ConfChem Conference on A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education—The Global Experiment of the IYC2011: Creating Online Communities for Education and Science
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Title: | ConfChem Conference on A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education—The Global Experiment of the IYC2011: Creating Online Communities for Education and Science |
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Authors: | Serrano, Elena | Sigamoney, Rovani | Garcia-Martinez, Javier |
Research Group/s: | Laboratorio de Nanotecnología Molecular (NANOMOL) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Química Inorgánica |
Keywords: | General public | Continuing education | Public understanding/outreach | Multimedia-based learning | Water/water chemistry |
Knowledge Area: | Química Inorgánica |
Issue Date: | 8-Oct-2013 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Citation: | Journal of Chemical Education. 2013, 90(11): 1544-1546. doi:10.1021/ed300840e |
Abstract: | The Global Experiment, Water: A Chemical Solution, was one of the flagship activities of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). During the virtual colloquium of the spring 2012 online ConfChem conference, the main results of this year-long experiment were presented and discussed online for a week. Some of the main conclusions of the virtual conversations relate to the benefits of creating online communities of people sharing similar interests, the use of online educational platforms to gather massive amounts of data, and specific questions about the development of this IYC initiative. The activities of the global water experiment (GWE) were designed by a team of experts and the protocols are available online on the GWE Web site. The results were shown in one interactive world map that allowed students to learn about data visualization, validation, and interpretation. The feedback obtained from the participants of the GWE and later by the contributors of the virtual colloquium was very positive. Many participants asked specific and technical questions about the development of this experiment, while others excitedly endorsed the convenience of these large open-access activities to promote chemistry worldwide. The estimate is that over 2 million people took part in the GWE during the IYC. This communication summarizes one of the invited papers to the ConfChem online conference: A Virtual Colloquium to Sustain and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives in Global Chemical Education, held from May 18 to June 29, 2012 and hosted by the ACS DivCHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education and the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/39430 |
ISSN: | 0021-9584 (Print) | 1938-1328 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1021/ed300840e |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2013 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed300840e |
Appears in Collections: | INV - NANOMOL - Artículos de Revistas |
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