My research interests are in the area the application of computers in Chemical education. Currently I have a number of ongoing projects.

ACS national meeting Boston 2007 presentation

Independent student use of internet resources - George Long and Catherine McCue

BCCE 2006 - Presentations

1. A non-traditional approach to traditional calculations
2. Curriculum support for on-line learning communities
3. Interactive multimedia to support problem based learning

The electronic chemistry lab notebook - (email for password or logon as ECLN password: guest) - This project is in its embryonic stages, It intends to create an on-line resources where faculty can share resources, collaborate on the development of resources, and link classroom assignments, projects, and methods to more detailed resources. Here is a brief project summary (PDF format).

Adapting and Implementing the Working with Chemistry lab program at IUP - The IUP general Chemistry Teaching Circle has been developing labs based on the WWC lab manual. My part of this project has been to assess this process. This has lead to the examination of concept maps in the assessment of inquiry based

Analytical Sciences Digital Library - The Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL; www.asdlib.org) is a collection of peer-reviewed websites targeted at a diverse, multidisciplinary audience consisting primarily of educators, students, and practitioners. It provides resources focused on the science of chemical measurements and instrumentation. An A-page article in Analytical Chemistry (November, 2004) is available that describes the project

Physical Chemistry On -Line - Improving and enriching the learning experience for students of physical chemistry is the fundamental mission of the PCOL community. As stated in the goals below, this mission is accomplished by improving collaboration between faculty members, encouraging research into teaching methods, providing needed resources in an easily accessible format, and engaging students in learning experiences that cross traditional institutional or disciplinary boundaries. Currently,

Modular Spectroscopy Labs - This is an approach that allows students or instructor to use a series of parts to construct a spectroscopic instrument, allowing clear demonstration of the operating details of the instrument The modular approach also allows a plethora of optical spectroscopy experiments to be performed for the cost of a single instrument.

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