Ideas That Matter
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -WE MEET WITH PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND LEARNING.
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S2E8 | Newton's Road, Getting STEM to the community
May 12, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBJulia speaks to Barb Termaat, Executive director of Newton's Road, in Traverse city Michigan to discuss bringing STEM into the northwestern Michigan community. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Barb Termaat Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E7 | Creating Opportunity with Accessibility
March 26, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this episode Julia talks with Dr. Henry "Hoby" Wedler and Professor Dean Tantillo about their experience adding a new vision to learning at UC Davis and how it has affected their work outside of the classroom. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Dr. Henry "Hoby" Wedler & Professor Dean Tantillo Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E6 | Teaching with a STEM Mindset
March 10, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBJoin Julia as she talks with Dr. Michelle Thompson, an instructor at the Effingham College and Career Academy, who uses a STEM-focused curriculum in her classroom. Dr. Thompson also gives insight into her students involvement in the WestEd study for the Kasi project. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Dr. Michelle Thompson Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E5 | Behind the Scenes at CERP
December 01, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBJoin Julia as she talks with Michael Seery the outgoing editor-in-chief of the Chemistry Education Research and Practice journal and Gwen Lawrie the incoming editor-in-chief. They go into the submission and review process of research papers. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Michael Seery & Gwen Lawrie Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E4 | Learning Beyond Borders
November 04, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBHow can two classrooms in different countries work together to improve teaching chemistry? Listen as Julia discusses collaborative education with chemistry professors, Brett McCollum of Mount Royal University in Calgary Canada, and Layne Morsch of the University of Illinois in Springfield US. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Brett McCollum & Layne Morsch Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E3 | Growing A Chemistry Community
October 14, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBBritland Dekorver, a Professor of Chemistry at Grand Valley State University, catches up with Julia about the popular Facebook community she founded and grew. They discuss how it helps teachers and students, especially during this time where remote learning has grown exponentially. Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Britland Dekorver Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S2E2 | Student Perspective on Online Education
September 08, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat ideas do students have for online education? We talk with Tanjot Grewal of McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) and Nicole Kada of Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) about the student perspective about the coming online semester. What are some of the ideas they bring to make online learning more effective? How does accessibility for all students play a part in this discussion? What are the silver linings, if any, from this shift to online during the Covid-19 pandemic? We end...
S2E1 | Creating Community in Online Learning
September 01, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBJulia talks with Bellevue College faculty member Jennie Kong Mayer and her organic chemistry student Rizmina Lathiff about features she used with Zoom to make her online class more interactive. We caught up with Jennie after a post in ChemEdX.org about the methods she used to build community and engagement in her summer organic chemistry class. I was so used to seeing my students in person and then we would meet online. But with this spring quarter going completely online, it was like we wer...
S1E11 | Adapting Labs for a New Norm
August 25, 2020 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBLab flow was designed to wrap digital curriculum around the traditional lab, wet bench experience that we're all trying to give students, which I think it's very important. But starting in April, when schools started closing down, we had a number of institutions who were using our software and they said, could you help us? We explore more in this conversation: lab simulations, home labs, badging, how to structure a lab class in the pandemic, and even cheating. Be ready for the fall classes...
S1E10 The Wonders of Specs Grading with Renee Link
August 04, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with Professor Renee Link of UC Irvine and talks about how she implemented the Specs Grading method in teaching a 1000-student organic chemistry lab course. Find out what Specs grading is, and why it changes the nature of assessment in teaching and learning. Fascinating!
S1E10 | The Wonders of Specs Grading with Renee Link
August 04, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with Professor Renee Link of UC Irvine and talks about how she implemented the Specs Grading method in teaching a 1000-student organic chemistry lab course. Find out what Specs grading is, and why it changes the nature of assessment in teaching and learning. Fascinating! Read the corresponding blog post: http://www.alchem.ie/blog/specifications-grading-at-uc-irvine-with-renee-link Credits: Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Renee Link Producer/Narr...
S1E9 | The Unforeseen Path: How A Blind Student Navigates Chemistry
April 28, 2020 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB"Welcome to Alchemie's Podcast "Ideas that Matter," where we meet people making a difference in Education. In today's episode, Julia Winter talks to Nicole Kada, a Senior at Wayne State University, graduating with her bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science to discuss her journey navigating through organic chemistry as a visually impaired student. Read the corresponding blog post: http://www.alchem.ie/blog/the-unforeseen-path-how-a-blind-student-navigates-chemistry Credits: Host: J...
S1E9: The Unforeseen Path: How A Blind Student Navigates Chemistry
April 28, 2020 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB"Welcome to Alchemie's Podcast "Ideas that Matter," where we meet people making a difference in Education. In today's episode, Julia Winter talks to Nicole Kada, a Senior at Wayne State University, graduating with her bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science to discuss her journey navigating through organic chemistry as a visually impaired student.
S1E8: The Devil is in the Details
April 28, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with Florida Institute of Technology professor Roberto Peverati to discuss computational chemistry labs.
S1E8 | The Devil is in the Details
April 28, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with Florida Institute of Technology professor Roberto Peverati to discuss computational chemistry labs. Read the corresponding blog post: http://www.alchem.ie/blog/the-devil-in-the-details-a-new-lab-class-for-computational-chemistry Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Roberto Peverati Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S1E7 | Project-based learning at UCLA
April 09, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAlex Spokoyny and his fourth-year graduate student Mary Grumbles are today’s guests to discuss undergraduate chemistry projects where students produce Wikipedia entries for inorganic chemistry topics and a communication project in a non-major’s introductory chemistry course where students refute scientific“statements” made on Twitter. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/project-based-learning-at-ucla Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guests: Alex Spokoyny & Mary G...
S1E7:Project-based learning at UCLA
April 09, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAlex Spokoyny and his fourth-year graduate student Mary Grumbles are today’s guest to discuss undergraduate chemistry projects where students produce Wikipedia entries for inorganic chemistry topics and a communication project in a non-major’s introductory chemistry course where students refute scientific“statements” made on Twitter.
S1E6: Center on Student Growth
March 18, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with University of Ottawa’s professor Alison Flynn to discuss chemistry education research and the growth and goals needed to empower students through their journey in their careers in chemistry.
S1E6 | Center on Student Growth
March 18, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBIn today's episode, Julia Winter sits down with the University of Ottawa’s Professor Alison Flynn to discuss chemistry education research and the growth and goals needed to empower students through their journey in their careers in chemistry. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/center-on-student-growth Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Alison Flynn Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S1E5 | Connecting with Chemistry
March 18, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBA conversation with Andy Brunning of Compound Interest and how his infographics have made an impact. Compound Interest is a site that aims to take a closer look at the chemical compounds we come across on a day-to-day basis, explaining them with easy-to-understand graphics. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/connecting-with-chemistry-a-conversation-with-andy-brunning-of-compound-interest Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Andy Brunning Producer: Typhany Jo...
S1E5 : Connecting with Chemistry
March 18, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBA conversation with Andy Brunning of Compound Interest and how his infographics have made an impact. Compound Interest is a site that aims to take a closer look at the chemical compounds we come across on a day-to-day basis, explaining them with easy-to-understand graphics.
S1E4 | Chemix: Lab Diagrams made easy
February 12, 2020 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBJulia Winter sits down with Hai Mac the creator of Chemix an online editor for drawing science lab diagrams and school experiment apparatus. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/chemix-lab-diagrams-made-easy Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Hai Mac Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S1E4: Chemix : Lab Diagrams made easy
February 12, 2020 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBJulia Winter sits down with Hai Mac the creator of Chemix a online editor for drawing science lab diagrams and school experiment apparatus.
S1E3: Magical and Malleable Research Stories
February 11, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJoin Julia Winter and Marshall Brennan as they discuss the ChemRxiv platform and how it is changing the way papers get peer-reviewed.
S1E3 | Magical and Malleable Research Stories
February 11, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJoin Julia Winter and Marshall Brennan as they discuss the ChemRxiv platform and how it is changing the way papers get peer-reviewed. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/magical-and-malleable-research-stories-the-chemrxiv-platform-a-conversation-marshall-brennan Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Marshall Brennan Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
Ideas That Matter | Episode 3 : Magical and Malleable Research Stories
February 11, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJoin Julia Winter and Marshall Brennan as they discuss the ChemRxiv platform and how it is changing the way papers get peer-reviewed.
Episode 2: A Growth Mindset for ChemEd Research
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBJulia sits down with University of Michigan professor, Ginger Shultz, and discusses the importance of a growth mindset when tackling new research projects. You are going to want to read this.
S1E2 | A Growth Mindset for ChemEd Research
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBJulia sits down with University of Michigan professor, Ginger Shultz, and discusses the importance of a growth mindset when tackling new research projects. You are going to want to hear this. Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/a-growth-mindset-for-chemed-research Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Ginger Shultz Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester
S1E2: A Growth Mindset for ChemEd Research
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBJulia sits down with University of Michigan professor, Ginger Shultz, and discusses the importance of a growth mindset when tackling new research projects. You are going to want to hear this.
S1E1: Lab Talk with Jamie Caras
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Future of Chemistry Julia Winter sits down with Jamie Caras to discuss the future of chemistry labs, STEM education, and how important student confidence is to succeed in the science world. This was a great discussion. You want to hear this!
Episode 1: Lab Talk with Jamie Caras
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Future of Chemistry Julia Winter sits down with Jamie Caras to discuss the future of chemistry labs, STEM education, and how important student confidence is to succeed in the science world. This was a great discussion. You want to hear this!
S1E1 | Lab Talk with Jamie Caras
February 05, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Future of Chemistry Julia Winter sits down with Jamie Caras to discuss the future of chemistry labs, STEM education, and how important student confidence is to succeed in the science world. This was a great discussion. You want to hear this! Read the corresponding blog post: https://www.alchem.ie/blog/lab-talk Credits Host: Julia Winter Special Guest: Jaime Caras Producer: Typhany Jones Editor/Logo/Music: Liz Gross Narrator: Gianna Manchester