Program

Sunday • Monday • Tuesday •Wednesday • Thursday

 

Monday

Morning

Geology: Visualization in Geology

Discussion leader: Neil Stillings (Hampshire College, Amherst, USA)

Tanya Atwater (Geological Sciences; U.C.S.B, USA) "Using Annimatons to Bring the Earth to Life"

David Rapp (University of Minnesota, USA) "Building Mental Models for Multimedia: Issues of Comprehension and Visualization"

Paul Morin (University of Minnesota, USA) "How Far Can We Take It? Visualization, Stereo Projection and the GeoWall in the Earth Science Classroom"

Steve Reynolds (Arizona State University, USA) "Visualization in College Geology Classes: Interactive Visualizations and Their Assessment"

Afternoon

Poster Session

On-site Coordinator: Peter Mahaffy (King's University College, Canada)

Evening

Linking Disciplines for Visualization in Science and Education: Reports from the Mini-Grant Projects

Discussion leader: Loretta Jones (Northern Colorado State University, USA)

Morton Hoffman, (Boston University, USA)
"Towards the General Chemistry Course of the Year 2050"

Peter Mahaffy (The King's University College, Canada)
"Cross-Cultural Issues in Building Science Education Capacity Through Visualizations in Chemistry and Physics"

Duane Sears (University of California at Santa Barbara, USA)
"Assessment Strategies for Instruction Using Molecular Visualizations"

Mark Walter (Oakton Community College, USA)
"The Influences of External Representations on Introductory Chemistry Student's Learning of Particulate Structures and Processes"

Neil Stillings (Hampshire College, USA)
"Peer-Led chemistry Workshops as Testbeds for New Visualizations in Organic Chemistry"

Vickie Williamson (Texas A&M, USA)
"Visualization to Promote Conceptual Change"