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* '''[http://create.alt.ed.nyu.edu/molecules/people.html Dr. Trace Jordan]''', Associate Director, Foundations of Scientific Inquiry, Morse Academic Plan, New York University: "''Molecules of life: Teaching chemical principles in the context of biological molecules''". | * '''[http://create.alt.ed.nyu.edu/molecules/people.html Dr. Trace Jordan]''', Associate Director, Foundations of Scientific Inquiry, Morse Academic Plan, New York University: "''Molecules of life: Teaching chemical principles in the context of biological molecules''". | ||
* '''[http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/profile/hoffman.htm Prof. Morton Hoffman]''', Boston University, MA: "''Rise and fall of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at Boston University''". | * '''[http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/profile/hoffman.htm Prof. Morton Hoffman]''', Boston University, MA: "''Rise and fall of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at Boston University''". | ||
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Revision as of 00:53, 4 June 2010
This symposium will look at the advances in chemical education in the northeast region in the last decade – what has worked and what has not. Letting history be the teacher, what can we expect in the next decade.
Session organizer
Julianne M. Smist, Professor of Chemistry, Springfield College, Springfield, MA 01109
Confirmed speakers
- Dr. Trace Jordan, Associate Director, Foundations of Scientific Inquiry, Morse Academic Plan, New York University: "Molecules of life: Teaching chemical principles in the context of biological molecules".
- Prof. Morton Hoffman, Boston University, MA: "Rise and fall of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at Boston University".
Program
Friday, June 4, 1:30 PM - 4:05 PM
- Chemical Education
- Dunn 206
Organizer/Presider: Julianne Smist
1:30 Introductory Remarks
1:35 339 Rise and Fall of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at Boston University. Morton Z. Hoffman, Boston University
2:05 340 Molecules of Life: Teaching Chemical Principles in the Context of Biological Molecules. Trace Jordan, New York University
2:35 341 Strategies for Academic Success of Students Served at the Army Education Center. Marina Privman, Empire State College, SUNY
2:55 342 Application of Coulomb’s Law in Explaining Sizes of Atoms and Ions. Parinbam (Raj) K. Thamburaj, Ohio University
3:15 Panel Discussion
