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CINF 3: Innovative methods of course
delivery in Chemical Informatics and
Chemistry. Brian Maurice Lynch and Lai Im
Lancaster, Department of Chemistry, St. Francis
Xavier University, Physical Sciences Complex, 1
West Street, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada,
Fax: 902-867-2414, Phone: 902-867-3992,
blynch@stfx.ca
We will describe and illustrate changes in
presentation for our junior level Chemical
Informatics course, for the senior honours
seminar presentations required of all students in
conjunction with their graduation theses, and for
some aspects of first year chemistry The changes
include: 1. provision of feedback through iPod
based audio recording of lectures
["podrecording"], synchronized to slide
sequences. Recordings are accessible to course
registrants by downloading to student computers
or storage devices. 2. conversion of PowerPoint
files describing search protocols by printing to
"exact image" Pdfs to generate speakable files,
conveniently retrievable and playable through
Apple iPods. We will also give examples of
generic audio/video recording of presentations by
visiting speakers, and/or presentations at
conferences. We hope to supply examples of
recordings from this CINF session subject to
speaker[and ACS]consent.
CINF 4: Open access and blogging: How
academic research is transforming. Barbara A
Greenman, Science Library, University of
Colorado at Boulder, 184 UCB, Norlin Library,
Boulder, CO 80309-0184, Fax: 303-492-1881,
Phone: 303-492-1859,
barbara.greenman@colorado.edu
Although not widely embraced in the U.S., open
access has become the mode of publishing for
many academic authors worldwide, thereby
providing free online access to their scientific
research. Traditional venues for scholarly
communication are undergoing fundamental
change driven by two forces in particular: online
publishing and blogging. These forces are
transforming not only the academic publishing
structure but also the configuration and the
format of the research article itself. This
24presentation explores how the new culture of
open access, coupled with the increase in
blogging by students, faculty, and the general
public, is impacting scholarly research.
CINF 5: On the go with CHM 125, ECON 210,
PHYS 218, and BIOL 205: Coursecasting at a
large research university. Jeremy R Garritano,
Mellon Library of Chemistry, Purdue
University,504 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN
47907, jgarrita@purdue.edu, Phone: 765-4967279,
and David B. Eisert, Teaching and
Learning Technologies, Purdue University.
Considered one of the larger and broader
coursecasting programs currently in the United
States, Purdue University's BoilerCast system
offers many challenges and opportunities for
faculty, staff, and students on and off campus.
The ease of accession of audio course lectures
online and their integration with RSS feeds allow
students to review lectures before exams, can
supplement in-class talks, and even let faculty
critique their own lectures. However, a
podcasting or coursecasting service is not without
its tribulations. For those exploring the
possibilities of coursecasting, this paper will
discuss the ongoing costs and benefits of a largescale
coursecasting system, lessons learned, and
future directions. Reactions from both faculty and
students will also be presented, focusing on
Chemistry courses involved. The implementation
of an audio tour of the Undergraduate Library to
be used with circulating Apple iPods will also be
discussed.
CINF 6: Blog applications in the classroom
and beyond. Randy Reichardt, Science &
Technology Library, University of Alberta, 1-26
Cameron, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8, Canada, Fax:
780-492-2721, Phone:780-492-7911
randy.reichardt@ualberta.ca
Weblogs, or blogs, are websites, which are
regularly and frequently updated with new
entries, links, documents, multimedia, graphics,
and pictures. First appearing as online diaries or
journals in the late 1990s, other applications
evolved as the usability and robustness of blog
software improved, making it easier for anyone to
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