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Using Second Life in the Chemistry Classroom

Using Second Life in the Chemistry Classroom. The 8th Annual Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE 8) Chemical Heritage Foundation. Jean-Claude Bradley. E-Learning Coordinator College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor of Chemistry Drexel University. April 29, 2008.

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Using Second Life in the Chemistry Classroom

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  1. Using Second Life in the Chemistry Classroom The 8th Annual Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE 8) Chemical Heritage Foundation Jean-Claude Bradley E-Learning Coordinator College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor of Chemistry Drexel University April 29, 2008

  2. What is the role of a chemistry teacher? Produce chemists by any means necessary!

  3. View vodcasts on iTunes or on a video iPod

  4. Natural migration from F2F to screencast/podcast channels CHEM 241 89 students CHEM 243 64 students

  5. Teacher as a Learning Catalyst Use class time for workshops and assign recorded lectures • Be present while students do problems, watch lectures, play games, use Second Life • Discuss extra credit assignment on Second Life • Address technical implementation on their laptops • Small groups or one-on-one

  6. Student Blogging

  7. Student assignments on a wiki

  8. Student assignment on NMR using live research data and JSpecView

  9. Games on a TabletPC: Wheel of Orgo

  10. EduFrag Maze (without weapons)

  11. EduFrag Unreal Tournament (with weapons)

  12. Quiz Obelisks in Second Life (Eloise Pasteur)

  13. Student Assignments in Second Life

  14. Flying Around on a Molecule

  15. SMILES, InChIs and InChIKeys: the new language of chemistry

  16. Visualizing NMR spectra on Second Nature Island

  17. Interacting with NMR spectra (JCAMP-DX)

  18. Talk to the spectrum: zoom 2.1-2.3 (Andy Lang)

  19. Docking Demonstration on Drexel Island

  20. Enoyl Reductase by Peter Miller

  21. Avidin: From PDB file to…..

  22. Avidin 3D structure in Second Life (Andy Lang)

  23. Imine Formation Mechanism: talk to the molecules!

  24. Indexing Molecules on SecondLifeMolecules.wikispaces.com

  25. 3D Periodic Table (ACS and Andrew Lang)

  26. Faculty “Offices” on Drexel Island

  27. Bradley Lab on Drexel Island

  28. Posters on Second Nature – with Bells

  29. Conferences on Second Nature

  30. ACS Island Kate Sellar (Finola Graves) Andrew Lang (Hiro Sheridan)

  31. ACS Headquarters

  32. ACS Landmarks

  33. Virtual Poster Area

  34. Nanotubes and Felicene

  35. Resident Chemist Program: Hinestroza Lab

  36. Rosania Lab

  37. Party in the ACS Geodesic Dome! 13:30 EDT May 6, 2008

  38. Summary • Use wikis to organize content and to interact with students on assignments • Use Second Life to stretch student and teacher imagination – and encourage networking • Use multiple channels to deliver content and assess learning • Most of these technologies are simple, free and hosted

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