Project Abstract: “The HP Technology for Teaching grant has given Bluegrass Community and Technical College the ability to offer access to high quality mobile technology and to gain immediacy in collection, analysis and sharing of data. The General Chemistry Lab courses have begun using mobile tablet PC technology to perform experiments where data is collected in real-time, students assist each other in analysis of data and results are shared. The use of mobile technology has allowed the chemistry faculty and students to move the laboratory outside the walls of the institution making our chemistry courses less abstract and more meaningful. “
Mobile Research & Interaction in the Sciences: Conversations with Faculty 5
Cynthia Powell, Instructor, Chemistry/Biochemistry – ACU
This conversation explored the use of iPhones/iPod touches to support teaching and learning in the Chemistry laboratory and classroom. A variety of experiences accrued during three years of using these devices to deliver content, search for information, record data and respond during class activities is discussed. Cynthia B. Powell is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Abilene Christian University. Her recent chemistry education research has been focused on the effectiveness of podcasts delivered via mobile devices as a scaffolding tool to support inquiry-based chemistry laboratory curriculum. She’s also one of the co-recipients of a Gates Foundation/Educause New Generation Learning Challenges Grant for “mobile enhanced” online science courses.
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