A digital video-disk (DVD) is being created to serve as a companion to Physical Chemistry courses with the goal of helping students understand the real-world applications of the abstract theory that they learn in the class. The DVD will bring cutting-edge Physical Chemistry to the student in a way that is not feasible through most undergraduate experiences. The disk will include several modules, each of which is based on actual research-level experiments being carried out by scientists nationwide and which relates to some fundamental topic in Physical Chemistry. Each module will contain digital video footage of interviews with the scientists and of the experimental procedures and equipment. The DVD, which will be a video/computer hybrid, will also contain computer animations and simulations of each experiment, interactive problems based on the experiment, and sample data for students to analyze.

Group Members

• Dr. Beatriz Cisneros
• Erik Epp
• Freddie Arocho-Pérez (past group member)
• Dr. Jasper Clarkson(past group member)
• Katie Jennings (past group member)
• Dr. Bhavani Rajaram-Shastri (past group member)
• Josh Sebree (past summer research student)

Presentations:

• Physical Chemistry in Practice DVD: Using Modern Research to Teach Physical Chemistry, Freddie Arocho-Pérez, 18th BCCE, Ames, Iowa, (Poster Presentation #2)
• Physical Chemistry in Practice: A Web-Enhanced DVD as an Instructional Supplement for the Physical Chemistry Course, Freddie Arocho-Pérez, 36th American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, June 2-4, 2004, Poster Presentation #428, Indiana University . Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• The Physical Chemistry in Practice DVD, Freddie Arocho-Pérez, Discovery Learning Center Educational Forum, April 20, 2004, Education Research Category Presentation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• The Physical Chemistry in Practice DVD: Using Modern Research to Teach Physical Chemistry, Freddie Arocho-Pérez, Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference 2004: Engaging Students in a Virtual World, April 14-15, 2004, Presentation #22, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• The Physical Chemistry in Practice DVD – A Multimedia Instructional Supplement for Physical Chemistry - Gabriela Weaver
• Teaching with Technology Conference, Colorado Springs, July 2000
• 16th BCCE, Paper #198

Project Funded by:

• National Science Foundation