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CIITN Conference 2002 The University of Missouri-Columbia Friday - Sunday, October 18 - 20, 2002. |
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Chemistry is in the News - Teaching Chemistry In The Context
of Real-World Issues The "Chemistry is in the News" Conference 2002 will be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia October 18 (2pm) - 20 (noon), 2002, with support by the University of Missouri and the New York Times. The "Chemistry is in the News" project aims at teaching Organic Chemistry to science majors in the context of real-world issues. The CIITN activities consist in the study, creation, and peer review of online projects that are based on actual news articles from the popular press and aimed at connecting real-world social, economic, and political issues to the teaching of organic chemistry. These activities are conducted in small collaborative groups and with guidance by peer-learning assistants. CIITN 2002 provides instruction for faculty about the philosophy, pedagogy, implementation, and assessment of the "Chemistry is in the News" project. The conference organizers are Dr. Rainer Glaser, MU Department of Chemistry, and Dr. James Groccia, MU Program for Excellence in Teaching. Dinners on Friday and Saturday and conference materials are provided to all participants. Those interested should contact Rainer Glaser, University of Missouri, Department of Chemistry, Columbia, MO 65211; phone: (573) 882-0331, fax: (573) 882-2754, GlaserR@missouri.edu. Conference web site at ciitn.missouri.edu. |
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The CIITN 2002 Conference is supported by the University of Missouri-Columbia and The New York Times. |