that affect man and other organisms. Natural and human resources are interdependent, and the use or misuse of one affects the other. “Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental systems.”About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learningBefore Reading_2.22About the Author Peggy MinnisWord WebA Video Clip about E -schoolBackground InformationEnvironmental ScienceE-learn