Invited Plenary Speakers

Dr. Peter Mahaffy
King's University College   

Dr. Peter Mahaffy


Title: Thinking Outside the Box about Learning Chemistry
 
abstract

biography

Dr. Erik Krogh
Vancouver Island University

Dr. Erik Krogh

Title: Bridge over Troubled Waters: Sustaining an Active Chemistry Research program at a Primarily Undergraduate University

abstract

biography

Schedule (link to pdf)


Thursday, May 13
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Registration and Welcome Reception
(TRU Residence and Conference Centre Multipurpose Room)
Friday, May 14
7:45 am to 8:45 am Complimentary Continental Breakfast for those in Residence
(TRU Residence and Conference Centre Multipurpose Room)

Conference Registration (International Building IB1023)

9:00 am to 9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks (IB 1020 - location of all talks)
9:15 am to 10:00 am


10:00 am to 10:30 am
Peter Mahaffy
Thinking Outside the Box about Learning Chemistry


Bob Browne and Penny Le Couteur
Teaching Chemistry in the Block Plan
10:30 am to 10:50 am Morning Refreshment Break (Rooms IB1021 and IB1023)

10:50 to 11:20 am


11:20 to 11:50 am

Kim Thompson and Brenda Addison-Jones
Mastering Chemistry: An Online Tool for Chemical Education


Kal Mahadev
Clickers in the Classroom - an innovative teaching technology that engages students
noon to 1:30 pm Lunch (Campus Activity Centre Terrace)

1:40 to 2:10 pm



2:10 to 2:40 pm



2:40 to 3:10 pm

Andrew P. Dicks
Evolution of Green(er) Laboratory Experiments in Chemistry Programs


Anka Lekhi and Sophia Nussbaum
Traing for TAs in a Guided Inquiry-based Teaching Laboratory


James A. Bailey
An undergraduate laboratory experiment in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Ligation States of Myoglobin
3:10 to 3:30 pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break (IB1021 and IB1023)
3:30 to 4:00 pm
W. Stephen McNeil
Terms of Engagement: a Framewrok for Assessing Different Modes of Student Interaction
4:00 to 5:00 pm
C3 Annual General Meeting (Room IB 1020)
6:00 to 6:30 pm
Banquet Reception (Campus Activity Centre Terrace)
6:30 to 10:00 pm
Banquet (Campus Activity Centre Terrace)
Saturday, May 15
7:00 am    
Fun Run (Meet in TRU Residence and Conference Centre Front Lobby)
8:15 to 9:15 am Complimentary Continental Breakfast for Those in Residence (Residence and Conference Centre Multipurpose Room)


9:30 to 10:15 am




10:15 to 10:45 am


Erik Krogh
Bridge over Troubled Waters: Sustaining an Active Chemistry Research Program at a Primarily Undergraduate University


Heidi Huttunen-Hennelly
An Overview of Research in the Chemistry Department at TRU
10:45 to 11:05 am Morning Refreshment Break (IB1021 and IB1023)
11:05 to 11:35 am



11:35 to 12:05 pm


Carl Doidge
Student's Responses to the Chemical Education Literature: A writing assignment to promote meaningful learning and self-reflection


J. Norman Reed
The Aromatic Directed Ortho-Metalation (DoM) Reaction: Is it time for DoM to become a more formal part of the undergradaute chemistry curriculum?

12:15 to 1:35 pm

Lunch (Campus Activity Centre Terrace)

1:45 to 2:15 pm


2:15 to 3:00 pm


Majda Djordjevic
A Demonstration is Worth 10, 000 Words

Demos and Panel Discussion
Labs in Undergraduate Chemical Education

3:00 to 3:15 pm

Closing Remarks


3:15 to 4:00 pm


4:15 to 5:00 pm




Tour of Thompson Rivers University Chemistry Facilities


Tour of Kamloops Centre for Water Quality (sign up at registration)


5:30 to 7:00 pm  
No host Dinner
Sunday May 16
9:00 am
Departures for Local Tours
(TRU Residence and Conference Centre Front Lobby)