Thursday, March 17
Location: Mather Mansion
8:00 – 8:50 AM
Registration and continental breakfast of coffee, juice, fruit, and pastry
Morning Sessions
Location: Mather Mansion Drawing Room
9:00 – 9:05 AM
Welcome Remarks: Meredith Bond, Dean of College of Science and Health Professions
David Ball, Chair Chemistry Department,
9:05 – 9:50 AM
John Hutchinson, PhD, Dean of Undergraduates, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Education for the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University
"Teaching General Chemistry as one of the Liberal Arts: Constructivism and Active Learning"
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Ryan Yoder, Ph.D. The Ohio State University Marion Campus Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
‘Exploring the relationship between teaching approaches in chemistry within different higher educational environments’
10:40 – 11:10 AM
George Kemper, Senior Laboratory Planner, BHDP Architecture Paul Orban, Higher Education Market Leader, BHDP Architecture
“Leveraging a collaborative process to improve student outcomes through the design of space“
11:20 – 11:50
Regan Silvestri, PhD, Assistant Professor Lorain County Community College, Department of Chemistry, Elyria, Ohio
”College Students Get Excited About Whiskey: The Pseudo-Accidental Creation of a Thriving Independent Student Research Program at a Two Year Community College”
12:00 to 1:20 PM
Lunch served in Mather Mansion Dining Room
1:00 – 1:20 PM
Tour of Teaching Labs
Afternoon Sessions
Location: Mather Mansion Drawing Room
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Jim Zubricky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Toledo
2:10 – 2:40 PM
Jesse Reich, Ph.D. STEM Consulting Scientist Macmillan Publishing,
“Pre-Class, In-Class, Post-Class Activities Designed for Success
2:50 – 3:10 PM
Break
3:30 – 4:15 PM
Dave Grenda, Sr. Sales Specialist, Inorganic Products, Perkin Elmer
"Nanoparticle Analysis By ICPMS: Concentration, Composition, Size andDdistribution –all in under a minute"
4:20 – 5:00 PM
Open Panel Discussion,
Todays Challenges in Teaching Chemistry
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Wine and Punch Social
All attendees are invited to relax and enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres
Location: Mather Mansion
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Free Trolley Tour of Cleveland
(Limited to 38 people – sign up at registration desk))
Friday, March 18
8:00 – 10:00 AM
Registration and continental breakfast of coffee, juice, fruit, and pastry
Location: Mather Mansion
Workshops
First Floor of Mather Mansion
8:30 – 9:50 AM
Jim Zubricky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Toledo
“Mastering Chemistry” and “Flipped Classroom” Workshop
Jesse Reich, Ph.D. STEM Consulting Scientist Macmillan Publishing,
“A Complete Active Learning Ecosystem in the Classroom and Lab Environment: Videos, Books, Online Homework, Lab Manuals, and Student Response Systems
Tina Sell, M.A, Winterwaif Productions
“How to Research and Write a Grant”
Morning Sessions
Location: Mather Mansion Drawing Room
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Norbert Pienta, PhD, Professor of Chemistry and Director of General Chemistry Instruction at the University of Georgia; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chemical Education
“Studying Student Problem Solving Using Technology”
10:50 – 11:20 AM
John Holcomb, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of Math Department, Cleveland State University
“Operation STEM”
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Edgar Jackson, MD Executive in Residence, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University
“Chemistry: Pathways to the Health Professions”
12:00 – 1:20
Lunch served in Mather Mansion Dining Room
Afternoon Sessions
Location: Mather Mansion Drawing Room
1:30 – 2:00
Mark Watry, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering Franciscan University of Steubenville
“Using multiple Approaches to Meet Diverse Needs in the General Chemistry Lecture Course”.
2:10 – 2:40 PM
Maj. Matthew A. Greb, Department of Life Science United States Military Academy, West Point
”Implementing Guided Inquiry in a Small Class/Large Enrollment General Chemistry Course: Initial Findings”
2:40 – 3:10 PM
Salah M. Blaih and Mark Crissman, Kent State University at Trumbull, Warren, OH
“Chemistry in Context! A Lead Story that Became a Lead Investigation”
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Shadi Abu-Bake, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Ohio University-Zanesville.
“Two affordable methods to test local water for undergraduate research purposes”
3:50 – 4:20
Lynne Divis, Ph.D. Franciscan University
“Novel Features of an Antacid Ingredient Back-titration for General, Organic, and Biological (GOB) Chemistry students”
4:30 – 5:00
Open Forum: Symposium Review and Closing Remarks
