Getting In
2YC3 - Program Information
The program includes a half-day introductory workshop for POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning), that carries a separate registration fee of $40. The workshop is 8:30 to 11:45 on Saturday morning. Please contact the POGIL workshop facilitator, Mark Yeager (myeager@miracosta.edu), for more information about the POGIL workshop.
Friday, March 30
Presentation Session 1
- Innovative Instructional Approaches in Teaching Chemistry
Dr. Ngozi Onyia, Rockland Community College, NY - A New Look at Spectrophotometry – and Some Other Things You Can Do With Computers: Using Computers to Cut Costs and Buy Time for Inquiry
Dr. John Amend, Montana State University (Emeritus), Bozeman, MT
Presentation Session 2
- Teaching Chemistry with Molecular-Level Visualization and Simulation Tools
Jeff Bolognese, Wavefunction, Inc., Irvine, CA - Evaluating and Supporting Excellence in Two-Year College Chemistry-Based Education – ACS-SOCED Task Force
Neil Bastian, Ph.D., Salt Lake Community College and Pamela Clevenger, Hinds Community College, MS
Presentation Session 3
- Applying ACS Resources to Improve Effectiveness at Your Institution: A Collaborative Project of 2YC3 and the ACS – Part I (no break between 3A and 4A)
Heather Sklenicka, Rochester Community and Technical College, MN; Amy Jo Sanders, Stark State College, OH - Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Chemistry
Dr. Saloua Saidane, Mesa College, CA
Presentation Session 4
- Applying ACS Resources to Improve Effectiveness at Your Institution: A Collaborative Project of 2YC3 and the ACS – Part II
Heather Sklenicka, Rochester Community and Technical College, MN; Amy Jo Sanders, Stark State College, OH
- Chemistry Technician Program at Mesa College, SD
Rob Fremland, Mesa College, CA
Presentation Session 5
- Implementing POGIL in GE Physical Science
Mark Yeager, MiraCosta College, CA
- Using an Online Homework System to Improve the Quality of Your Office Hours
Erik Fahlgren, Chemistry Editor, W.W. Norton Publishing
- Using E-Portfolios to Develop Students' Communication Skills
Thomas Higgins, Harold Washington College, Il
Dinner Banquet and Address
- Funding Opportunities through the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education
Dr. Pamela Brown, National Science Foundation
Location and Time: MiraCosta College cafeteria; 6:30 - 9:00pm
Saturday, March 31
Presentation Session 6
- Using PhET Interactive Simulations to Enhance Science Learning
Kelly Lancaster, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Is the Traditional Printed Textbook on Its Way to Extinction?
Mark Bishop, Chiral Publishing
Presentation Session 7
- Workshop by an NSF Program Director: Preparing Successful Proposals
Dr. Pamela Brown, NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education
- Explosives, Chemical Weapons, Terrorism, and Introductory Chemistry
Mark Bishop, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Presentation Session 8
- Workshop by an NSF Program Director: Preparing Successful Proposals
Dr. Pamela Brown, NSF, Division of Undergraduate Education
- Connecting the Macroscopic and the Molecular: Updating the Chemistry Lab with Computer Experiments
Jeff Bolognese, Wave Function, CA
Presentation Session 9
- An Introductory Online Chemistry Course: From Conception to Implementation
Lance Lund, Anoka Ramsey Community College, MN
- Talk and Tour of the Biotechnology Program, MiraCosta College
Dr. Michael Fino, MiraCosta College, CA
Presentation Session 10
- Hands on Experience Using Lab Kits from "Hands-On Labs Inc."
Kathy Carrigan, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
- Connecting with Students in the Physical Sciences: The Instructor's Role
Dr. Sam Abbas, MiraCosta College, CA
Presentation Session 11
- Distance Learning-the Final Teaching Frontier? A Panel Discussion with Experienced Chemical Educators in Distance Learning
Dr. Bernadette Harkness, Delta College, MI
- GOB for Pre-Nursing Majors: Flipping Lecture to Better Prepare Students for Class
Larry Eddy, Yavapai College, AZ
