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From ChemEd Collaborative

Contents 1 ChemEd DLib proposal 2 Major Points 2.1 Outgrowth of JCE Digital Library 2.2 Textbook Tables of Contents 2.3 Transform Digital Assets into Learning Objects 2.4 Community Driven 2.5 Reverse Traditional Roles of Library and Publisher 2.6 Outreach 2.7 Collaborations

ChemEd DLib proposal

Major Points

Clear need for an NSDL pathway in chemistry. ChemEd DL involves two major chem ed groups: ACS Education Division and Journal of Chemical Education.

Outgrowth of JCE Digital Library

JCE DLib, a collection project of NSDL, currently has eight collections.

• JCE Digital Library
  • ChemInfo
  • DigiDemos
  • Data-Driven Exercises
  • Featured Molecules
  • Learning Communities Online
  • Living Textbooks
  • QBank
  • SymMath
  • WebWare

Goal for ChemEd DL: Add 20 or more collections from JCE and ACS Ed Div.

Textbook Tables of Contents

Employ Textbook Tables of Contents (TToC) as a means for locating resources that is familiar to busy teachers, many of whom are not computer savvy. Thesaurus aids dealing with assignment of metadata. Eventually TToC can be implemented NSDL-wide.

TToC provides a means of collaborating with publishers; they are interested in adding digital assets that correlate with their textbooks.

Transform Digital Assets into Learning Objects

Provide services to combine digital assets into learning objects that address specific topics, pedagogies, communities, or standards.

Community Driven

ChemEd DL is community driven. Relatively small groups of volunteer individuals provide oversight of their community of contributors and consumers.

Goal: Build one community per year in each of three major areas:

• educational level (such as high school, two-year college, general chemistry)
• subdisciplines of chemistry (such as physical, organic)
• pedagogy (such as testing, problem-based learning)

Reverse Traditional Roles of Library and Publisher

Provide for open submissions through a gateway—inclusion in the library will be the beginning, not the end, of the publication process. The ChemEd DLib materials can be in open review (available to everyone) or peer-reviewed and published in JCE.

Outreach

Conduct outreach at American Chemical Society national meetings and other national and regional chemistry meetings.

Collaborations

Set up numerous collaborations:

• CSERD—Bob Panoff—computational chemistry community; verification, validation, accreditation process
• Math Gateway—Lang Moore—share SymMath materials and TToC
• Teacher’s Domain—Ted Sicker—video materials
• Molecular Workbench—Bob Tinker—create online learning activities
• DivCHED Computer Committee—online conferences, expertise