Wednesday, 3/28/2007
8:30 AM - 11:55 AM  McCormick Place North  N227B, Level 2, Oral

CHED

Communicating Chemistry

Organized by: Len Fine, John C. Kotz
Presiding: John C. Kotz

8:30 AM

 

             

 

 

 Introductory Remarks
   
 

8:35 AM

 

             

 

1698

 Teaching chemical information: Tips and techniques from the Division of Chemical Information Education Committee
Susan Cardinal Song Yu
 

8:55 AM

 

             

 

1699

 Communicating the chemistry behind issues
Bhawani Venkataraman  
 

9:15 AM

 

             

 

1700

 Teaching chemistry majors to write like chemists
Marin S. Robinson Fredricka L. Stoller
 

9:35 AM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

9:45 AM

 

             

 

1701

 Investigational writing exercises to complement undergraduate biochemistry experiments
Pamela J. Higgins  
 

10:05 AM

 

             

 

1702

 Readability levels of college chemistry textbooks from introductory chemistry to physical chemistry
Elizabeth A Drommerhausen Jeffrey R. Pribyl
 

10:25 AM

 

             

 

1703

 Student opinions of writing assignments in organic chemistry courses for majors
David P Cartrette  
 

10:45 AM

 

             

 

 

 Intermission
   
 

10:55 AM

 

             

 

1704

 How to think logically about organic chemistry
Elizabeth T. Papish  
 

11:15 AM

 

             

 

1705

 Communicating the concepts of resonance and conjugation
Joseph J. Mullins  
 

11:35 AM

 

             

 

1706

 Use of humor and illustrations in organic chemistry lectures
Veljko Dragojlovic