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CCCE MEMBERSHIP LIST - 2007
This page lists the current members of the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education. In addition to name, addresses, and phone number, some committee members also describe their computer activities and interests.
CCCE Chair: Scott Van Bramer (svanbram@science.widener.edu)
| Robert E. Belford Department of Chemistry University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 rebelford@ualr.edu Phone: (501)-569-8824 |
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| Renee Cole Department of Chemistry and Physics University of Central Missouri Warrensburg MO 64093 660-543-8704 rcole@socket.net |
http://chem-phys.cmsu.edu/rcole/ Renee Cole is an associate professor of chemistry at Central Missouri State University. She is a physical chemist with research interests in chemical education. She is a member of the Physical Chemistry On-Line Consortium and actively incorporates various technologies into the classroom. In addition to physical chemistry, she also teaches introductory chemistry for non-majors and a methods of teaching science course for pre-service teachers. Her research interests include developing and evaluating the impact of web-based course supplements in chemistry as well as analyzing on-line collaborative interactions for the PCOL project. |
| Leon L. Combs 156 Birch Hollow Trail NW Marietta, GA 30064 Ph/Fax: 770-425-2080 lcombs@kennesaw.edu |
Some details are available at: http://science.kennesaw.edu/~lcombs. Leon is "twice retired". He is Professor and Head Emeritus at Mississippi State University and Professor and Chair Emeritus at Kennesaw State University. His Ph.D. is in Chemical Physics from LSU. He was Visiting Professor of Quantum Chemistry at the University of Uppsala for one year. He has taught both semesters of general chemistry for majors and for non-majors for seven years as totally online courses. He developed the web pages himself. He oversaw the growth of the KSU department from 62 to 525 majors and from 7 to 20 full-time faculty members. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the College of Arts and Sciences at MSU, has finished and submitted a book for publication, is working on another book, has written the lyrics and melody for two Christian songs, and is still developing on-line learning sites for general chemistry. |
| Elizabeth Dorland Departments of Biology and Chemistry Campus Box# 1137 Washington University 100 Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 Office: 314-935-6094 Mobile: 480-518-2846 Email: dorland@wustl.edu |
Liz Dorland is an academic coordinator and education specialist focusing on faculty, curriculum, and grants development in the biology and chemistry departments at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. From 1985 to mid-2006, Liz taught chemistry in the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona. In addition, Liz spent a year at the National Science Foundation as a chemistry program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate of Education and Human Resources (Aug. 2003 - Aug. 2004). From 1972-1975, she taught general and organic chemistry in various community colleges and universities around the USA. Her interests in chemistry and computers have included data collection in laboratory using laptops and Vernier probes, access to online molecular visualization resources, and the use of WebCT to deliver weekly homework quizzes. Her current focus is on research-based uses of molecular visualization in biology and chemistry, and visual and digital information literacy development for students and faculty. |
| Robert Hanson St. Olaf College Northfield MN 55057 507-646-3107 hansonr@stolaf.edu |
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr/ Bob Hanson has been a professor in the Chemistry Department at St. Olaf College since 1986. His interests include general chemistry, organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and physical chemistry. He has written several major works, including two books, Molecular Origami (University Science Books) and Introduction to Molecular Thermodynamics (Integrated Graphics), a chapter in Organic Reactions (Volume 60), and a website to accompany two organic chemistry textbooks (Prentice Hall). Bob has a strong background in Visual Basic and JavaScript programming, particularly in relation to thermodynamics (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/chemistry/imt) and kinetics (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/chemistry/kinetex). At St. Olaf College he has developed the first web-based automated NMR spectrometer for routine 24-hour undergraduate use (http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr/nmr/24-7) and has developed the concept of "course toolkits" (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/chemistry/courses/toolkits) to help organize on-line resources for students and faculty. Bob is an active participant in the chemed-L and chemwebdev-L lists and is a member of the Jmol molecular visualization Java applet development team (http://jmol.sourceforge.net). |
| Paul Kelter Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning Professor of Education Adjunct Professor of Chemistry College of Education Northern Illinois University 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115 e-mail = pkelter@niu.edu |
http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/chem/kelter/index.html Paul Kelter is Professor and Director of General Chemistry. Paul's research and development interests include studying the reasons for success or failure in chemistry among diverse groups of students, including older students, and traditionally underserved minorities. For the past 10 years, Paul has been studying the historical and present relationship of academic preparation to success in general chemistry. |
| George R. Long Department of Chemistry Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana PA 15705 grlong@iup.edu |
http://wey238ab.ch.iup.edu/grlong/ George maintains the Physical Chemistry On-Line (PCOL) website, http://pcol.ch.iup.edu/, in which several CCCE members participate. |
| Brian Pankuch Department of Chemistry Union County College Cranford NJ 07016 pankuch@patmedia.net pankuch@hawk.ucc.edu |
One of my interests is to use computers for something besides presenting simple text, which I think is better done on paper. An example is interactive animations showing the approximate motions of atoms and molecules rather than the stationary description used in textbooks. After students use an animation, the system includes interactive questions. Students test their understanding and get immediate feedback. In particular it helps overcome the usual misconceptions in a given area. It seems to improve their understanding. The ability to use the animation in lecture and have it available online is particularly helpful for students who are willing to put in the time out of class for deeper understanding. |
| Harry E. Pence SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Department of Chemistry SUNY, College at Oneonta Oneonta NY 13820-4015 607-436-3193 pencehe@oneonta.edu |
Harry E. Pence (SUNY Oneonta) is mainly interested in classroom applications of computing technologies. He has been working for over a decade on the combination of multimedia and presentation software with cooperative learning. His main focus is on the pedagogy of using technology, that is, how to produce the greatest impact on learning. His web site, the Alchemist's Lair (at http://snyoneab.oneonta.edu/~pencehe/) includes a widely used set of material on careers in chemistry. This work has led to a recent focus on WWW search engines: http://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/pencehe/webtutorial.html. |
| John H. Penn West Virginia University Morgantown WV 26506-6045 304-599-6621 John.Penn@mail.wvu.edu |
John H. Penn (West Virginia University, http://www.as.wvu.edu/~jpenn/)truly believes in the old axiom that "Practice Makes Perfect", expecially in the area of chemical education. He has developed lots of problems that are distributable to students through the internet, can be graded by the computer, and provide feedback to students upon their wrong answers (http://www.we-learn-horizon.com). He serves as the webmaster for the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education and he also manages the website for the CONFCHEM on-line chemistry conferences, http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/. ... |
| Michael J. Sanger Middle Tennessee State Univ. Room 0239 Bldg DSB 1301 East Main Street Murfreesboro TN 37132 615-904-8558 mjsanger@mtsu.edu |
Michael J. Sanger's primary research interest is in improving students' abilities to visualize chemical processes at the molecular level. To facilitate these skills, he has created computer animations of chemical processes at the molecular level and has used computer-generated electron density models of simple molecules. He also teaches a technology methods course for secondary science teaching majors which focuses on calculator- and microcomputer-based laboratory data collection devices, spreadsheets, WWW search engines, and the evaluation of laser disc, computer, and videotape software. |
| Gwen Sibert RVGS, 2104 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke, Virginia 24015 (540) 853-2116 gsibert@rvgs.k12.va.us |
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| Brian Tissue Department of Chemistry VPI & State University Blacksburg VA 24061-0212 540-231-5391 tissue@vt.edu |
Brian Tissue is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Chemistry Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He began writing hypermedia for the Web in 1993, and has collected his material on analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis at http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/. His major interest now is finding ways to help students use all of their learning resources effectively, including hypermedia, textbooks, and lectures. |
| Gary Trammell Chemistry Program HSB 313 University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza Springfield IL 62703 217-206-7344 trammell.gary@uis.edu |
http://www.uis.edu/chemistry/facultypages/trammell.htm Currently I teach organic chemistry and an integrated chemistry/biology course on the environment for non-majors. My teaching experience includes online classes. I was Organizing Committee Chair and course coordinator for the online course "Chemical Safety: Protecting Ourselves and Our Environment" offered in fall 2004 by the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety and Division of Chemical Education. I have been active in conducting workshops for high school teachers at the University of Illinois at Springfield and at the Institute for Chemical Education at UW-Madison. My scholarly activities include incorporating computer assisted data acquisition into the curriculum, exploring applications of our wireless network, developing organic laboratory experiments that incorporate X-ray diffraction, and natural products chemistry. |
| Scott E. Van Bramer Department of Chemistry Widener University Chester PA 19013 610-499-4516 svanbram@science.widener.edu |
Scott Van Bramer actively uses technology in the classroom. The primary focus is to use computers to help students visualize chemistry on the molecular scale and to develop mathematical models. In addition, he also makes extensive use of the web as a communications tool to provide students with additional information to help them study more effectively. These resources are available on the web at: http://science.widener.edu/~svanbram/ |
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