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OrganicPad: a tablet PC based chemistry tool

Published: 28 March 2008 Publication History

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This paper describes a software tool that provides a natural user interface through the use of a Tablet PC to provide interactivity between an instructor and her students in an organic chemistry course. The teacher and all students are equipped with wireless internet access and either a Tablet PC or a WACOM [3] slate device. Our software tool, called OrganicPad, enables an instructor to engage their students in the classroom by sending them problems to solve. Students then develop answers to those problems. The tool may provide students tips and hints to help them arrive at an answer. All communication is through the web, using the HTTP communication protocol. At any time, the instructor can automatically evaluate student submissions and can quickly understand where students are having difficulty. Furthermore, the instructor can hide the identities of the students and anonymously use the submissions pedagogically. Finally, the instructor can develop tutorial exercises that students can work on outside of class. We present how we have used OrganicPad and our plans to extend its functionality in the future.

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WIPTE: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/conference/wipte/
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"OrganicPad: A Tablet PC Based Interactivity Tool for Organic Chemistry", Pargas, Cooper, Williams, and Bryfczynski, PLT 2007: http://plt2007.ing.unict.it
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WACOM: http://www.wacom.com
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ChemDraw: http://www.cambridgesoft.com/software/ChemDraw/
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Toran, J. (2000), "On the Hardness of Graph Isomorphism", SIAM J. Comput. 33(5), pp. 1093--1108
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"OrganicPad: A Tablet PC Based Interactivity Tool for Organic Chemistry", co-PIs Cooper, Williams, and Pargas, NSF Award Number DRL-0735655

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    ACMSE '08: Proceedings of the 46th annual ACM Southeast Conference
    March 2008
    548 pages
    ISBN:9781605581057
    DOI:10.1145/1593105
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    Published: 28 March 2008

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    1. graph isomorphism
    2. lewis structures
    3. organic chemistry
    4. tablet PC

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    ACM SE08: ACM Southeast Regional Conference
    March 28 - 29, 2008
    Alabama, Auburn

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