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ACS National Meeting
Program for the Division of Chemical Education: San Diego, March 31–April 5, 2001 by Koni Stone, Jim Schreck, and Morton Hoffman
All CHED program events will be held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel unless otherwise indicated. Technical sessions will start at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Saturday, March 31 Evening, 6:30 p.m. Division Dinner
The CHED dinner will be held at Harbor House Restaurant, 831 W. Harbor Drive, Seaport Village, San Diego, within easy walking distance of the Convention Center and the major hotels. The entertainment will be “A HOLY MOLEE! Triad,” a chemistry-related mini-musical that will be produced by Lynda Jeanne Jones and presented one time only at the CHED dinner. It will combine song, dance, props,
San Diego Meeting Information ■
Koni Stone (
[email protected] ) and Jim Schreck (
[email protected]) are the Meeting Co–Chairs for the San Diego ACS Meeting; Morton Hoffman (
[email protected]) is Program Committee Chair of the Division of Chemical Education.
Meeting Program: All ACS Divisions • Preliminary program, including forms for registration, hotel reservations, and ordering tickets to social events (luncheons, dinners, etc.): Chemical & Engineering News, January 29, 2001, issue and the ACS Web site, http://www.acs.org/ meetings/sandiego2001/.
costumes, and lights with participation by CHED members with no discernible talent but lots of enthusiasm and the willingness to behave completely foolishly and with total abandon. Tickets for the dinner (ACS #102) are $50 each and can be purchased only in advance through ACS (see the January 29 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/ sandiego2001/). Because the meeting registration desk will not open until Saturday afternoon, it will not be possible to purchase tickets on site.
Morning
Sunday, April 1
A. Teaching Environmental Chemistry in the New Century, 8:45 a.m. Melanie M. Cooper, Alan W. Elzerman, Organizers Cindy M. Lee, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with ENVR. Environmental chemistry courses and resources will be examined in this two-part symposium. B. Writing in the Discipline: Chemistry Literacy and Beyond, 8:45 a.m. Cinzia M. Muzzi, Organizer Eun-Woo Chang, Organizer, Presiding
Approaches that lead to the enhancement of scientific writing skills in the classroom and the laboratory will be the focus of this two-part symposium. C. Teaching Organic Chemistry in the New Century, 8:45 a.m. Charles A. Kingsbury, Organizer Susan M. Schelble, Organizer, Presiding
• Final program with complete program and all session locations: Chemical & Engineering News, March 5, 2001, issue and the ACS Web site, http://www.acs.org/meetings/ sandiego2001.
Joint with ORGN. This four-part symposium will review the status of some recent educational innovations and project the future of the teaching of organic chemistry.
Division of Chemical Education: Program and Activities
A. Teaching Environmental Chemistry in the New Century, 1:20 p.m. Alan W. Elzerman, Cindy M. Lee, Organizers Melanie M. Cooper, Organizer, Presiding
• CHED technical sessions will be in the San Diego Marriott Hotel. Unless otherwise noted here or in the final program, morning sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. A list of CHED committee and task force meetings appears on p 306. Tickets to the CHED dinner (Saturday evening, March 31; event #102, $50), the Luncheon in Honor of Nobel Laureates in Chemical Dynamics (joint with PHYS) (Monday, April 2; event #107, $40), and the High School/College Interface Luncheon (Tuesday, April 3; event #118, $30) are available from ACS (see above). General information about San Diego such as attractions, museums, restaurants, and program highlights can be found on pages 301–305, in the CHED Newsletter, in the issues of Chemical & Engineering News noted above, or on the San Diego Online Web site, http://www.sdro.com/.
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B. Writing in the Discipline: Chemistry Literacy and Beyond Eun-Woo Chang, Organizer Cinzia M. Muzzi, Organizer, Presiding C. Teaching Organic Chemistry in the New Century Susan M. Schelble, Organizer Charles A. Kingsbury, Organizer, Presiding D. Research in Chemical Education Susan E. Shadle, Organizer, Presiding
Methods, results, and interpretations of chemical education research will be discussed in this two-part symposium.
Evening, 7:30–9:30 p.m. A. General Posters and Social Hour Elizabeth J. Pulliam, Organizer, Presiding
The breadth of chemistry education shown in 68 posters.
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ACS National Meeting Monday, April 2
Morning A. Chemical Dynamics at the Turn of the New Century: Nobel Laureates Look Back and Ahead, 9:00 a.m. Josh Van Houten, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with PHYS. This two-part symposium will view the past, present, and future of chemical dynamics through the eyes of Nobelists Eigen, Lee, Marcus, Rowland, and Hoffmann. B. Chemical Education at the U.S.–Mexico Interface Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizer Zafra M. Lerman, Organizer, Presiding
Sponsored by CHED International Activities Committee. Chemical education programs across the U.S.–Mexico interface will be examined by representatives of the ACS and the Mexican Chemical Society. C. Teaching Organic Chemistry in the New Century Charles A. Kingsbury, Organizer Susan M. Schelble, Organizer, Presiding D. Research in Chemical Education, 8:40 a.m. Susan E. Shadle, Organizer, Presiding E. Undergraduate Research Posters, 10:30 a.m. LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with SOCED. On display will be 373 undergraduate research posters in the areas of medicinal, organic, inorganic, computational, and environmental chemistry.
Noon A. Luncheon in Honor of Nobel Laureates in Chemical Dynamics
Joint with PHYS. Tickets (ACS #107, $40). Purchase in advance through ACS (January 29 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/sandiego2001/). Remaining tickets available at the meeting registration desk.
Afternoon A. Chemical Dynamics at the Turn of the New Century: Nobel Laureates Look Back and Ahead, 2:00 p.m. Josh Van Houten, Organizer, Presiding B. Teaching Analytical Chemistry in the New Century Scott E. Van Bramer, Organizer Jeanne E. Pemberton, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with ANYL. This two-part symposium will focus on changes in the analytical chemistry curriculum needed to keep pace with advances in chemical analysis. C. Teaching Organic Chemistry in the New Century Charles A. Kingsbury, Susan M. Schelble, Organizer Melvin L. Druelinger, Presiding D. New–Fangled Ideas: What Works? What Doesn’t?, 1:15 p.m. Christina A. Bailey, Organizer, Presiding
How can we know if a new means of presentation or supplementation will enhance student learning? Will it be an effective use of time and effort? This two-part symposium will explore some of the issues. E. Undergraduate Research Posters LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with SOCED. On display will be 328 undergradu-
ate research posters in the areas of biochemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical education, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry.
Evening, 8 p.m. A. Sci-Mix: CHED Posters Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizer, Presiding
24 CHED posters will be on display. B. Sci-Mix: Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Posters LaTrease E. Garrison, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with SOCED. Undergrads from 72 colleges and universities will describe successful student affiliate chapters. Tuesday, April 3
Morning A. Educating Elementary School Educators, 8:00 a.m. Shane L. Phillips, Organizer, Presiding
This symposium will address the adequacy of current preservice preparation in science for elementary school teachers and what can be done better in the future. B. Teaching Analytical Chemistry in the New Century, 8:15 a.m. Jeanne E. Pemberton, Organizer Scott E. Van Bramer, Organizer, Presiding C. NSF–Catalyzed Curriculum Development, 8:40 a.m. Susan H. Hixson, Organizer Victoria M. Bragin, Presiding
Results of curriculum reform efforts undertaken with support of the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education will be discussed. D. New–Fangled Ideas: Online and Distance Learning, 8:15 a.m. Christina A. Bailey, Organizer, Presiding E. High School Program, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Holiday Inn on the Bay Joe Baron, Organizer, Presiding
This all-day program features workshops and presentations on a variety of topics of importance to the teaching of high school chemistry, described more fully on pp 280–281.
Noon A. High School/College Interface Luncheon; Holiday Inn on the Bay
Tickets (ACS #118, $30) should be purchased in advance through ACS (see the January 29 issue of C&E News or http://www.acs.org/meetings/sandiego2001/). Participants in the High School program should contact Joe Baron (
[email protected]). Remaining tickets may be available at the ACS on-site registration desk.
Afternoon A. Web–Assisted Learning in Chemistry: Virtual Laboratory Experiments with the Web Richard D. Foust Jr., Organizer Henry Freiser, Presiding
This three-part symposium provides a forum for the description of experiences with Web-based learning.
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This two-part symposium will reflect on changes in teaching general chemistry and consider some major innovations for the future. C. Teaching Inorganic Chemistry in the New Century, 1:00 p.m. Peter K. Dorhout, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with INOR. This symposium will feature educators in inorganic chemistry and focus on development of laboratory and in-class activities. D. Award Symposium in Honor of Barbara P. Sitzman, Winner of the James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Albemarle Corp., 1:40 p.m. Holiday Inn on the Bay; Morton Z. Hoffman, Organizer Madeline P. Goodstein, Presiding
Barbara Sitzman of Chatsworth (CA) High School will present the award address. This session will be held in conjunction with the High School Program.
Afternoon A. Web-Assisted Learning in Chemistry: Web-Based Tutoring and Testing, 1:00 p.m. Richard D. Foust Jr., Organizer John I. Gelder, Presiding B. Teaching Physical Chemistry in the New Century Richard W. Schwenz, Organizer Theresa J. Zielinski, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with PHYS. This three-part symposium will examine the state of physical chemistry research and how the knowledge might be applied to the teaching of physical chemistry. C. Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling Instruction, 1:00 p.m. Jeffrey L. Nauss, Organizer, Presiding D. Teaching Biochemistry in the New Century Matthew A. Fisher, Organizer Hans M. Gunderson, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with BIOL and BTEC. This two-part symposium will address current issues in biochemistry education, including topics, courses, and teaching methods.
E. CHED Business Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Conrad L. Stanitski, Chair, Presiding
The Division’s Business Meeting will take place in the meeting room of Section A (see Meeting Program). Wednesday, April 4
Thursday, April 5
Morning A. General Oral Papers David L. Pringle, Organizer, Presiding
Morning
Seventeen presentations across many areas of chemical education will be made in this two-part session.
A. Web-Assisted Learning in Chemistry: Nuts & Bolts: How to Get Started Richard D. Foust Jr., Organizer Jim Maxka, Presiding
B. Teaching Physical Chemistry in the New Century Theresa J. Zielinski, Organizer Richard W. Schwenz, Organizer, Presiding
B. Teaching General Chemistry in the New Century: Concepts and Topics, 8:00 a.m. Jane V. Zeile, Jane G. DeWitt, Clifford E. Berkman, Organizers Loretta L. Jones, Organizer, Presiding C. Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling Instruction: Introductory and Undergraduate Courses Jeffrey L. Nauss, Organizer, Presiding
C. Teaching Biochemistry in the New Century Hans M. Gunderson, Organizer Matthew A Fisher, Organizer, Presiding
Afternoon A. General Oral Papers, 1:00 p.m. David L. Pringle, Organizer, Presiding
Joint with COMP and BTEC. This two-part symposium will examine a wide range of issues that involve instruction in computational chemistry and molecular modeling.
B. Teaching Physical Chemistry in the New Century, 1:00 p.m. Theresa J. Zielinski, Richard W. Schwenz, Organizers Alexander Grushow, Presiding
D. Assessment: Mountain of Achievements or Slippery Slope, 8:10 a.m. James C. Hill, Organizer, Presiding
C. Laboratory Practical Exams and Other Hands-On Testing, 1:00 p.m. David A. Katz, Organizer, Presiding
The symposium will explore many practices in the assessment of student learning and outcomes of educational programs.
This symposium will look at laboratory practical exams and hands-on testing techniques with the major emphasis on general and organic chemistry courses.
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