CHEDWednesday, 31 August 2005

1:30 PM-4:30 PM Renaissance Washington -- Room 3, Oral
Contextualized Learning in Chemistry Homework, Projects, and Laboratories
Organizer:David J. Yaron
Organizer, Presiding:Jordi Cuadros
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PMVirtual labs and scenario-based homework for introductory chemistry
Jordi Cuadros, David J. Yaron, Michael Karabinos, Gaea Leinhardt
2:00 PMUsing contextualized learning to improve motivation and interest in the organic chemistry laboratory
Allen M. Schoffstall, Barbara A. Gaddis, Larry Augenstein, Connie S. Pitman
2:25 PMThe local chemical industry: A rich context for education
Alba D. Q. Ferreira, Fernando A. Oliveira, Raimundo M. Oliveira, Lisete M. L. Fisher, Maria do Carmo S. Guedes, Luis A. Perez Lozada
2:50 PMIntermission
3:00 PMFreshmen and research: The Xavier method
Ralph Isovitsch, Michael R. Adams, Ruquia B. Ahmed-Schofield
3:25 PMUndergraduate bio-inorganic molecular modeling project on heme proteins using MOE
Gigi B. Ray, J. Whitney Cook
3:50 PMIntroducing research activities into lecture of general chemistry
Lijiang Hu
4:15 PMPanel Discussion

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The 230th ACS National Meeting, in Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2005