Summer 2000 CONFCHEM

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The Use of Computer Simulations in General Chemistry

An on-line conference May 12 - June 6, 2000

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Conference Organizer:    Dr Denis Bussières, Professeur de chimie, UQAC,
555 Boul. Universite,
Chicoutimi, Qc. CANADA   G7H 2B1
dbussier@uqac.uquebec.ca


Schedule

Session A: May 12-18, 2000

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Discussion:
Friday, May 12
Monday, May 15
Monday-Thursday, May 15-18

A-1 Developing and Implementing Web-based Computer Simulations for In-Class, Individual, and Small Group Work
by Donald E. Mencer, The Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus, Hazleton, PA 18201
A-2 Using Technology to Solve the Conceptual Riddle: "How can we help them see what we see?"
by Jimmy Reeves, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC.
A-3 Why use animations and simulations?
by Brian Pankuch, Union County College, New Jersey

  Session A discussion archive (205kB text file)


Session B: May 19-May 25, 2000

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Discussion:
Friday, May 19
Monday, May 22
Monday-Thursday, May 22-25

B-1 Interactive Simulations for Classroom Use (transferred to paper C-3, see below)
John S. Martin, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
B-2 Computer Animations and Simulations in General Chemistry
by Chung Chieh and Newman K.S. Sze, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
B-3 Discovery-based General Chemistry Using Chemland Simulations
by Bill Vining, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-4510

  Session B discussion archive (91kB text file)


Session C: May 26 - June 1, 2000

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Discussion:
Friday, May 26
Monday, May 29
Monday-Thursday, May 29-June 1

C-1 Using Simulations to Transform the Nature of Chemistry Homework
by David Yaron, Rea Freeland, Donovan Lange, and Jeff Milton, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213
C-2 Computer Simulations and Tutorials for General Chemistry at University of Missouri-Rolla
  -  Class Statistics Addendum (added 5/29/00)
by Gary L. Bertrand, Professor of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65049-0010
C-3 Interactive Simulations for Classroom Use
John S. Martin, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  Session C discussion archive (133kB text file)


General Discussion: June 2-6, 2000

General discussion archive (136kB text file)


BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS

This on-line conference ended June 6, 2000.

See the CONFCHEM Home Page (http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/) for a schedule of upcoming conferences and an archive of other past conferences.

For more information contact one of the organizers listed above. The listserv was managed by Don Rosenthal and the web site was managed by Brian Tissue.

CONFCHEM on-line conferences are organized by the ACS Division of Chemical Education's Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE). Send additions or corrections for this page to Brian Tissue at tissue@vt.edu.

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