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Program, Division of Chemical Education
213th National Meeting of the ACS, San Francisco, CA,
1317 April 1997
Maureen A. Scharberg, Meeting Chair
Tom Wildeman, Program Committee Chair
Sunday, April 13
Morning
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW I
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Ludwig A. Mayer, Presiding
This three-day symposium will highlight the
latest WWW resources and technologies available for teaching
and learning chemistry.
Blended General/Organic Sequences
Stephen E. Branz, Organizer, Presiding
Innovative chemistry curricula that seek to
integrate relevant concepts in both general chemistry and
organic chemistry will be presented. A panel discussion with
the presenters will conclude this symposium.
Global Chemistry: Gaining the Competitve Edge
with Work/Study Abroad Programs I
Tomas Baer, Organizer, Presiding
Students who have completed work/study abroad
internships as well as faculty and industrial
representatives involved with these programs will discuss their
experiences. A panel discussion highlighting opportunities and
obstacles in work/study abroad will be featured at the conclusion.
General Papers I
Frank J. Torre, Organizer
J. M. Smist, Presiding
This session will focus on teaching/learning
methodologies, teacher education, and academic/industrial partnerships.
Afternoon
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW II
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Mark Freilich, Presiding
Mentoring Minority Students in Chemistry
Herbert B. Silber, Organizer, Presiding
Most undergraduate students require some
mentoring from faculty on how to study, career options, or how to
become involved with research projects, but minority
students with no role models to observe in the sciences may need
additional mentoring. This symposium will explore
mentoring techniques appropriate for high school and college students.
Global Chemistry: Gaining the Competitve Edge
with Work/Study Abroad Programs II
Tomas Baer, Organizer, Presiding
New traditions: A Guided Inquiry Approach to General Chemistry Curriculum
Richard S. Moog, Organizer
G. Earl Peace, Presiding
A potpourri of guided inquiry approaches that have
been used in the general chemistry curriculum will be
presented. Assessment strategies for this instruction technique will
also be discussed.
Evening
Lab Swap Poster Session/Social Hour
Frank J. Torre, Organizer, Presiding
Participants will present posters of their favorite
laboratory experiments and bring handouts to share.
Poster Session/Social Hour
Maureen A. Scharberg, Organizer, Presiding
With approximately 50 posters, this session will
have something for everyone!
Monday, April 14
Morning
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW III
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Ludwig A. Mayer, Presiding
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done I
Susan E. Kegley, George Lisensky, Organizers
Daphne Figueroa, Presiding
Topical modules, case studies, student-focused
active learning, discovery and open-ended inquiry labs
and projects, and peer-assisted instruction are just some of
the techniques that are changing the learning experiences
for many chemistry students. Such examples as well as
examples from the NSF "Systemic Change Initiative"
projects will be presented in this three-day symposium.
Re-Forming Descriptive Chemistry in the
General Chemistry Course I
John D. Hostettler, Organizer, Presiding
What is descriptive chemistry? What is its role in
the general chemistry course? Why is reform needed?
How should it be organized? The answers to these
questions along with promising ideas for the future will be
presented in this two-day symposium.
Student Affiliate Chapter Poster Session
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Posters displaying successful and innovative
student affiliate chapter programs will be presented.
Special Event: Graduate School Fair
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Representatives from graduate school programs
in chemistry will be available to meet and discuss their
programs with interested undergraduates.
Undergraduate Research Posters
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Over 400 posters representing all areas of
chemistry will be presented by undergraduates.
High School Program
Robert Zafran, Organizer, Presiding
A variety of exciting and interesting presentations
are scheduled for high school chemistry teachers. These
topics range from genetic analysis/DNA sequencing in medical
diagnosis to presentations by high school chemistry
teachers to computer molecular modeling and more! The
keynote speaker will be John W. Moore, Editor of the
Journal of Chemical Education.
Afternoon
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW IV
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Marco Molinaro, Presiding
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done II
Susan E. Kegley and George Lisensky, Organizers
George Lisensky, Susan E. Kegley Presiding
Re-Forming Descriptive Chemistry in the
General Chemistry Course II
John D. Hostettler, Organizer
David M. Whisnant, Presiding
Student Affiliate Chapter Poster Session, continued
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Special Event: Graduate School Fair, continued
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Undergraduate Research Posters, continued
John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
High School Program, continued
Robert Zafran, Organizer, Presiding
Evening
High School Program: Banquet
Robert Zafran, Organizer, Presiding
Sci-Mix Poster Session
Maureen Scharberg, Organizer, Presiding
A special highlight of this session will be poster
presentations by the Industrial Practicum students from
the Doctor of Chemistry Program, University of Texas at
Dallas. These posters will illustrate their industrial
research projects and experiences.
Tuesday, April 15
Morning
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW V
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Cathy Middlecamp, Presiding
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done III
Susan E. Kegley and George Lisensky, Organizers
Joy Andrews, Presiding
Re-Forming Descriptive Chemistry in the General Chemistry Course III
John D. Hostettler, Organizer
John P. Droske, Presiding
NSF-Catalyzed Curriculum Development
Herbert H. Richtol, Organizer
Frank A. Settle, Presiding
Recipients of NSF's Course and Curriculum
Development grants will present their innovative
curriculum projects.
Undergraduate Chemistry Learning Assessment I
W. Robert Midden, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will discuss various aspects of
student learning assessment in undergraduate college
chemistry programs.
Afternoon
http://www.chem_tchng.edu/html?: Chemistry Teaching and the WWW VI
Ludwig A. Mayer, Cathy Middlecamp, Marco
Molinaro, and Mark Freilich, Organizers
Marco Molinaro, Presiding
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done IV
Susan E. Kegley and George Lisensky, Organizers
Regina Frey, Presiding
Re-Forming Descriptive Chemistry in the
General Chemistry Course IV
John D. Hostettler, Organizer, Presiding
Press on Regardless: J. J. Lagowski and
the Journal of Chemical Education
Joe L. March, Organizer, Presiding
This special symposium is dedicated to honoring
Joe Lagowski for his outstanding service as Editor of the
Journal of Chemical Education.
Undergraduate Chemistry Learning Assessment II
W. Robert Midden, Organizer, Presiding
Evening
CHED Business Meeting
Buffet Banquet and Division Reception honoring
Joe Lagowski
Hornblower's "Monte Carlo" dining yacht. Board at
7:15 p.m. at pier 33, The Embarcadero.
Wednesday, April 16
Morning
The Impact of Multimedia on Students' Ability
to Learn General Chemistry I
Paul Kelter, Organizer, Presiding
Success stories of using multimedia in the
general chemistry course will be presented.
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done V
Susan E. Kegley and George Lisensky, Organizers
Ron Rusay, Presiding
Awards Symposium
Herbert B. Silber, Organizer
Robert Lichter, Presiding
Pimentel Award Symposium
Arthur B. Ellis, Organizer
George Lisensky and Brian Johnson, Presiding
Course and Program Assessment: Adding Data to
the Curriculum Change Equation I
Craig W. Bowen, Organizer, Presiding
When individual courses or entire programs are
being changed, how are these efforts being assessed, and how
does that information feed back into local reform efforts? The
focus of this symposium will examine course and program
assessment practices that can be used to fine-tune reform
efforts.
Afternoon
The Impact of Multimedia on Students' Ability
to Learn General Chemistry II
Paul Kelter, Organizer, Presiding
Using Real-World Questions and Active Learning
to Teach Students How Science is Actually Done VI
Susan E. Kegley and George Lisensky, Organizers
Anne Glenn, Presiding
Chemistry Across Cultures
Cathy Middlecamp, Organizer, Presiding
Chemistry is intrinsically multicultural, spanning
all peoples and cultures. This symposium will discuss a
growing repertoire of relevant examples available for college
and high school teachers.
Chemistry ConcepTests
Arthur B. Ellis, George C. Lisensky, and Diane M.
Bunce, Organizers, Presiding
Chemistry instructors will present how they are
using Chemistry ConcepTests in the classroom and laboratory
and/or assessing their effectiveness in the chemistry curricula.
Course and Program Assessment: Adding Data to
the Curriculum Change Equation II
Craig W. Bowen, Organizer, Presiding
Thursday, April 17
Morning
Multimedia/Distance Learning Projects in
Chemical Education
Maureen A. Scharberg, Organizer
Jimmy H. Reeves, Presiding
This symposium will explore some innovative
multimedia and distance learning projects for the chemistry
classroom and laboratory.
Can Biochemistry Laboratory be Completed in
Three Hour Time Periods?
Leon Yengoyan, Organizer, Presiding
How can one effectively introduce biochemistry
lecture concepts, laboratory protocols, modern techniques, and
instrumentation effectively in a 23-hour period or
within blocks of 23-hour periods? This symposium will focus
on these issues.
Students Then and Now: Opportunities and Challenges I
Thomas A. Holme, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium is designed to assess the often
repeated lament that "students just aren't like they used to be".
Efforts to determine the accuracy of such statements as
well as the implications of changes in student clientele for
chemistry teaching in colleges and university will be highlighted.
New Approaches to Teaching Thermodynamics I
Lawrence J. Sacks, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will explore how thermodynamics
is taught in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.
Course and Program Assessment: Adding Data to
the Curriculum Change Equation III
Craig W. Bowen, Organizer, Presiding
Afternoon
General Papers II
Frank J. Torre, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will focus on teaching/learning
methodologies and general topics of interest.
General Papers III
Frank J. Torre, Organizer
Maureen A. Scharberg, Presiding
This symposium will discuss interesting topics
applicable to general chemistry and organic chemistry curricula.
Students Then and Now: Opportunities and Challenges II
Thomas A. Holme, Organizer
Norbert Pienta, Presiding
New Approaches to Teaching Thermodynamics II
Lawrence J. Sacks, Organizer, Presiding
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