Resources for Using Multimedia in Chemistry Teaching

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Maintained by Harry E. Pence, Professor of Chemistry, SUNY Oneonta. Any opinions are totally coincidental and have no official endorsement, including the people who sign my pay checks. Comments and sugge stions are welcome (pencehe@oneonta.edu).

Last Revised Feb. 3, 1997

Articles on Multimedia Chemistry Teaching

Casanova,Joseph and Casonova, S.G. "Computers as Electronic Blackboard: Remodeling the Organic Chemistry Lecture." Educom Review, 1993, 26, 31-39.

Cordes, A. Wallace; Oliver, Melinda E.; Butler, Leslie G. "Learning the Student Names in Large Classes: An Application of Multimedia Technology." J. Chem. Ed. 1995 , 72 610.

Dix, James A. et al, "An electronic curriculum for introductory chemistry" J. of Ed. Tech. Systems, 1995-96, 24, 151-158.

Greenbowe, Thomas J. "An Interactive Multimed ia Software Program for Exploring Electrochemical Cells." J. Chem. Ed. 1994, 71 , 555.

Ilman, Deborah L. "Multimedia Tools Gain Favor for Chemistry Presentation." C&E News, 1994, May 9, 34-40.

Joesten, Melvin D. "Use of Multimedia in an Introductory Chemistry Course for Student Analysis of Real-Life Situations." J. Chem. Ed. 1994, 71 , 508.

Jones, Loretta L. and Smith, Stan ley "Multimedia education: A catalyst for change in chemical education." Pure & Applied Chemistry, 1993, 65, 245-49.

Jones, Loretta L. and Smith, Stanley "Can Multimedia Instruction Meet Our Expectations?" Educom Review, 1992, 27(1), 39-43.

Kriefer, James H., "Doing chemistry in a virtual world", C&EN, 1996, Dec. 9, 35-41.

Lewis, Nathan S. "The Caltech Chemist ry Animation Project." J. Chem. Ed., 1993, 70, 739-40.

Pence, Harry E. "Combining Cooperative Learning and Multimedia in General Chemistry." Education, 1993, 113, 375-80.

Pence, Harry E. "A Report from the Barricades of the Multimedia Revolution." J. of Ed. Tech. Systems, 1993, 24, 159-164.

Russell, Joel W.; Kozma, Robert B. "4M:CHEM: Multimedia and Mental Models in Chemistry ." J. Chem. Ed. ,1994, 71, 669-70.

Smith, Stanley and Loretta L. Jones "Multimedia Chemistry Lectures." J. Chem. Ed., 1989, 66, 8-11.

*Smith, Stan, Loretta L. Jones, and M.L.Waugh J. Computer-Based Instruc. 1986, 13, 117-121.

Treadway, William J., Jr. "The Multimedia Chemistry Laboratory: Perception and Performance." J. Chem. Ed., 1996, 73, 876-8 78.

Whitnell, Robert M. et al "Multimedia Chemistry Lectures." J. Chem. Ed., 1994, 71, 721-725.

Some Related Articles

Alesandrini, K L and J W Rigney (1981). J.Res.Sci. Teach. , 1981, 18, 65-474

Ferguson, Eugene S. "The Mind's Eye: Nonverbal Thought in Technology." Science, 1977, 197, 827-836.

Johnstone, A.H. "Why is Science Difficult to Learn? Things are Seldom What They Seem." J. Comp. Asst. Learning, 1991, 7, 75-83.

Kleinman, R.W. , H.C. Griffin and N.K.Kerner "Images in Chemistry." J. Chem. Ed., 1987, 64, 766- 70

Kozma, R. B. and J. Johnston(1991). The Technological Revolution Comes to the Classroom, Change, 1991, 23(1), 10-20, 22-23.

Redish, Edward F. "Implications of Cognitive Studies for Teaching Physics." Am. Journal of Physics, 1994, 62, 769-803.

Links to Web Sites on Multimedia Teaching Applications

Change magazine Articles on Teaching with Technology

Cartwright, G. Phililp (1994), Teaching with Academic Technologies: Part 2, Change, 26,

Exploring Chemistry , Interactive VideoDisc Laboratory in General Chemistry by Loretta Jones and Stan Smith

Kotlas, Carolyn, Assessments of Multimedia Technology in Education: Bibliography

The Edison Project for Communicating Chemistry at Columbia University provides a combination of interesting media and interesting links.

The Wilson Group at the Univ. of California at San Diego has deve loped a wide range of multimedia resources for general and physical chemistry.

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