This on-line conference will focus on nontraditional methods of instruction including collaborative and cooperative approaches, guided inquiry, technology-assisted methods, active learning, and problem-based methods. Evaluation and assessment of these methods will also be a major focus of the on-line conference.
Week 1 | March 28 - April 3 |
| Fri 3/28 | Send Short Questions for Papers 1 and 2 |
Paper 1:
Mon-Tue
3/31-4/1 | Teaching General Chemistry Using Information Technology and Interactive Engagement Methods
F. G. Herring, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1, fgh@chem.ubc.ca
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Paper 2:
Wed-Thu
4/2-4/3 | Encouraging Active Student Participation in Chemistry Classes with a Web-based, Instant Feedback, Student Response System
Charles R. Ward, James H. Reeves, and Barbara Heath, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
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Week 2 | April 4 - April 10 |
| Fri 4/4 | Send Short Questions for Papers 3 and 4 |
Paper 3:
Mon-Tue
4/7-4/8 | Evolution of a Nontraditional Freshman Chemistry Curriculum
Fred Garafalo, School of Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, 02115; agarafalo@mcp.edu |
Paper 4:
Wed-Thu
4/9-4/10 | Preliminary results using CPR (web-based Calibrated Peer Review) for pre- and post-lab writing assignments in general chemistry
Lawrence D. Margerum and Maren Gulsrud, Department of Chemistry, University of San Francisco (USF), 2130 Fulton Street, SF, CA 94117 |
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Week 3 | April 11 - April 17 |
Poster 1:
Fri 4/11 | A Work-Based Experience in Polymer Chemistry
Victoria L. Finkenstadt (NCAUR-USDA, Peoria, IL) and H. Heath Dewey (Iowa State University) |
Poster 2:
Mon 4/14 | The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): a matrix for evaluating effective alternative teaching methods with diverse student populations
Sheryl L. Finkenstadt, MRC, LPC, NCC, Bridgeway Counseling Services, 1601 Old South River Road, St. Charles, MO 63303, sheryl@finkenstadt.com; Victoria Finkenstadt, NCAUR-USDA, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, finkenvl@ncaur.usda.gov |
Poster 3:
Tue 4/15 | MERLOT: The Online Resource for Non-Traditional Teaching Aids
Neil R. Kestner, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Kestner@lsu.edu |
Poster 4:
Wed 4/16 | Motivating Chemical Engineers to find Quantum Chemistry Practical
Beatriz Cisneros, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907; cisneros@purdue.edu |
Poster 5:
Thu 4/17 | Using Case Studies to Introduce Environmental and Economic Considerations in General Chemistry
Kerry K. Karukstis, Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711; Kerry_Karukstis@HMC.Edu |
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Week 4 | April 18 - April 24 |
| Fri 4/18 | Send Short Questions for Papers 5 and 6 |
Paper 5:
Mon-Tue
4/21-4/22 | LUCID: A Web-Based Learning and Assessment System
Troy Wolfskill and David Hanson
Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook - SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400 |
Paper 6:
Wed-Thu
4/23-4/24 | A Cross-Institutional Analysis of the Effect of Web-Assisted Tools on Visualization and Proportional Reasoning in General Chemistry
Barbara L. Gonzalez, California State University Fullerton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fullerton, CA 92834-6866; Ramesh D. Arasasingham, University of California Irvine, Department of Chemistry, Irvine, CA 92697-2025; Patrick A. Wegner, California State University Fullerton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fullerton, CA 92834-6866 |
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Week 5 | April 25 - May 1 |
| Fri 4/25 | Send Short Questions for Paper 7 |
Paper 7:
Mon-Tue
4/28-4/29 | Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
J.N. Spencer, Department of Chemistry, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, jim.spencer@fandm.edu; R.S. Moog, Department of Chemistry, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, rick.moog@fandm.edu; F.J. Creegan, Department of Chemistry, Washington College, Chestertown, MD 21620, frank.creegan@washcoll.edu; D.M. Hanson, Department of Chemistry, State
University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794, david.hanson@sunysb.edu; Troy Wolfskill, Department of
Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794, troy wolfskill/cas@sunysb.edu; A. Straumanis, Sandia National Laboratories, Bld. 701, Rm 1343, Albuquerque, NM 87185, astrau@sandia.gov; D. Bunce, Department of Chemistry, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. 20064, bunce@aol.com. |
General:
Wed-Tue
4/30-5/6 | General Discussion |
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The Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) thanks George Shalhoub and Gabriela Weaver for organizing and chairing this CONFCHEM conference. We also thank the paper authors and everyone who participated in the discussion. The success of these
conferences depends upon all of you.
