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Program, Division of Chemical Education 213th National Meeting of the ACS, San Francisco, CA, 13–17 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
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NEW T RADITIONS: 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.
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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.
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
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
San Francisco Information For more information about the Spring 1997 ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, here’s a start:
Meeting Program, All ACS Divisions • Preliminary program, including registration and hotel reservation forms: Chemical & Engineering News, February 3, 1997 issue and the ACS Meeting Website: h t t p : / / w w w. a c s . o r g / m e e t i n g s / s a n f r a n / welcome.html • Final Program with session locations: Chemical & Engineering News, March 10, 1997 and the ACS Meeting Website: http://www.acs.org/meetings/sanfran/ welcome.html
Student Affiliate Chapter Poster Session, continued John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
Division of Chemical Education Program and Activities
Special Event: Graduate School Fair, continued John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding
• Abstracts of sessions: CHED Newsletter, Spring 1997. The Newsletter is mailed to all Division members in late February or early March. Non-members should contact the Division Secretary (see the Information Column, page 275).
Undergraduate Research Posters, continued John Higuchi, Organizer, Presiding High School Program, continued Robert Zafran, Organizer, Presiding
• General information about San Francisco such as restaurants, attractions, museums, program highlights, etc. can be found in the CHED Newsletter, in the issues of Chemical & Engineering News mentioned above, or on the World Wide Web: http:// www.sfbayarea.com.
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Program, cont. Tuesday, April 15 continued 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
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.
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.
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
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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 2–3-hour period or within blocks of 2–3-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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