MESSAGE FROM THE
CHAIR
Donald Rosenthal
Department of Chemistry
Clarkson University
Potsdam NY 13699-5810
315-265-9242
Many
thanks to our Editor, Brian Pankuch, for spearheading the transition from a
printed to a web-based Newsletter. This
will permit direct on-line access to much information available on the
web. In order to use the Newsletter and its links effectively
we will need to learn how to use the Back and Forward keys of our web browser.
As Chair of the
Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE), I would like to provide
information about the Committee and its activities.
I. ABOUT THE COMMITTEE
The
CCCE is a committee of the Division of Chemical Education (http://DivCHED.chem.wisc.edu/)
The Committee currently has 23 members.
(http://www.ched-ccce.org/ccce/members/current.html)
II. MISSION
STATEMENT
The
CCCE seeks to encourage, publicize and support the development, implementation
and assessment of computing technologies in chemical education.
III. COMMITTEE
ACTIVITIES
Past
activities are described in our annual reports.
Some topics discussed in our 2000 Annual
Report (http://www.ched-ccce.org/ccce/reports/report00.html)
will be briefly mentioned in this message.
A. COMPUTERS IN CHEMICAL EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
The timely reporting
of the innovative activities of chemical educators is an important part
of our mission. Publication occurs
within a few months of submission and does not preclude subsequent publication
elsewhere. Brian Pankuch (pankuch@eclipse.net) is editor of the
Newsletter. Please contact Brian if you
wish to submit an article or have suggestions.
B.
SYMPOSIA AND OTHER SESSIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS
We
regard this as an important activity in support of our mission. We welcome suggestions and assistance from
all chemical educators in achieving this mission. Contact Harry Pence (pencehe@oneonta.edu)
or Catherine H. Middlecamp (chmiddle@facstaff.wisc.edu)
if you have suggestions.
C. CONFCHEM - ON-LINE COMPUTER
CONFERENCES
(http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/)
The CCCE has been a leader in
promoting on line conferences. If
you have suggestions, contact
Brian Tissue (tissue@vt.edu) or Donald
Rosenthal (rosen@clarkson.edu).
D. ON-LINE INTERCOLLEGIATE COURSES
(http://www.ched-ccce.org/olcc/index.html) Contact
James Beard (jbeard@catawba.edu) if you
have suggestions.
E. NATIONAL COMPUTER WORKSHOPS
(http://www.ched-ccce.org/ccce/reports/report00.html)
CCCE National Computer Workshops are being planned for the 2002 BCCE at Western
Washington University. (http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/acs/bcce/bcce2002.html)
Additional information about these workshops will appear in the Fall 2001 Newsletter. Contact Charles Abrams (abrams@beloit.edu) if you have suggestions
about future workshops.
F. COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Open and closed meetings of the CCCE
will be held at the 2002 BCCE Meeting (http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/acs/bcce/bcce2002.html). at Western Washington University.
The success of our
Committee depends as much on you as it does on the members of our
Committee. You may send any comments
and suggestions to me (rosen@clarkson.edu).