Tuesday, 3/27/2007
8:30 AM - 4:55 PM  McCormick Place North  N227B, Level 2, Oral

CHED

Communicating Chemistry

Organized by: Len Fine, John C. Kotz
Presiding: John C. Kotz

8:30 AM

 

             

 

 

 Introductory Remarks
   
 

8:35 AM

 

             

 

1604

 Podcasting and general chemistry: what is my chemistry professor doing in my iPod?
Harshavardhan D Bapat  
 

8:55 AM

 

             

 

1605

 Hybrid learning as the bridge between technology and pedagogy in the first and second year chemistry curriculum
Thomas Poon Tracy Morkin
 

9:15 AM

 

             

 

1606

 Chemistry breaks the Top 100: Podcasting quantum mechanics
Michelle M. Francl  
 

9:35 AM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

9:45 AM

 

             

 

1607

 Open notebook chemistry using blogs and wikis
Jean-Claude Bradley Khalid Mirza, James Giammarco, Alicia Holsey, David Strumfels, Sean Gardner, Lin Chen
 

10:05 AM

 

             

 

1608

 What role do grades play in communicating chemistry?
William J. Vining  
 

10:25 AM

 

             

 

1609

 Improving the communication and efficiency in grading of laboratory reports
M. Hadley Jeffrey R. Pribyl, John A. Kaliski
 

10:45 AM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

10:55 AM

 

             

 

1610

 Enhancing communication in chemistry courses using DyKnowTM
Bridget L. Gourley  
 

11:15 AM

 

             

 

1611

 Taking ownership of learning: Can adding technology to the traditional classroom increase the opportunity for students to be more responsible for their own learning?
C. Michele Turner  
 

11:35 AM

 

             

 

1612

 E-learning chemistry
Jimmy Reeves John Tyrell
 

11:55 AM

 

             

 

 

 Lunch Break
   
 

1:30 PM

 

             

 

 

 Introductory Remarks
   
 

1:35 PM

 

             

 

1651

 Visualizing acid/base chemistry: Using electostatic potential surfaces to teach acid/base strengths
Richard W. Morrison Richard Hubbard IV, Keegan Soncha
 

1:55 PM

 

             

 

1652

 Open access peer reviewed portal for communicating chemistry: Analytical Sciences Digital Library
Heather A. Bullen  
 

2:15 PM

 

             

 

1653

 Comparison of student discourse in online and face-to-face environments
Gabriela C. Weaver Kellie F. Green
 

2:35 PM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

2:45 PM

 

             

 

1654

 Chemical Eye on ears tuned to public radio
Preston J. MacDougall  
 

3:05 PM

 

             

 

1655

 Science Outreach in the City of Chicago
Michael Davis Michael C Lach
 

3:25 PM

 

             

 

1656

 Smart Cities: Summer science in the mean streets of France
Gerald P. Niccolai  
 

3:45 PM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

3:55 PM

 

             

 

1657

 Collaborative efforts by Illinois local American Chemical Society sections to promote chemistry at the Illinois State Fair
Harshavardhan D Bapat  
 

4:15 PM

 

             

 

1658

 Analysis of how scientists explain their research and parallels to how science teachers explain science
Hannah Sevian Lisa Gonsalves
 

4:35 PM

 

             

 

1659

 Service-learning with a general chemistry lab: Communicating chemistry through application
Melanie J Harvey