Ognjen Š. Miljanić Department of Chemistry • University of Houston Impacting Education through Technology from distance learning to customized hands-on models Cottrell Scholar Conference Tucson, AZ • 07.11.2013
Dec 27, 2015
Ognjen Š. MiljanićDepartment of Chemistry • University of Houston
Impacting Education through Technologyfrom distance learning to customized hands-on models
Cottrell Scholar ConferenceTucson, AZ • 07.11.2013
Diverse Strategies for Diverse Students
Diverse racial, ethnic, and income backgrounds, but also…
diverse future plans, career prospects, work situations
University of Houston
40,750 students
33.1% white23.5% Hispanic
19.3% Asian American12.1% African American
66% receive some formof financial aid
eLectures: Digitized Recordings of Writing & Voice
www.chem3331.com48,000+ visits since first launched
also used at Texas A&M Corpus Christi and New York University Abu Dhabi
CHEM4397: New Course on Energy Issues
Prof. Joseph PrattCullen Distinguished Professor of History and BusinessUniversity of Houston
Energy Issues presented in a focused fashion, in one place www.chem4397.com
Offered in Fall 2013, as ENRG 3310—new minor!
Customized 3D Printed Teaching ModelsThree-dimensional printing allows easy customization:
NYSE-listed 3D Printing Companies
3D Systems DDD 4.8 billionStratasys SSYS 3.5 billionExOne XONE 0.9 billionAutoDesk (soft ware) ADSK 7.7 billion
3D printed modelsfor teaching
Physical Organic Chemistry
REPOSITORY of 3D models for teaching chemistry?
Dream Outcomes!
When was the last time you bought a $250 book?using your own money?
$85 in a museum store$54 on Amazon
Dream Outcomes!Get rid of overpriced textbooks for organic chemistry:
…textbooks are designed to maximize sales, not to prepare students for research in new and undefined fields… We can also use the Web to trade good ideas for free.
George Whitesides (Harvard), 2007 Priestley Medal address