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CONFCHEM
Conferences on Chemistry
organized by the DivCHED CCCE
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On this page: [ Past Online Conferences | History & References ]
- First CHEMCONF On-line Chemistry Education Conference, 1993
- Applications of Technology in Teaching Chemistry, An On-Line Computer Conference, June 14 To August 20, 1993.
- "Faculty Rewards: Can We Implement the Scholarship of Teaching?", 1995
- An On-Line Symposium, Oct. 11 to 27, 1995.
- ChemConf '96: Summer 1996 On-line Chemistry Education Conference
- New Initiatives in Chemical Education, An On-Line Symposium, June 3 to July 19, 1996.
- ChemConf '97: Summer 1997 On-line Chemistry Education Conference
- June 1 to August 1, 1997.
- ChemConf '98: On-Line Conference on Chemical Education
- January 16 to May 1, 1998.
- Fall 1998 CONFCHEM: Switching Students on to Science
- September 1 - October 31, 1998, organized by Dr. Hugh Cartwright.
- Chemical Demonstrations Trial Session
- Feb. 15 - March 2 1999, organized by Oliver Seely and George Wiger.
- Spring 1999 CONFCHEM: Proposals For Change in the Introductory Chemistry Course
- March 29 - April 10, 1999, organized by James Spencer.
- Summer 1999 CONFCHEM, Session I: General Papers in Chemical Education
- May 28-July 1, 1999, organized by Don Rosenthal.
- Summer 1999 CONFCHEM, Session II: Distance and Collaborative Education Using the Internet
- July 2-Aug.19, 1999, organized by Brian Tissue.
- Fall 1999 CONFCHEM: What Should Students Know When They Leave General Chemistry?
- Sept. 7 - Oct. 15, 1999, organized by Paul Kelter.
- Winter 1999 CONFCHEM: Teaching Spectroscopy
- Oct. 31 - Dec. 3, 1999, organized by Scott Van Bramer.
- Spring 2000 CONFCHEM: The Role and Nature of Research by Undergraduates in Chemistry
- April 3 to May 5, 2000, organized by Tim Champion and Willis Weigand.
- Summer 2000 CONFCHEM: The Use of Computer Simulations in General Chemistry
- May 12 to June 6, 2000, organized by Denis Bussières.
- Fall 2000 CONFCHEM: Assessment of Model Creation and Use by Chemistry Students
- Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, 2000, organized by John Oversby.
- Spring 2001 CONFCHEM: Lecture Demonstrations in Chemistry on the World Wide Web
- March 28 to April 20, 2001, organized by Oliver Seely and George Wiger.
- Summer 2001 CONFCHEM: Environmental and Risk/Benefit Issues in the K-12 Science Classroom
- July 6 - July 31, 2001, organized by Elizabeth Kleppinger.
- Fall 2001 CONFCHEM: On-Line Teaching Methods
- Oct. 26 - Nov. 18, 2001, organized by John Penn.
- Spring 2002 CONFCHEM: Undergraduate Research
- April 2002, organized by George Long and Pam Mabrouk.
- June 2002 CONFCHEM: Problem Solving in Chemistry
- June 2002, organized by Doug Cameron and Peter Lykos.
- Fall 2002 CONFCHEM: Teaching Safety in High Schools, Colleges, and Universities
- Sept. 30 - Nov. 21, 2002, organized by George Wahl, Jr.
- Spring 2003 CONFCHEM: NON-TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS: Methods Other Than Lecture and Assessment Of These Methods
- March 28 - May 6, 2003, organized by George M. Shalhoub and Gabriela C. Weaver.
- Winter 2004 CONFCHEM: How and Why Should We Teach Chemistry for Non-Science Majors?
- Jan. 12 - Feb. 10, 2004, organized by Paul Kelter and Renee Cole.
- Fall 2004 CONFCHEM: Teaching Computing in Chemistry Courses
- Sept. 17 - Oct. 22, 2004, organized by Carl Snyder and Donald Rosenthal.
- Winter 2005 CONFCHEM: Trends and New Ideas in Chemical Education
- Jan. 18 - Mar. 2, 2005, organized by Brian Tissue and Donald Rosenthal.
- Summer 2005 CONFCHEM: Technology in High School Chemistry
- July 8 - Aug. 17, 2005, organized by M. Gwen Sibert, Mark T. Duncan, Michael St. Pierre, and John Mauch.
- Fall 2005 CONFCHEM: The Division of Chemical Education: Current Status and Future Directions
- October 14-31, 2005, organized by Morton Hoffman.
- Summer 2006 CONFCHEM: Web-Based Applications for Chemical Education: Experiences and Visions
- May 5-June 30, 2006, organized by Robert E. Belford and Robert M. Hanson
- Fall 2006 CONFCHEM: DivCHED: Ensuring the Future Through Education"
- October 13-30, 2006, organized by Loretta Jones.
- Winter 2007 CONFCHEM: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE CHEMISTRY
- January 29-March 14, 2007, organized by Paul Kelter.
Also available directly: Majordomo Archives (Sept. 2000 - July 2006) and Listserv Archives (Sept. 2006 - Present)
Tom O'Haver organized the first CHEMCONF on-line conference during the summer of 1993. 450 participants used Listserv e-mail to discuss fifteen papers, which were available on FTP and Gopher servers. Participation has approximately doubled since the first CHEMCONF, and the frequency of the on-line conferences, now called CONFCHEM, has expanded to several per year. The variety of formats has also expanded to include Web-based multimedia demonstrations and a discussion of proposals from the DivCHED Task Force on the General Chemistry Curriculum. Although papers are now delivered via the Web, discussion continues via a Listserv so the conferences are accessible to the largest number of participants possible.
Note: The name of these on-line conferences changed from CHEMCONF to CONFCHEM when the Listserv administration changed from the University of Maryland to Clarkson University.
Meeting in Cyberspace by Thomas O'Haver. Based on an article by the author published in The World & I, February, 1994, page 218.
- T. C. O'Haver, "Electronic Conferencing", Chapter 8 in The Internet: A Guide for Chemists, (S. M. Bachrach, Ed.), ACS Books, Washington, DC, 1996, pg. 185-199.
- Chemical & Engineering News, February 15, 1993, page 25.
- Chemical & Engineering News, October 11, 1993, page 26.
- Science 261, 1271 (1993).
- Wired, November 1993, page 30.
For more information see:
CONFCHEM article from the Spring 2000 DivCHED Newsletter.
Brian M. Tissue, Scott E. Van Bramer, and Donald Rosenthal, "Electronic Chemistry Conferences: 7 Years of CONFCHEM," J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci. 42 (2002) 23-25; on-line abstract.