CONFERENCE-Symposium on Affective Dimensions and Educational Technology in Chemistry Education (BCCE 2014)

Scope: The affective domain refers to feelings-based constructs such as attitudes, values, beliefs, opinions, interests, and motivation. As opposed to cognitive dimensions, the affective dimensions in chemistry education received less attention by researchers. Educational technology on the other hand has been very popular in many fields of education, while it is slowly emerging in chemistry education. A branch of educational technology deals with Learning Objects (LOs), in which framework bits of reusable information are gathered in conjunction with guiding pedagogical and instructional theories to deliver instructional materials over the Internet. LOs could be effectively used in chemistry education at college or above levels to foster learning chemistry while supporting students’ emotional based needs through self-guiding, fast feedback, and individualized learning systems. This symposium will host the research and theoretical papers that are related to the affective dimensions in chemistry education that is enriched by educational technology implementations, LOs in particular.


Deadline: Feb. 28, 2014

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The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments

The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, written by Robert Brent, was a famous book published in the 1960's that was intended to explain to students how to conduct simple experiments at home. Supposedly only 126 copies of this book exist in libraries worldwide.

You can read the book from the below link free.

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Facts...

"Facts become a part of us not when they are sprinkled over us from the lecturer's desk, but only when we jump into them and wallow around in them." R. J. Havighurst, J. Chem. Educ., 1929, p. 1128.

Why disruptive innovation matters to education

It’s important to remember that disruption is a positive force. Disruptive innovations are not breakthrough technologies that make good products better; rather they are innovations that transform sectors to make products affordable and convenient, thereby making them available to a much larger population. -

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Special Issue: New Directions in Teacher Education

Special Issue: New Directions in Teacher Education

This special issue of the British Journal of Educational Studies will consider new directions in teacher education in the light of contemporary international debates in this area.  Papers may approach the theme from a variety of perspectives which should include discussion of future prospects and alternative scenarios in teacher education.

Papers for consideration should be submitted via the Journal’s online submission site at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjes by the end of May 2014, with final versions ready by the end of August 2014.

http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/ed/rbje-call-for-papers

CONFERENCE-23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education

Developing Learning Communities in the Chemical Sciences

We cordially invite you to participate in the 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from 13-18 July, 2014. This will be the first time since 1989 that this conference has come to Canada.

The theme of the conference is communications. Our goal is to investigate how best to forge global links in the chemistry teaching and learning communities and to consider best practices in exploiting technological advances in communications in order to establish innovative learning partnerships. Symposia will focus on communication amongst chemistry professionals, educators, students and the lay community.

Symposia and workshops that support these themes are solicited. Your ideas are key to making ICCE2014 a productive and successful event. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the development of the conference program.

The conference will consist of plenary lectures, submitted oral and poster presentations, panel discussions, roundtable discussions as well as an exhibition. Recently renovated, state-of-the art laboratories at the University of Toronto are available for practical workshops.

We look forward to welcoming the global chemical education community to Canada.

http://www.icce2014.org/

Andrew Dicks, Co-Chair
Judith Poë, Co-Chair

July 2013	deadline for symposia/workshop submissions
Oct. 2013	second circular abstract submission opens
Jan. 31 2014	deadline for abstract submission registration opens
Mar. 2014	notice of abstract acceptance
May 2014	deadline for early registration fees
July 2014	ICCE2014