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Here is a list of
presentations
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 |
8:00-4:30
CALT 130-132-134 |
Exhibitors |
8:00-9:00
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Registration and Breakfast
(provided by Cengage Learning) |
9:00-9:15
CALT 107 |
Welcome and Opening
Remarks |
9:15-10:15
Keynote Address
CALT 107 |
“Funding Opportunities for
Community Colleges: The National Science Foundation (NSF) -
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)”
Eun-Woo Chang,
Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education,
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Undergraduate education is
central to NSF’s mission in human resource development. The
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) serves as the
focal point for agency-wide support for undergraduate
education. The program activities of DUE aim to strengthen
and continuously improve the vitality of undergraduate
education for all students in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses in all US
institutions of higher education. Within DUE programs,
particular emphasis is placed on improving access to STEM
education for all segments of U.S. society, including
persons with disabilities, populations underrepresented in
STEM fields or in technical or teaching careers.
This presentation includes a
brief description of the DUE programs that are most likely
to be of interest to chemists involved in undergraduate
education and funding opportunities for community colleges
within DUE in the areas of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM).
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10:15-10:30
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Exhibits and Refreshments
(provided in part by MicroLab, Inc) |
10:30-11:15
Interactive Discussion
CALT 107 |
“The ACS Guidelines for Chemistry Programs in Two-Year
Colleges: A Resource for Enhancing Chemistry Programs”
John Clevenger, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Truckee
Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
The ACS Guidelines for
Chemistry Programs in Two-Year Colleges, last updated in
1997, are undergoing a significant revision.
One of the goals of this revision
is providing a more useful resource for strengthening
programs at two-year colleges. This interactive session
will introduce the key messages of the draft revisions and
discuss how faculty can use the guidelines to enhance
program activities and leverage for resources. Input on the
draft revisions will be solicited.
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11:30-12:15
Presentation
CALT 107 |
“POGIL – Hyuh, what is it good for? Absolutely something!”
George
Kraus, Professor, Ellen Wilson,
Assistant Professor and Douglas Zabel, Adjunct
Professor,
Department of Biological & Physical Science, College of
Southern Maryland, LaPlata, MD
Planting the seeds of student
partnerships! We have been using the POGIL (Process
Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) workbook in General
Chemistry I and II courses since Sept. 2004. CSM general
chemistry classes have no more than 35 students and often
less. Hear why we adopted POGIL, how we use it, what we
use, who uses it, and why we will continue to use it.
Unfortunately I have no juicy stories about obstructionist
colleagues to share.
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12:30-1:45
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Lunch and
Exhibits |
1:00-1:45
DRGN |
Tour of
Chemistry Labs |
1:45-2:15
CALT 107 |
2YC3
General Meeting |
2:20-3:05
Presentation
CALT 205
or
2:20-3:20
Interactive Discussion
CALT 107 |
“Chem Ed: Increase Conceptual Understanding
in Chemistry and AP Chemistry —Activate Inquiry and Inspire
Discovery!”
Chris Wilhelm, Higher Education
Consultant, PASCO Scientific
Using PASCO
probeware, students can visualize and explain abstract
chemical concepts with words and math. Come experience how
21st Century Technology will become the heart of
your laboratory—whether or not you have computers. This
flexible tool will help you teach acid/base, gas laws,
thermodynamics redox and more.
or
“The ACS Guidelines for Chemistry Programs in Two-Year
Colleges: A Resource for Facilitating Student Transfer”
John Clevenger, Emeritus Professor of
Chemistry, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
The new ACS Guidelines and
Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Programs
were released in 2008. The ACS Guidelines for Chemistry
Programs in Two-Year Colleges, last updated in 1997, are
also being revised. One of the
goals of this major revision is to facilitate student
transfer. This interactive session will focus on the
changes to the guidelines and on strategies for using them
to establish relationships between transferring and
receiving institutions and foster student success.
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3:05-3:25
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Exhibits and Refreshments
(provided by Cengage Learning) |
3:30-4:15
Presentation
CALT 107
or
3:30-4:15
Presentation
CALT 205 |
“ACS
Chemical Technology Program Approval Service: Recognizing
Excellence in Chemistry-Based Technology Education”
Joan M.
Sabourin, CTPAS chair, American
Chemical Society, and Professor of Chemistry, Delta College,
University Center, MI
Chemistry-based technology
programs fill a unique niche in two-year college chemistry
education. They must prepare their students for careers in
the chemical enterprise while maintaining sufficient
academic rigor to enable transfer of credits or seek
employment, according to their needs. Strong partnerships
among academia, industry, and the community are essential to
the success of such programs.
Since 1990, the American
Chemical Society (ACS) has offered approval to qualified
chemistry-based technology programs through the Chemical
Technology Program Approval Service (CTPAS). This
presentation will cover the benefits of ACS approval, the
new approval process, and the role of partnerships in
successful chemistry-based technology programs.
or
"Sharing National Chemistry Week on the
Community Level"
Pam Clevenger, Chemistry
Instructor, Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS
National Chemistry Week (NCW) has been celebrated by the
American Chemical Society (ACS) every October. Chemistry
instructors at Hinds Community College have used established
connections in Raymond, MS to introduce chemistry to local
children. Community college faculty and students organize
demonstrations and classroom activities for K – 5th grade
students, and have provided teachers with NCW materials from
the ACS. Methods for the introduction of NCW to our local
communities will be discussed as well as feedback from
parents, teachers, and students for future improvements. |
4:30-5:45
CADE 207 |
Social Hour |
6:00-8:00
SUN 100 (Dining Hall) |
Dinner |
Banquet
Presentation |
“Producing Chocolate, From the Trees to the Table”
James A. Saunders, Director, Molecular
Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics, and Professor,
Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Towson
University, Towson, MD
A brief history of the
development of chocolate will be presented from early Aztec
cultures in Central and South America to its rise through
European aristocracy to achieve current prominence as a
world economic delight. We will explore the biology of
growing cocoa beans and examine how characteristic flavors
are developed through a combination of genetic,
environmental and processing parameters. An overview of the
role of modern research on cocoa will be presented to reveal
how this crop continues to maintain a prominent role in
social and political influences on a global basis. Best of
all we will engage in popular taste testing of the final
products of chocolate production. No previous knowledge of
the chemistry of Chocolate is required!
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 |
8:00-4:00
CALT 130-132-134 |
Exhibitors |
8:00-8:45
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Registration and Breakfast |
8:45-9:00
CALT 107 |
Welcome and
Opening Remarks
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9:00-9:45
Presentation
CALT 107
or
9:00-10:00
Workshop
CALT 136 |
"Students
Taking Ownership of The Class and Spreading it Further for
a Positive Outcome"
Raza Khan, Assistant Professor of
Chemistry, Department of Sciences, Carroll Community
College, Westminster, MD
We all know the challenge for a student
walking into our classroom with the notion that they are
in our non-major chemistry classes because they have to or
were told by the advisors that they should take this class
as either part of Gen. Ed. Requirement or part of their
major or graduation requirement. It is a
challenge from day one for them to see that they have
ownership of the class and usually the first day
impression stays with them for the term.
This interactive session will focus on how we
can engage students from day one so that they KNOW that
this is their class! One of the outcomes for any
Gen. Ed. course and non-majors classes is the student
should be able to relate the content and the application
learnt to an audience in some fashion of scientific format
i.e. focusing on communication skills. Innovative
ideas will be brought forward in this session to bridge
the gap between a class and the community that they live
and work in which has proven to work for last several
years.
or
“Journal of Chemical Education Online
Resources”
Linda N. Fanis, Assistant Editor,
Journal of Chemical Education, Madison, WI
The Journal of Chemical
Education (JCE) is the premiere chemical education
publication in the world. It has provided invaluable print
resources to chemical educators for over 80 years. In
addition to the resources available in print, there is a
vast quantity of resources available online. This workshop
will explore the JCE online resources, showing participants
how to search the JCE online and find the right resource for
the job. We will also explore the Web-based software
collection and suggest ways to incorporate this technology
into your classroom.
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10:05-10:50
Presentation
CALT 107
or
10:05-10:50
Presentation/Demo
CALT 101 |
“Critical Thinking for
Organic Students: Using Anathons to Develop and Solve
Structural Problems”
Ray A. Gross Jr., Professor of Chemistry, Department of
Physical Sciences & Engineering, Prince George's Community
College, Largo, MD
Anathons are partial
structures found in an analyte, the compound being analyzed.
It will be shown how anathons can be used to construct and
solve structure-determination problems. Solutions require
only a basic knowledge of ozonolysis and
permanganate-oxidation reactions, but many require students
to apply the kind of logic and reasoning that instructors
desire to foster in students. These compounds have from one
to four pi bonds and zero to three rings. Molecular formulas
of reaction products, and in some cases, the molecular
formula of the reactant are the only data provided to
students. Instructors can help students improve their
reasoning skills by engaging them in these problems. It will
also be shown how the concept of anathons can be applied to
spectrometric analysis.
or
"Real-World Experiments with MeasureNet
LIMS, EDU-CHEM & FUN-SCIence!"
Jerry DeMenna, FUN-SCIence
Academics Group, Bronx, NY
See a *NEW* and IMPROVED way to teach
“Tech” to your Students! Watch a few "fun" and
"interesting" (aka: non-boring!) experiments for Undergrad
teaching Labs and basic Graduate research in Analytical
Instrumentation using Electro-Chemistry (pH, Conductivity,
Re-Dox), Physical Measurements (Temperature, Pressure,
Friction), UV-Visible Spectrophotometry (UV-Vis),
Fluorimetry, Phosphorimetry, Infra-Red Spectrometry (IR),
Colorimetry (VIS), Flame Photometry (FEP), Gas
Chromatography (GC) and Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
Students can “measure” their World and determine everything
from Caffeine in Sodas to Acids in Vinegar to Amino Acid in
Energy Drinks to Alcohol in Mouthwash to Polyesters in Motor
Oil to Calories in Potato Chips!
Basic measurement
devices; such as pH Probes, Digital Thermometry, LED-based
Colorimetry & Fluorimetry, Pressure Transducers and others;
along with more sophisticated Analytical Instruments from
EDU-CHEM Innovations; such as IR, UV-Vis, GC & HPLC; can be
interfaced to the MeasureNet LIMS Network with their
Universal Workstations instead of costly P-Cs, and can
provide a rapid, foolproof Standardized Data Collection
protocol for ANY Teaching Lab. |
10:50-11:10
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Exhibits and Refreshments
(provided by
Pearson Arts & Sciences, Addison-Wesley/Benjamin Cummings/Prentice Hall) |
11:15-12:00
Presentation
CALT 107
or
11:10-12:10
Workshop
CALT 136 |
"Building partnerships to facilitate undergraduate research"
Brahmadeo Dewprashad, Associate
Professor, Department of Science, Borough of
Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
Initiating and sustaining undergraduate
research at a two-year institution can be challenging in
view of the fact that such institutions do not often have a
history of such activities, or the necessary support systems
in place. This presentation will describe my efforts and
success at developing partnerships that led to the
initiation and growth of a research group, and facilitated
the mentoring of numerous students who presented at National
meetings, co-authored peer reviewed papers and have
transferred to and are very successful in professional and
STEM programs at senior colleges. My experience developing
partnerships with faculty from disciplines of Mathematics,
Nursing and Biology and the community led to a funded
community based research projects which provided many
students with valuable research experiences and led to
current active projects in Medicinal Chemistry. This
experience will be discussed. In addition, partnerships
forged with researchers from research intensive institutions
and students’ experiences working in external labs will be
discussed. Also, strategies for soliciting and obtaining
funds to support undergraduate research and support student
travel to present at national meetings will be discussed.
The challenges of developing and sustaining such
partnerships will also be described.
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“Explore the Chemical Education Digital Library”
Linda N. Fanis, Assistant Editor,
Journal of Chemical Education, Madison, WI
Interested in using digital
resources in your classroom? Explore the multitude of
resources found at the Chemical Education Digital Library
ChemEd DL), a Pathway project of the National Science
Digital Library. This hands-on guided-inquiry workshop will
give you a head start on searching and using ChemEd DL
content. Ultimately, the ChemEd DL will be the place on the
Web to find or share digital content for chemical sciences
education. Learn about how you can use, contribute, share,
and organize chemistry education materials through ChemEd
DL.
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12:15-1:30
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Lunch and
Exhibits |
12:45-1:30
DRGN |
Tour of
Chemistry Labs |
1:30-2:15
Presentation
CALT 107
or
1:30-2:30
Workshop
CALT 209 |
“Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (SLOA) Project In
Chemistry At The Program And Course Levels”
Nancy Thorpe, Associate Professor and
Veronica Stein, Assistant Professor, Science and Math Department, Hagerstown
Community College, Hagerstown, MD
If learning outcomes and
assessment are still a challenge or puzzle, this project may
help. The Chemistry program SLOA project has been a joint
effort among full-time chemistry faculty, adjunct chemistry
faculty, and other full-time science faculty. This
chemistry project is used to illustrate program outcomes,
integration of course and program outcomes, rubric grading
of student work, external benchmarking, analysis of student
success data, and lessons learned over a three year span of
working with outcomes assessment, as well as demonstrate how
multiple faculty can work together, incorporating their
different teaching styles, to produce a unified outcomes
assessment plan.
or
“Molecular Modeling Experiment: High Tech to Very, Very Low
Tech”
Crystal Yau,
Chemistry Coordinator and Associate Professor, School of
Math & Science, The Community College of Baltimore County,
Catonsville, MD
Come and see how a high tech molecular modeling computer
program can be used effectively in an introductory or
general chemistry course. If your college cannot afford the
software, not to worry! The workshop will also demonstrate
how low tech and very, very low tech model kits could be
possibly even more instructive in strengthening student
understanding of VSEPR and Valence Bond Theory. Use of the
models could become a springboard to an Internet search
assignment on biochemical molecules of relevance to personal
health.
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2:15-2:35
CALT 130-132-134
CALT Atrium and 128 |
Exhibits and Refreshments |
2:35-3:20
Presentation
CALT 107 |
"Using
Electronic Homework to Change Study Habits"
Pauline Hamilton, Associate
Professor of Chemistry, Eastside Science Department, The
Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus,
Baltimore, MD
It is an undisputed fact that students
benefit from studying and doing homework. Yet, many
community college chemistry students report that they do
not know how to study and some never have the time to do
homework. Some instructors have tried to encourage
students to study by assigning end-of-chapter questions
for homework. However, many students will not spend the
time to do homework if they know that they will not get a
grade for it; and many instructors just do not have the
time to do all that grading. When students do not spend
time outside of the classroom to cement and build on what
they learned in the classroom, this creates a serious
problem which hampers teaching and learning. In this
presentation, we will look at graded electronic homework
using WileyPlus and Cengage’s OWL systems as a partial
solution to this problem.
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3:35-4:20
Presentation
CALT 107 |
“Prep Chem as
a Prerequisite to Gen Chem”
Crystal Yau, Chemistry Coordinator and Associate
Professor, School of Math & Science, The Community College
of Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
Are you finding students
ill-prepared to enter your General Chemistry? At the
Community College of Baltimore County, we are requiring
students who want to register for our General Chemistry, to
have a passing score in our chemistry placement test or a
grade of C or better in our Preparatory Chemistry course.
Students who took chemistry in high school are not
exempted. How well the prerequisite is working will be
discussed, including problems we are facing and possible
solutions that we are planning to implement.
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4:30-4:45
CALT 107 |
Conference
Closing |
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