43rd Annual Meeting of MAALACT

Washington College

(updated October 19, 2009)

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Friday, November 13, 2009

‣2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration:
Registration will take place in the McLain Atrium of the John S. Toll Science Center
(Please see campus map at the end of this program.)

‣‣Publishers' Book Fair Opens
Cengage Learning, Pearson Higher Education, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, John Wiley & Sons, Hayden-McNeill Publishing, W. H. Freeman, Pacific Crest Publishing, and the ACS Division of Chemical Education will display books in the McLain Atrium throughout the two-day meeting. Browse through the material and sign up for desk copies. Much of the material from the publishers is linked to the programs that form the basis of the teaching and learning approaches that will be described in presentations throughout the meeting.

‣2:30 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting:
Meeting of Officers, Area Representatives, Current and Immediate Past President

John S. Toll Science Center, Room S204

‣3:30 p.m. General Meeting:

  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Overview of the Meeting
  • Minutes of All Sessions
  • Call for Election of MAALACT Officers and Area Representatives
  • Call for Selection of Hosts for Future Meetings

John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall

‣4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions I:

A. "Funding Opportunities for Chemistry and Chemistry Programs"

‣Bert Holmes - NSF-DUE and -CHE;

‣Kevin L. Caran - Cottrell College Science Awardee & Representative from Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA); Associate Professor of Chemistry, James Madison University.

  

John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall
B. "POGIL (Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) in the Classroom"
Frank J. Creegan - Washington College
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S209
C. "Implementing the New ACS-CPT Guidelines:
Flexibility and Opportunities For Change?"
Moderator: Rick Locker – Washington College
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S204
‣5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Social Hour and Banquet:
Lelia Hynson Lounge of Hodson Hall

‣8:00 p.m. Plenary Address:

"Joseph Priestley - Polymath and Chemist"

Conrad Stanitski, celebrated author and award-winning teacher;
Franklin & Marshall College

The Priestley theme is occasioned by the unveiling of a permanent display in
honor of Washington College alumnus and Priestley Award Winner, William O. Baker.

John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall

Conrad Stanitski
(Franklin & Marshall College)

 

Joseph Priestley
(from Michigan State University
Gallery of Chemists' Photo-Portraits and
Mini-Biographies)

William O. Baker
(from Lucent Technologies /
Bell Labs, Inc.)

 

‣9:15 p.m. Unveiling of William O. Baker Display, and Reception:
John S. Toll Science Center, Level Three

 

Saturday, November 14, 2009

‣7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast:
Joseph H. McLain Atrium, John S. Toll Science Center

‣8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions II:

D. Chemistry in Context (CiC)
Steven W. Keller – University of Missouri;
co-author of Chemistry in Context 6th & 7th editions.
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S208

E. VIPEr - The Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource: Come for the content, stay for the community.
Barbara Reisner – James Madison University
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S209

F. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

General Chemistry

Moderator: TBA
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S204

G. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Chemical Biology

Moderator:TBA
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S111

‣9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m Concurrent Sessions III:

H. Virtual Labs, Animations, and the ChemCollective.
David Yaron – Carnegie – Mellon University


John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall

I. Faculty Scholarship: How Much and at What Cost? A Roundtable Discussion.

Moderator: Diane White Husic: President, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR); Chair: Department of Biological Sciences - Moravian College

Panelists: Shaun Murphree - Allegheny College;
Robin Kinnel - Hamilton College
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S111

J. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

Physical Chemistry

Moderator:TBA
John S. Toll Science Center, Room Room S204

K. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

Inorganic Chemistry

Moderator: TBA:
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S104

‣11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions IV:

L. Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL).
Shaun Murphree – Allegheny College;
Esther Gibbs & students – Goucher College

John S. Toll Science Center, Room S208

M. Technology in the Chemistry Classroom I:
Using Tablet PC's to Promote Student Learning.
Shari Dunham – Moravian College;
Stephen Dunham – Moravian College;
Dan Libby – Moravian College

John S. Toll Science Center, Room S209

N. Chemical Health and Safety I: The Economics of Laboratory Waste Management.fer
Russ Phifer – Chair: ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety (CHAS), & President, WC Environmental LLC.


John S. Toll Science Center,Room S111

O. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

Non-major's Chemistry

Moderator: TBA
John S. Toll Science Center, Room S204

P. State of the Discipline Round Table Discussion:

Analytical Chemistry & Environmental Chemistry

Moderator: TBA
John S. Toll Science Center,Room S104

‣12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch:
Dining Hall, Hodson Hall

‣1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions V:

Q. Inquiry-Based Laboratories: POGIL and SWH.
Frank J. Creegan – Washington College;
Steve Gravelle – St. Vincent College.

John S. Toll Science Center, Room S209

R. Technology in the Chemistry Classroom II: Using Personal Response Systems (clickers) to Promote Student Learning.

Richard Morrison Joel Caughran -
University of Georgia

John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall

S. Chemical Health & Safety II: Laboratory Safety inspections & Audits
Russ Phifer – Chair: ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety (CHAS) & President, WC Environmental LLC.

John S. Toll Science Center, Room S111
‣3:15 p.m. Closing General Meeting:
John S. Toll Science Center, Litrenta Lecture Hall