David W. Brooks
Teaching and Research Web Site

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If you are a High School Chemistry Teacher
   {chem pedagogy courses} {teacher resources} {calculators}

If you are a UNL Graduate Student
   {committees} {courses} {my students } {dissertations} {mentoring} {research}

If you are a Member of the Brooks' Research Group
   {checkpoints}

If you are a Prospective Graduate Student
   {courses} {the 'group'} {dissertations} {DWBrooks} {mentoring} {research}

If you are an Education Researcher
   {dissertations} {mentoring} {research} {presentations} {working papers} {student papers}

If you want to Learn about Web Teaching
   {book} {publications} {research}

If you are a High School Chemistry Student
   {descriptive chemistry}

If you are a Student Teacher
   {student teaching}

About David Brooks
   {DWBrooks} {this site} {DWB reading list}

Workshops
   none scheduled

Presentations
   {already presented} {scheduled}

Resources For Chemistry Teachers and Students

Much of this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the National Science Foundation. We appreciate the years of NSF support.

Materials for Chemistry Teachers

{Chemmovies Server Materials from many prior AV projects}

{Doing Chemistry from the NSF-supported videodiscs}
{LABS (Laboratory Assessment Builds Success) from Lawrence Hall}
{MicroScale based upon Woodrow Wilson Dreyfus effort}
{SmallScale Synaps Chem Tools CD ROM}
{Redox ACS/ATT Foundation videodisc project}
{BeckerDemos work of Bob Recker}
{SourceBook from the NSF-supported project}
{ChemAnimations Gelder/Oklahome State satellite AP materials}
{Biotechnology from 1990 videodisc on techniques}

Web Interactive Materials

{Balance Chemical Equations}
{Descriptive Chemistry Questions}
{Preparing Solutions (uses JavaScript)}

TEAC 497 Student Teaching

TEAC 859 Instructional Message Design
     Fall 09   Fall 09 Syllabus        Access

TEAC 480/880N Teaching with Technology. Web-Teaching.

TEAC 882A. Instructional Applications of Technology. Modern Programming Tools.

TEAC 959. Portfolio in Instructional Technology Competencies
     This course is offered by individual iTech faculty.
     Contact the faculty member with whom you
     wish to take the course for more information.

TEAC 882E. Instructional Applications of Technology. Advanced Web Design and Management.

TEAC 960. Instructional Technology Seminar
     Spring09   Syllabus    Access (registered students only)

TEAC 995 Research Group Seminar
      Spr 01: Syllabus Roster Assignments Enrol

Scholar Practitioner Model
     Applies to all courses taught by DWB.

None scheduled.

 Order Book

• from Amazon, from Barnes and Noble

Access Book, 2nd Edition (requires password)

Papers, Presentations, Talks, Lectures, Meetings

Scheduled

• Revolution Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 1-4, 2009, From cgi to irev as QT Movie

Already Presented

• Gordon Conference, June 22, 2009, Unified Learning Model
• Midwest Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Kearney, NE, October 9, 2008, # 134, with Duane Shell, Knowledge of Learning Can Impact Chemistry Education's Future
• Agronomy Seminar UNL, March 28, 2008, Unified Learning Model
• Midwest Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Kansas City, MO, Noverber 9, 2007, # 437, Interactive Chemistry Web Resources
• Boston American Chemical Society, August 21, 2007, Paper 384: Feedback
  • Stoichiometry
  • PowerPoint
  • Unified Learning Theory Manuscript
• EuroRev Conference, Malta, November 3, 2006, A cgi Strategy
• iTech Seminar, October 2, 2006, Comprehensive Unified Learning Theory
• iTech Seminar, January 24, 2005, Issues on Motivation
• Duke Talent Identification Program, Keynote, May 27, 2004, Learning New Things
• NETA, April 29, 2004, Web-Based 24/7 Practice and Feedback
• ITC Omaha, April 1, 2004, Runtime Revolution
• iTECH Faculty Seminars, October 23, 2003, Automatic Help Systems
• UNL Web Development Group, May 22, 2003, Web Courses for Chemistry Teachers
• UNL Research Fair, April 24, 2003, Research Grants in Education
• Gayle Nicoll, Cognitive Anthropology (Group Meeting 5/7/02)
• Chem Ed '01, Web Courses for High School Chemistry Teachers, July 30, 2001
• Chem Ed '01, AP Descriptive Chemistry, July 31, 2001
• University of Kansas, Teaching Chemistry Using the Web, September 21, 2001
• First Tuesday, Software for Web Teaching, April 3, 2001
• West Virginia University, The AP Descriptive Chemistry Question, October ,2000
• Biennial Chem Ed, Interactive Compensatory Model for Learning, July, 2000
• Biennial Chem Ed, Web Courses for High School Teachers, July, 2000
• NATS, Courses for Chemistry Teachers, October 28, 1999
• Teachers College Distance Learning, AP Chemistry, October 9, 1999
• ACS Fall '99, Experiences from Web Teaching, August 22, 1999
• Chem Ed '99, Web Courses for High School Chemistry Teachers, August 2, 1999
• Canadian Society for Chemistry, Chemistry Teachers' Web Courses, June 1, 1999
• Canadian Society for Chemistry, Research on Web Teaching, May 31, 1999
• John Orr Web Workshop, May 17, 1999
• NETA, Automatic Web-based Testing, April 30, 1999, 10:15AM,
• Distance Learning Study Group, April 14, 1999, Perspectives
• First Tuesday, February 2, 1999, Multi-site Partnering
• Midwest Regional ACS, 11/98, WWW Chemistry Teaching

• Calculators and CBL

• Web-Teaching
  • Automatic Web-Based Quizzes
  • Descriptive Chemistry
    
    
• Self-Regulation
  • Helping Students Self-Regulate in Math and Sciences Courses:
    Improving the Will and the Skill
    
    
• Working Papers
  • Unified Learning Model

• Kelly Deters, 2009, Investigating a Computerized Scaffolding Software for Student Designed Science Investigations (as pdf)
• Matt Kutscher, 2008, The Reteaching Of Mathematics Skills To Fifth Grade Students
• Chris Deeter, 2008, The Effect of Online Quizzes on Student Achievement in High School Chemistry (as pdf)
• Judy A. Clark, 2007, The Role of Practice in Learning Computer Literacy Skills (as pdf)
• Debra K. Meier, 2007, Analyzing the Impact of Elaborated Worked Example Modeling in a Computer Simulation for Promotion of Schema Acquisition (as pdf)
• Suhasini Kotcherlakota, 2007, A Test of Strategies for Enhanced Learning of Descriptive Chemistry [as swf]
• Betty Elder, 2005, A Study of the Impact of Computer Assisted Learning Techniques on Science Teaching for Nursing Students
• Carolyn Hardy, 2005, A Study of Midwest Students' Technology Skills
• Brad Barker, 2002, A Comparison Model for Adult Distributed Training
• Lynne Herr, 2002, Lottery Funded Grants
• Kent D. Steen, 2002, Analyzing the Impact of Web-Based Geometry Applets on First Grade Students
• Brent Royuk, 2002, Interactive-Engagement vs Cookbook Laboratory Procedures in MBL Mechanics Exercises
• Albie Sautter, 2001, Evaluation of Online Students: Methods and Integrity Issues (Survey)
• Sue Schlictemeyer-Nutzmann, 2001, Linearity Across Generations: An Exploratory Study of Training Techniques
• Kent Crippen, 2000, Analysis of Learning at an Advanced Placement Descriptive Chemistry Web Site
• Amjad Abuloum, 1998, Using the World Wide Web (WWW) for Educational Activities
• Susan Gay, 1997, Teaching with Technology: A Case Study of Teachers' Perceptions of Implementing Computers into the Classroom (Charles Ansorge, chair; also with David Fowler)
• Alan Runge, 1997, "Impact of Maple on the Design, Instruction and Performance in an Undergraduate Physics Mathematical Methods Course."
• Daonian Liu, 1996, "Teaching Chemistry on the Internet."
• Yuehua Zhang, 1993, "The Holistic Quality of Texts Created by Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities is Improved when Appropriate Computer-Based Software is Employed as the Writing Tool"
• David Fowler, 1991, A Neural Network as an Instrument of Prediction

DWB-Mentored Theses

• D. Nathan Hood, 2008, Development of a Web Based Group Support System for Leadership Education
• John A. Ansorge, 2006, Webbot: A Project to Inspire Interest in Robotics Discovery
• Diana Schlesselman, 2002, Bumble Boosters: Doing Science as a Community of Learners
• Sushma Jolly, 2003, Studying the Effectiveness of Animation and Graphics with Text on Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Graders
• Srilekha Srinivasan, 2004, Implementation of an Integral Signals and Systems Laboratory in Electrical Engineering Courses: A Study

Other Dissertations & Resources

• Reed A. Castle, 1997, The Relative Efficiency of Two-Stage Testing Versus Traditional Multiple Choice Testing Using Item Response Theory in Licensure, Chapter 1, Barbara Plake, chair.
• B. J. Mason & R. Bruning, Providing Feedback in Computer-based Instruction: What the Research Tells Us, manuscript in preparation for submission.
• A. Moeller, 2002, Reading Recovery: A Scientifically Based Analysis

Student Papers

• Janine Theiler, 2003, A Comparative Study: Ericsson's Theory of Expertise and Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences (pdf)

• DWB Biosketch
• DWB CV
• Mentoring
• Reading list

Royuk Hooding
Potluck June 8, 2002
The Teaching Generations
Dessert Potluck 12/7/02
December 2002 Hooding & Graduation
DWB Family

 

 

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