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"Use of WebCT in General Chemistry"

  • Information Technology at Purdue and Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) Teaching and Technology Seminar, Purdue University, February 13, 2004.
  • McGraw-Hill Symposium on General Chemistry, Key West, Florida, January 31, 2003.

"Electronic Homework vs Traditional Practice"   with Joseph S. Francisco, Charles E. Muller, Susan C. Nurrenbern

  • Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Ames, IA, July, 2004
  • Fall ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 11, 2003.

"Concepts of Atoms and Molecules: What Do Our Students Bring to General Chemistry?" 

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, February 13, 2004.
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB, September 19, 2003
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, November 16, 2001.
  • Symposium: Supporting Student Laboratory Learning. Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois-Chicago, August 21, 2001
  • Department of Chemistry, Rose-Hullman Institute of Technology.  Terre Haute, IN, April 23, 2001
  • Department of Chemistry, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, April 4, 2000
  • Department of Chemistry, Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI, April 16, 1999. 
  • Department of Chemistry, Mankato State University, Mankato, MN, October 18, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, St. John's University, St. Joseph, MN, October 17, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, October 16, 1996.
  • Biennial Conference of Chemical Education, Clemson, SC, August 1-4, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Deleware, Newark, DE, February 28, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, February 19, 1996
  • Department of Chemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH, February 2, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, S. E., New Albany, IN, January 17, 1996.
  • Department of Chemistry, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, November 30, 1995.
  • Department of Chemistry, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo MI, October 18, 1995.
  • Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, September 29, 1995.
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, September 21, 1995.
  • American Chemical Society Technical Meeting, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, November 4, 1994.
  • Department of Chemistry, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI, October 20, 1994. 
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, March 31, 1994. 
  • Department of Chemistry, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO, March 30, 1994. 
  • Department of Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, February 2, 1994. 
  • Departments of Chemistry and Science Education, Iowa State University, December 6, 1993.

"A Model of the Chemistry Learner Based on Research from Cognitive Science"

  • ACS Technical Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 8, 2002
  • At the conference "The Role of Research in Science and Mathematics Education Reform"  sponsored by The Center for Science and Mathematics Education Reform, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, June 24, 2002.
  • Spring ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL. April 7, 2002.
  • Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, November 15, 2001.
  • 16th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Ann Arbor, MI, August 2, 2000

"Conceptual Questions in the Classroom"  17th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bellingham, WA, July 29, 2002.

"Non-traditional Ways of Assessing Chemistry Learning"  At the conference "The Role of Research in Science and Mathematics Education Reform"  sponsored by The Center for Science and Mathematics Education Reform, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, June 24, 2002.

"Chemistry Teacher Preparation at Purdue University" Spring ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL. April 7, 2002.

"Evolution of Chemical Education Research" Spring ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 28, 2001

"Comparison of Alternate Conceptions Between  U.S. and Korean General Chemistry Students"  Fall ACS National Meeting, Chicago, August 29, 2001.

"Thinking about a Standardized Approach to Assessing the Use of Instructional Technologies for Teaching and Learning Chemistry Is It Possible?"  Joint presentation with G. Weaver.  Fall ACS National Meeting, Chicago, August 29, 2001.

"Two Electrochemistry Experiments for Introductory Chemistry" Meeting of the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, February 9, 2001, Indianapolis, IN.

"One Model for Large-scale Assessment:  The Advanced Placement Chemistry Examination" Spring ACS National Meeting, San Diego, April 4, 2001.

"Comparison of Virtual Models and Physical Models for Teaching Crystallography" Spring ACS National Meeting San Diego, April 4, 2001.

"What is Research in Chemical Education?

  • Two Year Community College Chemistry Conference, Vincennes, IN, November 10, 2000
  • Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 3, 2000
  • ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 23, 2000

"Classroom Assessment" Two Year Community College Chemistry Conference, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, March 25, 2000.

"Conceptual Questions for Examinations" Spring Meeting of The Michigan College Chemistry Teachers Association, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, April 8, 2000

"Constructivism, Misconceptions, and Knowledge Frameworks" 

  • Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, October 28, 1999
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, March 30, 1999.
  • Department of Chemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, November 19, 1998 

"A First Venture Into Hyperspace: Concepts of AP Chemistry" 

  • Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System open house, Indianapolis, IN, December 18, 1999.
  • ACS National Meeting, August, 1999, New Orleans LA. 
  • MIDC Instructional Technology Showcase, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, March 2, 1999.
  • Utilizing New Media for Course Development and Support, a conference sponsored by the Indiana Partnetship for Statewide Education. November 4-5, 1998.

"The ACS Conceptual Exam and Beyond" Gordon Research Conference on Innovations in College Chemistry Teaching, New London, CT, June, 1999.

"Preparation of the ACS Conceptual Examination" ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March, 1999. 

"How Ontology Constrains Learning Chemistry" 

  • Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, September 30, 1998
  • ACS National Meeting, April, 1997, Dallas, TX.

"Constructivism, A Guide to Student Learning and Effective Teaching" (Invited Paper) Innovations In College Chemistry Teaching, A Gordon Research Conference. January, 1998, Ventura CA.

"Does General Chemistry Change Student Misconceptions?", (Poster) Innovations In College Chemistry Teaching, A Gordon Research Conference. January, 1998, Ventura CA.

"How Do We Determine What Our Students Really Know About Chemistry?"  Eastern Analytical Symposium, November 18, 1997, Somerset, NJ.

"Response To a New Cooperative Learning Laboratory Program: A View From the Trenches." ACS National Meeting, April, 1997, Dallas, TX.

"The Importance of Conceptual Questions in Chemistry" ACS National Meeting, April, 1997, San Francisco, CA.

"What Is Important in Curriculum Change?" (Invited for the Pimentel Symposium) ACS National Meeting, April, 1997, San Francisco, CA.

"Concepts of Atoms and Molecules: What Do Our Students Believe?" Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc., February 13-14, 1997, Indianapolis. 

 "Conceptual Questions That Reveal Concepts of Atoms and Molecules,"  Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, November 1, 1996.

"What Does the Constructivist Model of Learning Tell Us About Learning Chemistry?" University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, September 27, 1996.

"What Is a Journal, Anyway?" Biennial Conference of Chemical Education, August 1-4, 1996, Clemson, SC.

"Constructivism and Chemistry" ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 1996.

"What Is a Division of Chemical Education?" Rocky Mountain Conference of Chairs of Chemistry Departments, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, September 30, 1995.

"Concepts of Equilibrium among First-Year College Chemistry Students." ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August, 1995.

"A Pilot Study of a Misconceptions Test for First-year Chemistry Students." ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August, 1995.

"Evolution of the Chemical Education Program at Purdue University" Invited. ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, April, 1995.

"Cooperative Learning in Chemistry Courses," Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, November 3, 1994

"Fuzzy Concepts in Science" Department of Chemistry and Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, October 5, 1994.

"What Misconceptions Do Our Students Bring To Chemistry Courses?" Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Purdue, University at Ft. Wayne, Ft. Wayne, IN, September 30, 1994.

"A Study of Cooperative Learning in the General Chemistry Laboratory." Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, September 14, 1994.

"Cooperative Learning in the Laboratory: TA and Student Response," ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August, 1994. 

"Unexpected Aspects of Quantitative Research (in Chemical Education)," S. C. Nurrenbern and W. R. Robinson 

  • Biennial Conference of Chemical Education, Lewisburg, PA, August, 1994. Invited for the Symposium on Research in Chemical Education.
  • National ACS Meeting, March, 1993, Denver, CO. Invited for the Symposium on Research on Chemical Education.

"Cooperative Learning in the Laboratory: An Assessment of Effectiveness and Student Response," ACS Regional Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, June, 1994. Invited Paper for the Symposium on Assessment.

 "Why Is It So Hard To Prepare Health Professionals for Chemistry?" American Institute of Chemists National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March, 1994. Invited paper for the symposium The Chemist and the Health Care Industry.

"The Importance of the Qualitative in Learning Chemistry," 

  • Department of Chemistry, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, December 7, 1993.
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, September 17, 1993.
  • Regional ACS Meeting, Marquette, MI, May 27, 1993.
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukie, WI, February 8, 1993.

"Refocusing Introductory Chemistry: Lessons from Research in Chemical Education" 

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Northern Colorado, February 13, 1992.
  • Department of Chemistry, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, October 1, 1990 .
  • Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, September 29, 1990. 
  • Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 24, 1990.

"Teaching Reaction Chemistry in the AP Course" Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc., January 31, 1992, Indianapolis, Indiana

"Concept Development for Chemical Literacy versus Concept Development in General Chemistry," 

  • Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, August, 1992, Davis, CA.
  • Gordon Conference on Science Education, March, 1992, Ventura, California

"Solving Qualitative Problems in the Classroom," Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, August 2, 1992, Davis, CA.

"Let the Students Talk, A Study of an Interactive Classroom" CHEM ED '91, August, 1991, Oshkosh, WI

"Testing and Measurement," Institute for Chemical Education, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, July 5, 1991

"Using Demonstrations to Address Misconceptions,"  Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, May 29-31, 1991 Indianapolis, Indiana

"Is Your General Chemistry Laboratory Really Effective?"  National ACS Meeting, April, 1991, Atlanta, GA

"Misconceptions in Chemistry: How and Why Do They Interfere with Learning?" National ACS Meeting, April, 1991, Atlanta, GA

"Solid State Chemistry" Workshop for High School Teachers sponsored by the Chemistry Department Outreach Program, West Lafayette, Indiana, November 3, 1990

"Testing: Our View and Theirs" , High School Teachers Workshop, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, October 1, 1990.

"Prediction of Ultimate Student Performance in General Chemistry From First Exam Scores", 11th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, August, 1990, Atlanta, GA.

"High School Chemistry as a Prerequisite for General Chemistry", Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting, May 30-June 1, 1990. DeKalb, Illinois

 

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