Pittcon 2010 Contributed Symposium
Innovative Approaches to Analytical Science Education
Monday, March 1st, 2010

Organizers:
Carol Korzeniewski, Texas Tech University and Cynthia Larive, University of California, Riverside


Overview:

This ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry sponsored session highlighted the latest innovations in analytical science education through a collection of presentations spanning morning and afternoon sessions. Topics covered included curriculum development, web resources, research-based instructional methods, databases and digital libraries, societal issues in analytical chemistry, and instruction in consensus standards and quality assurance. Presentations examined best practices and effective projects and highlight broad issues in analytical science education. Several of the authors are making their Pittcon slides available through ASDL. To access this information, click on the presenters title.

Speakers:

8:00 AM

Embedding Instrumentation Instruction within a Society Context, Alanah Fitch

8:20 AM

Continuing Education in the Analytical Sciences: Development of a Mass Spectrometry Tutorial Series for Biomedical Researchers, James Kelley

8:40 AM

Teaching Concepts in Analytical Chemistry at the Introductory Graduate Level, Craig Lunte

9:00 AM

Making the Best of ASDL Resources: The Case of Lake Nakuru, Anna Cavinato
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9:20 AM

Recess

9:35 AM

Studies of the Effectiveness of Highly Interactive Software for Improving a Student's Analytical Laboratory Skills,Roger Gilpin
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9:55 AM

Consensus Standards, Method Uncertainty and Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry Curricula, Kevin Ashley
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10:15 AM

The Arsenic Project: Authentic Research Experiences for First-year Undergraduates, Julian Tyson

10:35 AM

Development of an Electronic Chemistry Laboratory Workbook for Teaching Analytical Laboratory Skills, Christina Gilpin
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2:00 PM

The Excellent Undergraduate Program in Analytical Chemistry, Jeanne Pemberton
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2:20 PM

Analytical Chemistry and the Bologna Process Current Status and Further Needs, Reiner Salzer

2:40 PM

Collaborative- and Project-based Learning in the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Curriculum, Thomas Wenzel
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3:00 PM

Authentic Modeling of the Method of Scientific Inquiry During the Senior Year, Kimberley Frederick

3:20 PM

Recess

3:35 PM

A Theme-based Approach to Analytical Chemistry: Preparation and Implementation, Michael Samide

3:55 PM

ANAPOGIL- An Innovation in Analytical Chemistry Education Using Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning ,Shirley Fischer-Drowos

4:15 PM

Education Through Research: An Innovative Model for Teaching Analytical Science, Keith Stevenson

4:35 PM

Open Access Publishing and Digital Libraries: Changing the Teaching/Learning/Publishing Landscape, Alexander Scheeline
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